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US Vice President JD Vance met Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev after visiting Armenia

US vice president Vance on peace bid in Azerbaijan after Armenia visit

EU leaders will hold talks on competitiveness in February as the bloc seeks to revive its economy and foster innovation

Divisive subject

Macron wants more EU joint borrowing: Could it happen?

The mobile aquatic centre developed by France's northeastern Moselle region is bringing crucial swimming classes to towns and villages that lack pool facilities

'Fantastic for the children'

Pool on wheels brings swim lessons to rural France

To launch Amazon Leo's 32 satellites, the Ariane 6 was upgraded with four strap-on boosters

Largest payload to date

Europe's Ariane 6 to launch Amazon constellation satellites into orbit

The electronic version of the euro used in the 21-nation currency area would be available to use free of charge

Following lawmaker support

Could the digital euro get a green light in 2026?

People carry belongings on a flooded street in Monteria, Colombia on February 9

Thousands displaced

'We've lost everything': Colombia floods kill 22

While the Endangerment Finding initially applied only to a section of the Clean Air Act governing vehicle emissions, it was later incorporated into other regulations

Downplaying impact

US to scrap cornerstone of climate regulation this week

Camels are a vital feature of Saharan nomadic life

Sahara celebrates desert cultures at Chad festival

US retail sales was virtually unchanged in December, government data shows, sparking analyst warnings that consumers are starting to tire

Missing expectations

US retail sales flat in December as consumers pull back

Farmers unloaded tonnes of potatoes in front of the French National Assembly in January

Dumped in protest

Bumper potato harvests spell crisis for European farmers

Bangladesh's leading prime ministerial hopeful says an in interview with AFP he faces 'huge' challenges in repairing the country if he wins elections

Bangladesh's PM hopeful Rahman warns of 'huge' challenges ahead

Kyiv and its allies accuse Moscow of trying to plunge the country into a humanitarian crisis

Energy grid attacks

'Everything is destroyed': Ukrainian power plant in ruins after Russian strike

Robert Isom, CEO of American Airlines, faces rising pressure from the carrier's unions over its lagging financial performance

'No confidence'

Unions rip American Airlines CEO on performance

The euro's gains against the dollars are causing jitters at the ECB

Growing support

EU lawmakers back plans for digital euro

Fear and division

US-American with Luxembourg ties denounces Minneapolis immigration crackdowns

Telegram is widely used across Russia, both as a messaging app and as a social media platform

Ramping up control

Moscow chokes Telegram as it pushes state-backed rival app

The United States was hit by a monster winter storm in January that dumped snow and crippling ice from New Mexico to Maine

'Stark reminder'

January was fifth hottest on record despite cold snap: EU monitor

Emmanuel Macron wants 'a European discussion with the Russians'

Following adviser's visit to Kremlin

Macron says wants 'European approach' in dialogue with Putin

Relatives of Kenyans sent to fight in Ukraine have demanded urgent government action to repatriate their kin

'Exciting opportunities'

Lies, horror, trauma: Kenyans recount forced Russian recruitment

AstraZeneca has recently expanded its footprint into its two largest markets, the United States and China

45 percent increase

AstraZeneca profit jumps as cancer drug sales grow

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will leave for Washington to meet US President Donald Trump

Netanyahu urges Washington missile limits

Israel PM to meet Trump with Iran missiles high on agenda

Energy prices have been under pressure on concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will crimp economic growth

'We can and will do better'

BP profits slide awaiting new CEO

French wine exports to the United States plunged 21 percent last year by value

Exports drop by 7.9 percent

Trump tariffs hurt French wine and spirits exports

Tens of thousands of troops are being deployed to back up police guarding Bangladesh's elections on Thursday, the first since the ousting of Sheikh Hasina

Over 150,000 officers

Bangladesh police deploy to guard 'risky' polling centres

Finance, security, space, and innovation

Luxembourg seeks deeper ties with Canada

A ChatGPT adult mode that OpenAI is aiming to make available early next year is expected to allow for erotic conversations between users and the chatbot

'For logged-in adult users'

OpenAI starts testing ads in ChatGPT

Australia's Great Barrier Reef experienced rising heat stress between 2014 and 2017

'Reefs don't have time to recover'

Three-year heatwave bleached half the planet's coral reefs: study

These images taken on January 4, 2026 and released as a combo image by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 10, 2026 shows wreckage of a drone that North Korea claims originated from South Korea, and brought down by specialised electronic warfare assets after violating North Korean airspace.

Provocation and propoganda

South Korea police raid spy agency over drone flight into North

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