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Venezuela looks to rebuild diplomatic ties with US
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government has begun exploring the potential to expand diplomatic ties with the United States, with U.S. State Department officials traveling to Caracas for technical and logistical assessments, it said in a statement on Friday.
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1st LD Writethru: Dutch parties opt for minority government
THE HAGUE, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Dutch political parties Democrats 66 (D66), the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) announced on Friday that they will work together to form a minority cabinet following a two-day meeting at the De Zwaluwenberg estate in Hilversum, the Netherlands.
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Spanish economy resilient despite global uncertainty: minister
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Spain ended 2025 with economic growth of 2.9 percent and is expected to expand by 2.2 percent in 2026, "twice the pace of the eurozone," Minister of Economy Carlos Cuerpo said on Thursday.
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New video emerges of Minnesota shooting, further inflaming tensions
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday reposted on social media a video taken from the cellphone of the U.S. Immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman in her car this week, adding to the documentation of an incident that has sparked days of nationwide protests.
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Mercosur bloc to sign EU trade deal on January 17
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Mercosur bloc will sign its long-delayed trade agreement with the European Union on January 17, Argentina's foreign ministry said Friday, marking a breakthrough after years of negotiations.
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Polish farmers rally against EU-Mercosur trade deal
WARSAW, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Polish farmers held a protest on Friday, voicing strong opposition to the EU-Mercosur agreement, under which the EU will phase out tariffs on some 90 percent of Mercosur goods.
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U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly in January: survey
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 54 in January 2026, according to a preliminary reading released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers, up from the final reading of 52.9 in December 2025 but below last January's 71.7.
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Feature: Donation from Chinese women's group cheers vulnerable Zambian mothers
LUSAKA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- As early as 7:00 a.m. local time, Katherine Ngulube, a 23-year-old mother of two from Lusaka, Zambia's capital, was already preparing to collect a free food hamper for her family.
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Russian drone strikes hit two foreign vessels in Odesa region, Kyiv says
KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russia has attacked two foreign-flagged civilian vessels with drones in the southern Odesa region, killing a Syrian national and injuring another, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
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Defiant Bosnian Serbs, their leader celebrate banned state holiday
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Bosnian Serbs marked their autonomous region's statehood day on Friday in defiance of a top court ban, a day after their banned leader Milorad Dodik reaffirmed his commitment to taking his region out of Bosnia.
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Dutch parties aiming for rare minority coalition government
AMSTERDAM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Government formation talks in the Netherlands will be aimed at forming a rare minority cabinet, leaders of the three prospective coalition parties said on Friday.
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Poland worried about tensions in NATO over Greenland, says Tusk
WARSAW, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister is worried about the strain the United States' threat to take over Greenland is putting on NATO, he said on Friday, adding that as a loyal ally Warsaw should be honest with Washington about its concerns.
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Spanish citizens released from Venezuela prison arrive in Madrid
MADRID, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Four Spanish nationals and a prominent Venezuelan-Spanish rights activist arrived in Madrid on Friday a day after they were released from prison in Venezuela in the aftermath of the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
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EU grants Syria $722 million for recovery, humanitarian aid, von der Leyen says
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The European Union will grant Syria around 620 million euros ($722 million) this year and next for post-war recovery, bilateral support and humanitarian aid, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
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Warsaw summons Hungarian envoy to protest after Budapest grants two Poles asylum
WARSAW, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Polish Foreign Ministry has summoned the Hungarian ambassador after Budapest granted asylum to two as-yet-unidentified Polish citizens, a spokesperson said on Friday, as relations deteriorate between countries once seen as allies.
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ANALYSIS-Putin sends warning to Ukraine and West with weapon not used since 2024
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's launch of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian military might to Europe and the United States at a crucial juncture in talks to end the war.
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Six on trial in UK charged with membership of banned PKK
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Six Kurdish people went on trial in Britain on Friday charged with membership of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant group banned in its home country Turkey as well as Britain and elsewhere.
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US seizes Olina tanker in Caribbean, fifth vessel taken in Venezuela blockade
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said on Friday.
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Widespread power cuts, travel disrupted as Storm Goretti hammers northern Europe
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Meloni urges Europe to talk to Russia, sees no swift return to G8
ROME, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Europe should reopen dialogue with Russia, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday, adding that it was far too soon to discuss welcoming Moscow back into the Group of Eight leading nations.
