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Morning Roundup

Maduro to appear in court, cold weather warning, and new 10k Luxembourg record

Crans-Montana fire

LAR assists in patient transport, as Swiss authorities confirm 1 Luxembourger injured

Tens of thousands in Berlin face days without power

Rescuers and people are seen at the site of a fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026

Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Swiss launch probe of bar managers after deadly fire

100 firefighters mobilised after building under construction catches fire

US attack on Venezuela

President Maduro to be tried in New York, US takes over Venezuela until transition

TOPSHOT - US actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the Egyptian Rafah border crossing as part of her visit to the North Sinai Governorate to inspect aid entering the Palestinian Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2026, following a two year war that was sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and which has left the majority of Gaza's 2.4 million people displaced and in need of aid.

Looking into aid deliveries

Angelina Jolie visits Egyptian side of Gaza's Rafah crossing

Luxembourger Eliot Thelen describes ‘horror scene’ at Crans-Montana blaze

Seit dem Beginn verschärfter Grenzkontrollen im Mai sind bis Jahresende an den deutschen Landesgrenzen insgesamt 24.400 Menschen zurückgewiesen worden.

Immigration controls

Over 24,000 returned at German borders under checks reintroduced in May 2025

Update – Tower collapsed

Fire ravages Amsterdam church on 'unsettled' Dutch New Year

Intervention ongoing

Several dead in explosion at Swiss ski resort town Crans Montana: police

Caused by 'excessive speed'

Four hurt, 100 stranded after Italy cable car accident

British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury (C)

'This is so sad'

Fury offers condolences to victims of Joshua car crash

Update – Issues ongoing

Eurostar likely back to normal overnight after power glitch sparks travel chaos

New Year address

Military spending massively dwarfs development aid, warns UN

From banking to seasonal work

Following burnout, former cross-border worker rebuilds her life at home

Nation strongly affected by climate change

Death toll from Spain flooding rises to three

More than a dozen dead in Mexico train derailment

Will become clear 'within weeks'

Trump says Ukraine deal closer but no talks breakthrough

Two die in Savoie as authorities warn of further avalanches

Gruesome Yuletide log

100-metre long fatberg discovered in London sewage system

Body found on US Army grounds

Suspect arrested in the US and extradited to Germany

Britain's King Charles III called for 'compassion and reconciliation'

At times of division

King Charles calls for 'reconciliation' in Christmas speech

Firefighters rescue 13 people and two dogs from major fire near Bremen

Charleroi Airport concerned about the introduction of new taxes

Wooden toys

Warning from industry body

China supplies 80% of toys imported into the EU amid consumer safety concerns

This undated photo from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee shows Donald Trump with a group of women whose faces have been redacted

'Young nubile girls'

Trump in the Epstein files: Five takeaways from latest release

Kassel, Germany

Woman, 22, dies after horse spooked by suspected firework

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