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'Nobody wants to die': Ukrainians flee from southeast as Russia lurches forward
Date: February 4, 2026
By Serhiy Chalyi TAVRIISKE, Ukraine, Feb 4 (Reuters) - In the last few weeks, buses have stopped running to the village of Tavriiske in southeast Ukraine from the major city of Zaporizhzhia, some 50...
Russian central bank says export outlook to worsen in first quarter
Date: February 4, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The outlook for Russian exports will be more challenging in the first quarter of 2026 than last year, with negative consequences for the federal budget, First Deputy Central...
MSF says airstrike hit its hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei state
Date: February 4, 2026
NAIROBI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Médecins Sans Frontières said its hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei state, where it serves more than 200,000 people, was hit by an airstrike on Tuesday night, destroying the...
Italy police search House of Doge-owned soccer club in money laundering probe
Date: February 4, 2026
MILAN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Italian tax police said on Wednesday they searched the headquarters of third-tier football club Triestina Calcio, owned by U.S. cryptocurrency company House of Doge, as part...
Two Chinese nationals suspected of spying from French Airbnb under investigation
Date: February 4, 2026
PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Four people, including two Chinese nationals, have been arrested in France on suspicion of spying for China and have been brought before an investigative judge, the Paris...
Explainer-Why is UN warning of 'imminent financial collapse'?
Date: February 4, 2026
By Emma Farge and David Brunnstrom GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm on U.N. finances, warning that the world body is at risk of "...