Finance
Portugal says efforts to balance budget, cut debt constrained by storm damage
LISBON/BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Portugal will do all it can to keep the budget balanced and redu...
16th February, 2026
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'Lovers' Arch' collapses on Valentine's Day on Italy's Adriatic coast
ROME, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A famous rock structure on Italy's Adriatic coast known as the "Lovers' Arc...
16th February, 2026
Headlines
Austria files charges against suspect over planned 2024 Taylor Swift attack
VIENNA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Austrian prosecutors have filed terrorism-related and other charges again...
16th February, 2026
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St Peter's Basilica to boost security but avoid 'militarisation'
By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Vatican is stepping up security inside St Pe...
16th February, 2026
Headlines
Albanian PM seeks to stop judiciary from suspending ministers
TIRANA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said his government would change the law...
16th February, 2026
Finance
UK government drops plans to delay May council votes, adding to pressure over U-turns
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government on Monday said it had abandoned plans to cancel 30...
16th February, 2026
Finance
EU countries must not hide behind national interests, German minister says
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The European Union is at a turning point in which count...
16th February, 2026
Finance
Italy says it stands ready to train police in Gaza
ROME, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Italy stands ready to help train police forces in Gaza and elsewhere in the...
16th February, 2026
Finance
France's EDF faces higher costs from electricity oversupply
PARIS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - French nuclear operator EDF said on Monday it faces increased maintenance...
16th February, 2026
Finance
UK regulator fines Carillion's former chief $324,500 over misleading statements
LONDON, Feb 16 - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Monday it had fined the former chief...
16th February, 2026
Finance
Ahead of Hungary's elections, Rubio says Trump is committed to PM Orban's success
By Humeyra Pamuk and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, Feb 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is committed...
16th February, 2026
Finance
German Social Democrat paper adds to calls for social media curbs for children
BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A group of German centre-left Social Democrats has joined their conservat...
16th February, 2026