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Nordic Region Seeks Deeper Ties With Greenland After Trump Threats
Date: February 18, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Nordic government ministers will meet in Denmark on Wednesday to discuss elevating Greenland and two other autonomous territories to equal status in a regional forum,...
ECB President Lagarde Plans to Quit Before Macron's Term Ends, Ft Reports
Date: February 18, 2026
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before the end of her eight-year term as president, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a person...
Vatican Says It Will Not Participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'
Date: February 18, 2026
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Vatican will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top...
Oil Settles up 4% on Iran-US Tensions, Russia-Ukraine Talks End Without Breakthrough
Date: February 18, 2026
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday as talks between the United States and Iran progressed, raising hopes for a de-escalation of bilateral tensions and...
UK's Reform Backs BoE and Budget Watchdog but Promises Change
Date: February 18, 2026
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party said it would revamp the Bank of England and the country's budget arbiter as it seeks to balance promises of change to voters with...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy Says Trump Exerting Undue Pressure on Him
Date: February 17, 2026
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said U.S. President Donald Trump was exerting undue pressure on him in trying to secure a resolution to the nearly four-year-old war pitting...