Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro poses next to US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administrator Terry Cole. Handout via REUTERS |
- Greenland's leader declared "enough is enough," and Denmark's allies in Europe affirmed that the Arctic island's future must be determined by its people, rebuffing renewed remarks by US President Donald Trump about acquiring the vast territory.
- An overnight Russian air attack on Kyiv and its region killed two people, Ukraine's authorities said, in what appeared to be the first reported deaths in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital this year.
- Pressure is building for answers from the investigation into a New Year's Eve bar fire in a Swiss ski resort that killed 40 people, after authorities said they had now identified all the victims, most of whom were teenagers.
- At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country, sparking violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
- A Paris court found ten people guilty for the cyber harassment of France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, in the latest legal action sparked by false claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man.
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Data is the STOXX Europe Total Market Aerospace and Defence Index. LSEG Workspace/Adam Jourdan |
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US abortion pill access under fire: Lawsuits and regulatory battles to watch in 2026 |
Activists demonstrate after the US Supreme Court cleared the way for South Carolina to strip Planned Parenthood of funding. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz |
Since the US Supreme Court rolled back the constitutional right to abortion in 2022 and about half of US states banned or significantly restricted the procedure, medication abortion has become more prevalent and is now used in more than 60% of US abortions. That has led to a backlash from Republicans and conservative groups, including a series of lawsuits attempting to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone that could come to a head this year. |
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Kiyoshi Kimura poses with a bluefin tuna auctioned for a record $3.24 million at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon |
A Japanese sushi restaurant bid $3.24 million for a single bluefin tuna, by far the highest-ever price paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. Weighing 536 pounds, the prized catch went to Kiyomura Corp, the Tokyo-based operator of popular sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. |
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