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France passes delayed 2026 budget, ending months-long saga

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a speech to announce the use by the French government of article 49.3, a special clause in the French Constitution, to push the first part of the budget bill for 2026 (PLF 2026) through the National Assembly without a vote by lawmakers, during a new debate on the draft budget bill at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Snoop Dogg targets Premier League future for Swansea

Snoop Dogg poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

New Dutch government plans 'freedom tax' to fund defence spending

FILE PHOTO: Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten speaks next to the media members at the Dutch Parliament, after the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw//File Photo

Dutch parties agree on rare minority government

Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten speaks following the first exit poll result in the Dutch parliamentary elections in Leiden, Netherlands, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Horner interested in Otro's Alpine stake, says Briatore

Formula One F1 - Alpine F1 Car Presentation - Barcelona, Spain - January 23, 2026 Alpine team principal Flavio Briatore and drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto pose during the new Alpine F1 car presentation REUTERS/Albert Gea

Portugal sees no upheaval from presidential vote, minister says

Portuguese Minister of State and of Finance Joaquim Miranda Sarmento takes part in the Eurozone finance ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

ISIS group in Afghanistan claims responsibility for attack on Chinese-run restaurant in Kabul

Security forces stand at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan 19, 2026.

Syria government, Kurdish forces agree sweeping integration to end clashes

Syrian army personnel celebrate as government forces enter Raqqa city following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces.

Spain's polarised politics stymies government's regional funding plan

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for a year-end balance news briefing at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Syria government forces take control of Aleppo’s Kurdish neighbourhoods

A man crosses the street after a ceasefire in the Kurdish-majority Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood, in the northern city of Aleppo, on Jan 11.

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