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Paralympics-Ukrainian Team to Boycott Opening Ceremony Due to Russian Participation
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Norway Moves Some of Its 60 Soldiers in Middle East Due to Security Situation
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Seven Bodies Found After Chinese Tour Bus Plunges Into Frozen Lake in Russia's Siberia
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UK Athletics Pleads Guilty Over 2017 Death of Paralympic Athlete
France Lifts Most Cattle Movement Curbs on Eve of Paris Farm Show
Date: February 20, 2026
PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - France has lifted most of the curbs that were imposed on moving cattle to stop the spread of lumpy skin disease, the agriculture minister said on Friday, a day before...
Europe's Main Military Powers to Develop Low-Cost Air-Defence Systems
Date: February 20, 2026
By Barbara Erling KRAKOW, Poland, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Europe's five biggest defence powers are set to announce a plan to invest in military drones, as part of wider efforts to boost the defence...
Russia Says No Peace Dialogue Ongoing With Japan Over Territorial Dispute
Date: February 20, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that relations with Japan had been reduced to zero over Tokyo's "hostile" stance towards Russia, and there was no ongoing dialogue towards peace....
Over 5,000 Women, Girls Killed in Ukraine Since 2022, Says UN
Date: February 20, 2026
BERLIN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - More than 5,000 women and girls have been killed in Ukraine and another 14,000 injured since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, Sofia Calltorp, head of UN...
Asos Co-Founder Quentin Griffiths Dies in Thailand After Balcony Fall
Date: February 20, 2026
BANGKOK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Quentin Griffiths, who co-founded British fast-fashion retailer ASOS, has died after a fall from a balcony in Thailand, Thai police said on Friday. Police told Reuters that...
UK Businesses and Consumers Show Signs of Recovery in Early 2026
Date: February 20, 2026
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - British businesses have extended their early 2026 rebound into a second month, but jobs are still being sharply cut among services firms partly as a result of higher taxes...