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Britain Needs to Step up Defence Spending Faster, PM Starmer Says

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Germany to Extend Border Checks by Six Months, Minister Tells Bild

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Iran's Foreign Minister Says He Will Meet Iaea Director on Monday

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Ukrainian Ex-Minister Accused of Money Laundering in Major Corruption Case

Image for GRAPHIC- Europe's earnings gain pace while lofty valuations cap rewards

Graphic- Europe's Earnings Gain Pace While Lofty Valuations Cap Rewards

Date: February 16, 2026

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - European company earnings growth is picking up this reporting season against a tentatively improving economic backdrop, but wary investors are demanding more than solid...

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Alleged Bondi Beach Gunman Makes First Court Appearance

Date: February 16, 2026

SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A man accused of opening fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach in an attack that killed 15 people appeared in court for the first time on...

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UK Labour Reforms to Cut Hiring by One in Three Employers, Survey Shows

Date: February 16, 2026

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - More than one in three UK employers plan to cut their hiring of permanent staff due to costs introduced by the government's labour law reforms, a survey showed on Monday....

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UK Eyes Rapid Ban on Social Media for Under 16s, Curbs to AI Chatbots

Date: February 15, 2026

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek broader powers to regulate internet access, which he said on Sunday was needed to protect children from fast-changing digital...

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Analysis-Europe Aims to Rely Less on US Defence After Trump's Greenland Push

Date: February 15, 2026

By Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine Siebold MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among European leaders at this...

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Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Kuril Islands Region, Gfz Says

Date: February 15, 2026

Feb 15 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck in waters off Russia's Kuril Islands on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles)...