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Germany's PNE loses bid for Vietnam wind project, in new blow to foreign investors
Date: February 6, 2026
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Vietnam's authorities selected a newly created subsidiary of real estate conglomerate Vingroup to develop the first phase of one of the country's...
Iran says talks with US in Oman were 'good start', will continue
Date: February 6, 2026
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are set to hold high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran's nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests...
Oil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict
Date: February 6, 2026
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures extended their decline on Friday, on track for their first weekly drop in weeks, as concerns of supply disruption in the Middle East...

Britain expects Arctic security plans to be discussed by NATO next week
Date: February 6, 2026
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - NATO defence ministers will likely discuss measures to bolster the security of Greenland in a meeting next week, British defence minister John Healey said, after U.S....
Thai PM Anutin's gamble on nationalism to be tested in close election
Date: February 6, 2026
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - When Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament on Dec. 12, he did so hoping a surge of nationalism fuelled by last year's deadly border...
Ukrainian shelling causes 'serious damage' in Russia's Belgorod, governor says
Date: February 6, 2026
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Nighttime shelling by Ukraine inflicted "serious damage" in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border, the region's governor said early on Friday. Vyacheslav Gladkov, in a solemn...
