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Oil settles down over 4% on US-Iran de-escalation, easing supply worries

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EU must push for 'Made in Europe' strategy, EU industry chief says

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UK wants closer EU defence ties with potential bid to join new SAFE fund

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Czechs rally to support president in his growing rift with government

Image for Portugal launches $3 billion package to help rebuild after storm Kristin

Portugal launches $3 billion package to help rebuild after storm Kristin

Date: February 1, 2026

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Portugal's government approved a 2.5 billion euro ($3.0 billion) package of loans and incentives on Sunday to help people and businesses rebuild after the...

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Russian drone strike kills 12 miners in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, officials say

Date: February 1, 2026

KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck near a bus in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, its governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on...

Image for Death toll of Swiss New Year bar blaze rises to 41

Death toll of Swiss New Year bar blaze rises to 41

Date: February 1, 2026

ZURICH, Feb 1 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old injured in the New Year bar fire in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana has died, Swiss authorities said on Sunday, taking the death toll of one of the worst...

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Iranian official says Revolutionary Guards have no plan to hold military exercises in the Gulf

Date: February 1, 2026

DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guards have no plan to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as reported by some media outlets earlier this week, an...

Image for Pope Leo urges US and Cuba to engage in sincere dialogue

Pope Leo urges US and Cuba to engage in sincere dialogue

Date: February 1, 2026

VATICAN CITY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for "sincere and effective dialogue" to prevent...

Image for Factbox-Who is the Baloch Liberation Army behind Pakistan's Balochistan attacks?

Factbox-Who is the Baloch Liberation Army behind Pakistan's Balochistan attacks?

Date: February 1, 2026

KARACHI, FEB 1 (Reuters) - Pakistan's banned separatist group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for coordinated gun and bomb attacks that killed dozens of civilians and security...