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UK's Reform Party Names ex-Conservative Jenrick as Finance Chief
Date: February 17, 2026
LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party named Robert Jenrick as its finance policy chief on Tuesday, as leader Nigel Farage made the first announcement of who would be in his...
Germany and France Make Proposals to Simplify EU Financial Rules, Letter Shows
Date: February 17, 2026
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - France and Germany have urged the European Commission to bring forward an ambitious "financial services simplification package" to make EU rules easier to...
EU Probes Shein Over Sale of Illegal Products, Addictive Design
Date: February 17, 2026
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The EU opened a formal investigation into Chinese online retailer Shein on Tuesday over illegal products and concerns about the platform's potentially addictive design,...

Historic Sannazaro Theatre in Italy's Naples Destroyed in Blaze
Date: February 17, 2026
NAPLES, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A fire gutted the interior of the historic wood-framed Teatro Sannazaro in a wealthy neighbourhood of the Italian city of Naples on Tuesday, officials said. The fire...
Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Grinch Allowed to Leave France After Paying Fine
Date: February 17, 2026
MARSEILLE, France, Feb 17 (Reuters) - French authorities have let the seized oil tanker GRINCH leave territorial waters after the company owning the vessel had to pay a penalty worth "several million...
German Investor Morale Unexpectedly Slips, Modest Recovery Still in Sight
Date: February 17, 2026
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - German investor morale fell unexpectedly to 58.3 points in February, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday, showing that the recovery of...
