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Hungary's Orban flags fourth year of 5% deficit as election spending bites

Image for Germany's Merz to visit Washington in March, Die Welt reports

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Germany's Merz to visit Washington in March, Die Welt reports

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In Hasina’s hometown in Bangladesh, voters face an unfamiliar ballot

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SocGen's weak trading revenue overshadows forecast-beating results

Image for Germany's PNE loses bid for Vietnam wind project, in new blow to foreign investors

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...

Image for Iran says talks with US in Oman were 'good start', will continue

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...

Image for Oil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict

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...

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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....

Image for Thai PM Anutin's gamble on nationalism to be tested in close election

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...

Image for Ukrainian shelling causes 'serious damage' in Russia's Belgorod, governor says

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...