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UK PM Says Government Must 'go Faster' on Defence Spending
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Chevron-Led Consortium Signs Contracts for Gas Exploration Off Greece
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Kremlin Says Main Ukraine Issues Will Be Discussed in Geneva Talks, Including Territory
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Russia Says It Downed 345 Ukrainian Drones in 24 Hours, Took Two Villages
Date: February 16, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that it had downed 345 Ukrainian drones in the past 24 hours and taken control of two settlements, state media reported. The state...
Kremlin Rejects Claim It Poisoned Navalny With Dart Frog Toxin, Widow Says Truth Is Out
Date: February 16, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it strongly rejected accusations from five European countries that the Russian state had killed late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using...
Ukraine Got 4.4 Million Large-Calibre Rounds Under Czech Initiative, President Says
Date: February 16, 2026
PRAGUE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Ukraine has received 4.4 million rounds of large-calibre ammunition under a plan pulling together Czech arms traders and producers and funding from foreign donors, President...
Iran Foreign Minister Met Iaea Chief Ahead of Nuclear Talks
Date: February 16, 2026
DUBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said he will meet the UN nuclear watchdog chief on Monday, ahead of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to tackle their dispute over Tehran's...
English Museum Shines Light on Mary Shelley and Her Gothic Classic 'Frankenstein'
Date: February 16, 2026
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian BATH, England, Feb 16 (Reuters) - On a window of a Bath townhouse, one of the southwestern English city’s most famous residents looks out at passersby. Inside is Mary...
Britain Needs to Step up Defence Spending Faster, PM Starmer Says
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government is considering bringing forward the date by which it will spend 3% of economic output on defence, just a year after it last increased its targets, the...