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Image for New Dutch PM Jetten faces uphill task as minority government installed
Finance

New Dutch PM Jetten faces uphill task as minority government installed

By Bart H. Meijer and Charlotte Van Campenhout THE HAGUE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Rob Jetten became the y...

23rd February, 2026

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Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa region killed two people, injured three

KYIV, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A Russian attack on Ukraine's southern Odesa region killed two people and i...

23rd February, 2026

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Human rights are under assault globally, says UN Secretary General

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Human rights are under assault worldwide, the Unite...

23rd February, 2026

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Finance

EU not likely to agree on Russian sanctions on Monday, Kallas says

BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - EU countries will likely not reach an agreement on the proposed new pac...

23rd February, 2026

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Trump Organization signs deal for first Australian skyscraper

SYDNEY, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Trump Organization has signed a deal to build its first tower in Aust...

23rd February, 2026

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Finance

Hungary must not 'betray its own struggle for freedom' by blocking Russia sanctions, says German minister

BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers will urge Hungary to rethink its decision to block t...

23rd February, 2026

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Three foreigners among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash

KATHMANDU, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A passenger bus fell from a hilly road in west Nepal before dawn on Mo...

23rd February, 2026

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Finance

Greens and Reform UK circle Labour stronghold in Manchester by-election

GORTON, England, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party is evapor...

23rd February, 2026

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Finance

Enel eyes US acquisitions, vows to up investor reward in its strategy

MILAN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest utility Enel pledged on Monday to boost investments by 10...

23rd February, 2026

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Finance

UK fund giant L&G commits $1 billion to new wave of debt-for-nature swaps

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest asset manager, Legal & General, has committed up to $1...

23rd February, 2026

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Finance

With US tariff rates up in the air, the economic fog again thickens

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. and foreign officials, corporate executives,...

23rd February, 2026

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Finance

ECB's Lagarde receives 140,000 euros from BIS despite payment ban for ECB staff, FT reports

Feb 23 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde receives about 140,000 euros ($...

23rd February, 2026