Update: 10 killed, 10 wounded after bar explosion in Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana

GENEVA, Jan 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 10 people were killed and 10 others injured after an explosion at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in Valais Canton of southwestern Switzerland on Thursday, a Swiss public broadcaster reported. The blast occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time and triggered…

Near record number of small boat migrants reach UK in 2025

LONDON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The second-highest annual number of migrants arrived on UK shores in small boats since records were started in 2018, the government was to confirm Thursday. The tally comes as Brexit firebrand Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party Reform UK surges in popularity ahead of bellwether local elections…

Switzerland: Several dead in explosion at ski resort town Crans Montana

This image shared on social media shows rescuers at the scene following the explosion. GENEVA, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss police said early Thursday. “There has…

UK: New Year’s Eve trains disrupted by cable theft

Trains run by Northern have been affected, alongside CrossCountry and TransPennine services LONDON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rail passengers have been warned of delays and cancellations until the end of New Year’s Eve after signalling cables were stolen in South Yorkshire.National Rail said several routes had been affected following the…

France plans social media ban for children under 15

PARIS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for children under 15 by next September, according to a draft law. The initiative is backed by President Emmanuel Macron, who said earlier this month…

Finland seizes vessel after new cable damage in Gulf of Finland

HELSINKI, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finnish police said they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland several hours earlier. The Finnish coast guard identified the vessel as the Fitburg, a 132-meter-long cargo ship bearing a flag…

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

PARIS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to data from the European Copernicus programme. Globally, the last 12 months are expected to be the third hottest ever recorded after 2024 and 2023, according to the…

128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025: press group

BRUSSELS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday. The grim toll, up from 2024, “is not just a statistic, it’s a global red alert…

Türkiye Grants Visa-Free Entry To Chinese Tourists

ANKARA, Jan 1 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye has granted visa-free travel to Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports, for tourism and transit, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, yesterday. Under the new regulations, signed by Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, Chinese travellers will be exempt from visa requirements for…

FAO officially launches 2026 as the International Year of the Women Farmer

ROME, Dec 31 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign aimed at recognizing women’s indispensable yet often overlooked contributions to global agri-food systems and to galvanize efforts to close persistent gender gaps.…
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