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Moscow, Jan 25 (UNI/SPUTNIK) French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans to reshuffle his government after the country’s budget is approved, the Tribune Dimanche newspaper reported citing sources close to the prime minister. The newspaper indicated that France’s budget could be finally approved by mid-February. Earlier, the La France Insoumise (“France Insubordinate”) and the National Rally…

Abu Dhabi, (UNI) Representatives from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine sat down for talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday, in the first round of trilateral negotiations on resolving the Ukraine crisis, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed. After a week of public diplomacy in Davos, the talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict are being…

Washington, (UNI) A massive winter storm is set to slam more than half of the United States, moving east as it brings heavy snow, widespread ice accumulation and dangerous cold, affecting more than 200 million people. About two-thirds of the US could be affected by what will likely be the largest winter storm in at…

Washington, (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said an “armada” of US warships is headed towards the Middle East, and the US is monitoring Iran closely, even as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protesters at 5,002. Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos…

Sydney, Jan 23 (UNI) Major bushfires burning in the south of Western Australia (WA) have prompted road closures and evacuation orders for nearby towns. The WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said in a warning issued on Friday morning that a fire burning in the Fitzgerald River National Park, 420 km southeast of…

Madrid, Jan. 22 (UNI) The death toll from Sunday’s train crash in southern Spain has risen to 45 after Spanish Civil Guard officers discovered two additional bodies on Thursday. The bodies were found after authorities extended the search perimeter around the crash site near the town of Adamuz, in the province of Cordoba. About 200…

Moscow, Jan 22 (UNI) Vladimir Putin thanked President Donald Trump for inviting him to join a US-proposed Gaza “Board of Peace,” a new international body aimed at addressing global conflicts, including the Israeli-Palestinian issue. RT reported that Putin expressed his willingness to contribute to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ initiative and suggested “donating USD1 billion to…

Davos, Jan 22 (UNI) India and the European union are on the cusp of what’s being called the “mother of all deals”, a historic trade agreement that would create a massive market of 2 billion people, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday Speaking at the World Economic Forum, von der Leyen…

Wellington, Jan 22 (UNI) Several people, including children, are missing after a large landslide struck a holiday park at the base of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region on Thursday. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell said search and rescue efforts were continuing at the Beachside Holiday Park. Fire and Emergency New Zealand…

Athens, Jan. 22 (UNI) Two people were killed on Wednesday as a severe weather system swept across Greece, authorities said. In southern Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, a Coast Guard officer lost his life after being swept away by strong waves at the port of Astros Kynourias and sustaining serious head injuries, according to local officials. In…