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Germany's Merz: disqualified Olympian's helmet symbolizes Ukraine's courage
BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Germany's chancellor on Monday weighed in on the disqualification of a Uk...
23rd February, 2026
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EU set to freeze US trade deal approval over Trump tariff risk, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Union is poised to freeze the ratification process of its trade deal...
23rd February, 2026
Finance
Far-right files no-confidence motion against French PM over new energy law
PARIS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - France's far-right National Rally (RN) party submitted a no-confidence mot...
23rd February, 2026
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'Welcome to CHINA' greets Philippine officials on trip to disputed South China Sea
THITU ISLAND, South China Sea, Feb 23 (Reuters) - As the Philippine Coast Guard plane descended towa...
23rd February, 2026
Finance
Swiss industry group says Trump's latest US tariff hike creates more chaos
ZURICH, Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend announcement that he would increase...
23rd February, 2026
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US military begins withdrawing from main base in northeast Syria, Syrian sources say
By Feras Dalatey and Orhan Qereman DAMASCUS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. forces began pulling out of the...
23rd February, 2026
Finance
Britain fines porn company $1.8 million over lack of age checks
LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British media regulator Ofcom said on Monday it had fined porn company 85...
23rd February, 2026
Finance
Novo Nordisk's CagriSema trial deals blow in obesity drug battle with Eli Lilly
COPENHAGEN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Monday its experimental obesity drug CagriSema d...
23rd February, 2026
Finance
US ambassador urges Portugal to buy F-35s, join top-tier air forces
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Portugal has urged Lisbon to r...
23rd February, 2026
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Poland detains Belarusian suspected of spying for Minsk
WARSAW, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Poland has detained a Belarusian man on suspicion of conducting espionage...
23rd February, 2026
Finance
Ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr named permanent chair of UK's antitrust regulator
LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Britain's business minister Peter Kyle has named former Amazon executive...
23rd February, 2026
Finance
German business sentiment rises, reviving recovery hopes
BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - German business morale rose more than expected in February, a survey show...
23rd February, 2026