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UK's Starmer Calls for Stronger 'hard Power' and European Defence Ties
Date: February 13, 2026
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain is ready to work more closely with Europe on defence in order to reduce NATO's overreliance on the United States, Prime Minister Keir Starmer will say on Saturday,...

Olympics-Da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' Loses Genitalia for Games Tv, Angering Some in Italy
Date: February 13, 2026
By Andrea Mandala MILAN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - An altered version of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Vitruvian Man", shown without genitals in the opening titles of Italy’s Winter Olympics...
Time for Europe to Become Geopolitical Power, France's Macron Says
Date: February 13, 2026
By John Irish and Sudip Kar-Gupta MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Europe must turn its focus to long-term strategic thinking, including creating deep-strike capabilities and assessing how France's nuclear...

Paris Police Fire on a Man Who Attacked Them With a Knife Near Arc De Triomphe
Date: February 13, 2026
PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A man armed with a knife tried to attack a police officer near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday, resulting in a second police officer opening fire to subdue him, the...

Ukrainian Missile Attack Kills Two in Russia's Belgorod, Governor Says
Date: February 13, 2026
Feb 13 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people and injured three on Friday in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Gladkov, writing...

German Spy Chief Calls for More Operational Freedom to Counter Threats
Date: February 13, 2026
BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Germany should beef up its intelligence services and allow them more freedom to act in the face of a range of hybrid threats from Russia, the head of the country's foreign...
