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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Europe remembers Nazi genocide Auschwitz survivor Tatiana Bucci has addressed MEPs in a special session. An event will be held at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial in Poland to commemorate the concentration camp's liberation 81 years ago. DW has more. France's lawmakers vote to ban social media for under-15s As social media usage has grown, it has heightened concerns about excessive screen time and its negative impact on child development and mental health. EU, India clinch historic free trade deal The deal would forge a market of two billion people and nearly a quarter of global GDP, according to the European Commission. Germany, France, others rebuke Trump's NATO troop disrespect German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it would show "decency" for Donald Trump to apologize for comments on NATO troops in Afghanistan. "But we all know how the US president operates," Pistorius added. Latin America waiting: What's next for the EU-Mercosur deal? The European Commission eyes pushing the bloc’s biggest ever trade deal ahead without the European Parliament’s okay ― for now. Retrial in murder of Slovak journalist and fiancee begins The second retrial in the Jan Kuciak murder case began on January 26. Businessman Marian Kocner again faces charges after the Slovak Supreme Court overturned his previous two acquittals. UK: Suella Braverman defects from Conservatives to Reform The former UK Cabinet member is the latest high-ranking Conservative politician to defect to Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage. Another senior Tory, Robert Jenrick, was pushed before he could leave earlier this month. EU opens probe into Musk's Grok chatbot The European Commission is to look into whether Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is spreading illegal content in the EU. Among other things, Grok has been used to make manipulated sexualized images, often of women and minors. EU agrees on complete ban of Russian gas imports by 2027 The European Union has taken another step toward ending its energy reliance on Russia by agreeing to stop gas imports from the country. But not all countries voted in favor of the ban. Media freedom in the spotlight as Kuciak murder case reopens Europe presents itself as a defender of the free press, yet some high-profile murders of EU journalists have yet to be resolved. Will a new trial into the death of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak change that?