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Germany seeks broader spy powers to counter rising hybrid threats
Date: February 4, 2026
By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Germany's government wants to give its spy agencies broader powers to confront rising hybrid threats, a sensitive step in a country where...
Hungary's Orban orders tax lawsuit dropped, mayor says it's an attack on rule of law
Date: February 4, 2026
BUDAPEST, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered the termination of a lawsuit brought by Budapest over a disputed "solidarity tax," a step the city’s mayor denounced as a...
Forint seen falling from 2-year high as CEE currencies stay near peaks: Reuters poll
Date: February 4, 2026
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The forint is likely to fall from two-year highs against the euro in the coming months, although the Hungarian currency and others in central Europe should...
EU lawmakers to resume work on US trade deal after Greenland crisis
Date: February 4, 2026
BRUSSELS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers decided on Wednesday to resume work on the EU's trade deal with the United States, which it had suspended in protest at President Donald Trump's...
Russian comedian jailed nearly six years over war veteran joke
Date: February 4, 2026
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on Wednesday over a joke he made about a legless war veteran,...
Tesla UK sales plunge in January as Chinese rivals race ahead, New Automotive data shows
Date: February 4, 2026
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Tesla sold less than half the number of battery-electric vehicles recorded by Chinese rival BYD in the UK last month, data from New Automotive showed on Wednesday, pointing to...