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Published on 06/01/2026 – 20:00 GMT+1 The owners of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year’s fire said on Tuesday that they were “devastated and overwhelmed with grief,” pledging their “full cooperation” with investigators. “Words cannot adequately describe the tragedy that unfolded that night at Le Constellation,” Jacques and Jessica Moretti said in their first public statement since a criminal investigation was opened against them Saturday following the blaze in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana. “We will under no circumstances attempt to evade these matters.” Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the…
“The coalition of the willing declaration for a solid and lasting peace … for the first time recognizes an operational convergence between the 35 countries, Ukraine and the U.S. to build robust security guarantees,” Macron told reporters. Washington will participate in those guarantees, including with the “backstop” that Europeans wanted, he added. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that after a ceasefire, the U.K. and France will set up military hubs across Ukraine and “build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine’s defense needs.” France, the U.K. and Ukraine signed a separate declaration on Tuesday laying out…
Protesters angry over Iran’s worsening economy conducted a sit-in protest at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Tuesday, with activists saying at least 36 people have been killed in widening protests that began in December. The protest at the Grand Bazaar, which was largely shuttered on Tuesday, was the latest sign that demonstrations are likely to continue as the country’s currency the rial fell to a record low against the dollar in persistent hyperinflation plaguing Iran. The rial collapsed in December, reaching 1.4 million to one US dollar, sparking protests soon after. On Tuesday, the exchange rate collapsed further to 1.46 million…
Some of the winter’s coldest weather so far hit travel in Britain, France and the Netherlands on Monday, closing roads, grounding flights and forcing train cancellations. After heavy snowfall on Monday, Paris rooftops were blanketed in snow as temperatures dropped below freezing. The French capital turned white, offering a quiet, romantic backdrop for tourists taking photos near landmarks such as the Arc de Triomphe, while creating hazardous conditions for drivers as snow settled on already icy roads and pavements. Temperatures were expected to fall further overnight, reaching around -4°C (24°F).
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the overnight US military operation that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, officials in Venezuela said on Tuesday. Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said “dozens” of officials and civilians were killed and that prosecutors would investigate the deaths in what he described as a “war crime.” He didn’t specify if the estimate was specifically referring to Venezuelans. The death toll for Venezuelan security officials comes after Cuba’s government on Sunday announced that 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela had been killed in the operation, prompting…
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By Alessio Dell’Anna & Léa Becquet with AP Published on 06/01/2026 – 20:26 GMT+1 As Ukraine is about to enter a fifth year of full-scale invasion, Kyiv is in the process of reviewing the latest iteration of the US-brokered peace plan first floated last November. Ukraine and the US have reached a broad agreement on security guarantees, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week, but reports suggest disagreements persist over territorial concessions to Russia, the plan’s most contentious issue. Although European leaders have been largely absent in drafting the document, public opinion across the continent, compiled by YouGov, shows where Europeans stand on the 20-point proposal…
Published on 06/01/2026 – 20:26 GMT+1 Freezing temperatures plunged swathes of Europe into a second day of travel chaos on Tuesday, with six people dying in weather-related accidents during the continent’s bitterest cold snap so far this winter. Since the mercury dropped on Monday, five people have died in France and one woman in Bosnia as heavy snow and rain sparked floods and power outages across the Balkans. With the chill making roads perilous, three people died in accidents linked to black ice in southwestern France on Monday morning, authorities said, while a taxi driver died in hospital on Monday…
Published on 06/01/2026 – 19:11 GMT+1 A curfew was imposed on a key border city in Nepal after protests between Hindu and Muslim groups following the vandalism of a mosque at the weekend, officials said on Tuesday. The curfew orders issued by the Parsa District Administration said that no one will be allowed in the streets of the southern city of Birgunj and all gatherings and demonstrations are banned. The notice also warned that violators could be shot by security forces. Armed soldiers and police officers were Birgunj, located 130 kilometres south of the capital Kathmandu, which is the key…
Morgan Stanley plans to launch ETFs tied to the price of Bitcoin and Solana, the first and sixth-largest crypto assets by market capitalisation respectively, according to a Form S-1 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is the first time one of the ten largest US banks by total assets has formally moved to offer crypto ETFs. An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a basket of assets that trades on a stock exchange like a share, giving investors easy exposure to an index, sector or commodity without owning it directly. Many investors favour gaining crypto exposure via ETFs…