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Queen's University Belfast cuts ties with US politician Mitchell over Epstein files
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UK police review reports of alleged misconduct by Mandelson after Epstein files release
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Russia says foreign forces in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets'
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Swiss National Bank Chairman says current situation not easy for policy
Recycling body opposes EU scrap aluminium export curbs
Date: February 2, 2026
Feb 2 (Reuters) - A global recycling industry body on Monday said the European Commission's proposed restrictions on scrap aluminium exports were unnecessary and risked undermining the circular...
Czech leader urges EU to overhaul carbon trading schemes to curb energy costs
Date: February 2, 2026
PRAGUE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The European Union needs to revamp its carbon emissions trading schemes to cut energy prices, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said in a letter to EU peers and institutions...
US to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases
Date: February 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he had agreed on a trade deal with India, and that India also agreed to stop buying Russian oil and buy more from the United...
Small drone fell on Polish army base, military police say
Date: February 2, 2026
WARSAW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A drone of unknown origin fell onto a military base in Przasnysz, north-central Poland on January 28, Radio Zet reported on Monday, citing sources. Radio Zet said that Polish...
South African white separatists claim land acquired from Zulu king then lost to British
Date: February 2, 2026
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A white South African separatist group, emboldened by U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to take over Greenland, has laid claim to land that descendants...
Portugal counts multi‑billion‑euro damage after Storm Kristin tears off roofs
Date: February 2, 2026
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON/LEIRIA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Last week's Storm Kristin left hundreds of homes in central Portugal without roofs, tens of thousands without power and...