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UK PM Starmer tells staff politics should be force for good

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his staff on Monday that politics...

9th February, 2026

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Migrants deported under UK-France scheme lacked translators and advice, report says

By Layli Foroudi PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Migrants deported from Britain to France under the new "on...

9th February, 2026

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UK expands visa route for Hong Kongers after Jimmy Lai sentencing

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Britain said it was expanding its visa route for those who want to move fr...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

UniCredit booked provisions to keep cutting Amundi funds until contract ends

MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - UniCredit has already booked the provisions needed to cover penalties owed...

9th February, 2026

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Uganda minister condemns military raid on opposition leader's home

NAIROBI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Uganda's Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi condemned a military raid...

9th February, 2026

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Sweden to tighten citizenship rules amid push to cut immigration

STOCKHOLM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Sweden will tighten citizenship rules with applicants facing a longer,...

9th February, 2026

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UK's Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit over Mandelson scandal

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's director of communications Tim Allan...

9th February, 2026

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Olympics-Skiing great Vonn underwent dual operations in Italy following horror crash

By Sara Rossi and Cristina Carlevaro CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/TREVISO, Italy, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. skiing...

9th February, 2026

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Germany indicts Ukrainian over parcel bomb allegations tied to Russia

BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Germany has indicted a Ukrainian national in connection with allegations o...

9th February, 2026

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Survivors dispute Greek coastguard account of fatal migrant shipwreck

ATHENS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Survivors of a shipwreck that killed 15 Afghan migrants off Greece last we...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

US reaches nuclear deal with Armenia as Vance pushes peace dividend

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia and...

9th February, 2026

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Iran says it could dilute enriched uranium if all sanctions are lifted

DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, w...

9th February, 2026