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Image for Trump rejects Putin offer of one-year extension of New START deployment limits
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Trump rejects Putin offer of one-year extension of New START deployment limits

By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The last nuclear treaty between Ru...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

German engineering orders down 5% in December

BERLIN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - German engineering orders fell 5% in December mainly on weak demand from n...

4th February, 2026

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Israeli strikes kill 24 in Gaza, health officials say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Pesha Magid CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Israeli tank shelling and ai...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

Nestle widens infant formula recall after EU requests new toxin analysis

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Nestle widened an infant formula recall to include a new batch of Guigoz fo...

4th February, 2026

Image for Rivers and reservoirs close to breaching as Storm Leo pounds Iberian Peninsula
Finance

Rivers and reservoirs close to breaching as Storm Leo pounds Iberian Peninsula

By Jon Nazca RONDA, Spain, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Spanish and Portuguese authorities braced on Wednesday...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

Salomon banks on Milan Cortina 2026 to revive winter sports roots

By Elisa Anzolin MILAN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - French brand Salomon is betting that its role in the Milan...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

Tesla's China-made EV sales extend gains despite industry slowdown

BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Tesla sold 69,129 China-made electric vehicles in January, up 9.3% from a...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

Estonia detains ship heading for Russia suspected of smuggling

COPENHAGEN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Estonia's Tax and Customs Board said late on Tuesday it had detained a...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

Novo Nordisk sees 'painful' US price cuts for Wegovy as investment in  the future

COPENHAGEN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar said on Wednesday that the price reduct...

4th February, 2026

Image for King Charles' brother Andrew leaves Windsor home after latest Epstein revelations
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King Charles' brother Andrew leaves Windsor home after latest Epstein revelations

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles, has moved out of...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

China urges EU to halt investigation into Chinese wind turbine maker

BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The European Union's "discriminatory and restrictive measures" against Ch...

4th February, 2026

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Finance

MISC to supply liquefied carbon dioxide carrier to Northern Lights CCS project

SINGAPORE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Malaysia's MISC Berhad and its Japanese partner have secured a 10-year...

4th February, 2026