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Hezbollah rejects disarmament plan and government's four-month timeline

By Laila Bassam and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Armed group Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Bayer proposes $7.25 billion plan to settle Roundup cancer cases

BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Bayer said on Tuesday that its Monsanto unit had filed a proposed U.S. cl...

17th February, 2026

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Four islanders land on remote Chagos atoll, hope to block UK–Mauritius deal

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Four Chagos islanders have landed on one of the Indian Ocean archipelago's atolls...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Bayer CEO says Roundup settlement is important addition to Supreme Court case

BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Bayer's U.S. class settlement aimed at resolving current and future claim...

17th February, 2026

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Freed dissident Kalesnikava says Europe needs to engage with Belarusian leader Lukashenko

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Freed Belarusian dissident Maria Kalesnikava urged Euro...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

German gas supply secure, no market intervention needed, says ministry

BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Germany's gas supply remains secure this winter and there is no need for...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Sweden and others oppose calls to delay new EU carbon market

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Luxembourg have opposed cal...

17th February, 2026

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DHS spokeswoman McLaughlin to leave Trump administration, Politico reports

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin wi...

17th February, 2026

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Thousands in Kosovo rally against war crimes trial of ex-KLA commanders

By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Thousands gathered in Pristina on Tuesday bearing banne...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Europe squares up to Big Tech, risking ire of Washington

By David Latona, Michel Rose and Renee Maltezou MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - European nations are ratc...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Soccer-LaLiga wins court orders forcing VPNs to block 16 alleged pirate sites

By Fernando Kallas MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Spain's LaLiga and its broadcasting partner Telefónica...

17th February, 2026

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Opposition slams Italy's plan to attend US Board of Peace as observer

By Angelo Amante ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Italy's opposition groups criticised a government plan to...

17th February, 2026