Royaume-Uni: le nombre d'arrivées de migrants par la Manche au plus haut depuis 2022
100 injured as deadly fire breaks out at Crans-Montana venue as revellers welcomed 2026

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The Amsterdam police and fire department said they had no comment yet on what caused the blaze in the church, which was built in 1872

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Countries that join the EU commit to the euro, but actually joining can take years and some members are in no hurry

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Ukraine has not commented on attack on cafe and hotel that comes despite ‘productive’ ongoing peace talks
A Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people and injured at least 50 more as they celebrated the New Year in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, Russian officials said, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks.
Three drones struck a cafe and hotel in the resort town of Khorly on the Black Sea coast, the region’s Moscow-installed leader, Vladimir Saldo, said in a statement on Telegram on Thursday. He said that one of the drones carried an incendiary mixture, sparking a blaze.
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Closure of country’s 400-year-old service made headlines and prompted Gillian Taylor to appeal for final missives
Some describe the joy of receiving dispatches from far afield, others speak of the discipline of sitting down to carefully order their thoughts in a letter.
One writer tells of finding a poignant cache of letters after a parent’s death, while another has shared a map of where the postboxes used to be in her town.
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The ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation
The biggest shake-up of green trade rules for decades comes into force today, as companies selling steel, cement and other high-carbon goods into the EU will have to prove they comply with low-carbon regulations or face fines.
But a lack of clarity on how the rules will be applied, and the failure of the UK government to strike a deal with Brussels over the issue, could lead to confusion in the early stages, experts warned.
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Dozens killed and around 100 others injured in blaze that tore through a popular Alpine bar as revellers rang in the New Year

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Country’s largest women’s health organisation says case of Marius Borg Høiby encouraging people to seek help
Staff at Norway’s largest women’s health organisation have seen a rise in the number of women reporting abuse and sexual assault at the hands of their partners ahead of the rape trial of a member of the royal family, saying they hope the case helps to “break taboos”.
Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, is due to stand trial in February on 32 charges including four counts of rape, the domestic abuse of a former partner and the illegal filming of a number of women without their knowledge or consent.
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A further 100 people were injured in the bar early on Thursday morning, but police have ruled out an attack
Officials at the press conference are asking for “prudence” from those in the town, reminding them not to make unnecessary demands on hospitals, which are overwhelmed.
Please leave investigators to do their work, they say.
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