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Headquarters of France's hard-left party evacuated after bomb threat, lawmaker says

PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The headquarters of France's hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party have bee...

18th February, 2026

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Finance

ECB’s Cipollone has no indication President Lagarde plans early resignation

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Feb 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board Member Piero Cipoll...

18th February, 2026

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Man swept away by river Loire as floods hit France

PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A man trying to navigate the swollen river Loire has been swept away, offi...

18th February, 2026

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Russia says Ukraine peace talks in Geneva were difficult, but business-like

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russia's chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on Wednesday that U.S.-m...

18th February, 2026

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Finance

Merz questions German need for future manned fighter jet amid FCAS trouble

BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has questioned whether developing a mann...

18th February, 2026

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Olympics-Ukraine officials will boycott Paralympics over Russia participation, sports minister says

By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Allowing six Russian athletes to parti...

18th February, 2026

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Ukrainian drone attack on Russian village killed a female civilian, local governor says

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A local woman in the Russian border village of Aleynikovo has been killed...

18th February, 2026

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Kremlin says neither China nor Russia have carried out secret nuclear tests

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that neither China nor Russia havecarried o...

18th February, 2026

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Finance

ECB's Villeroy: I read a rumour about Lagarde, it does not seem like an information

PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that a Financial...

18th February, 2026

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Russia's Lavrov tells Cuban minister the US should negotiate and not do a naval blockade

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Cuban cou...

18th February, 2026

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Finance

Foreign spies can see Telegram messages sent by Russian soldiers, Ifax cites minister

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russia's minister for digital development Maksud Shadayev said on Wednesd...

18th February, 2026

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Finance

Airlines object to Spain airport operator Aena's fee hike plan

MADRID, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Spanish airport operator Aena will propose raising the fees it charges ai...

18th February, 2026