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Image for Italian PM Meloni offers climate‑shock debt suspension for African states
Finance

Italian PM Meloni offers climate‑shock debt suspension for African states

MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that Italy and its African part...

14th February, 2026

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Separate talks on Iran and Ukraine-Russia set for Tuesday in Geneva, source says

PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two sets of diplomatic negotiations, on Ukraine and Iran, ar...

14th February, 2026

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy thanks disqualified Olympian for being 'who you are'

MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday awarded a top state hon...

13th February, 2026

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Exclusive-US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is preparing for the...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

UK's Starmer calls for stronger 'hard power' and European defence ties

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain is ready to work more closely with Europe on defence in order to...

13th February, 2026

Image for Olympics-Da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' loses genitalia for Games TV, angering some in Italy
Finance

Olympics-Da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' loses genitalia for Games TV, angering some in Italy

By Andrea Mandala MILAN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - An altered version of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vin...

13th February, 2026

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Time for Europe to become geopolitical power, France's Macron says

By John Irish and Sudip Kar-Gupta MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Europe must turn its focus to long-term...

13th February, 2026

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Paris police fire on a man who attacked them with a knife near Arc de Triomphe

PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A man armed with a knife tried to attack a police officer near the Arc de...

13th February, 2026

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Ukrainian missile attack kills two in Russia's Belgorod, governor says

Feb 13 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people and injured three on Friday in the R...

13th February, 2026

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German spy chief calls for more operational freedom to counter threats

BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Germany should beef up its intelligence services and allow them more free...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

Safran to open landing gear plant in Morocco

RABAT, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Safran Landing Systems, a subsidiary of French aerospace group Safran, sig...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

Farmers protest in Greek capital over rising production costs

ATHENS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Greek farmers drove dozens of tractors into central Athens on Friday to p...

13th February, 2026