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Image for Factbox-ECB opens up euro lifeline in bid to boost global role
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Factbox-ECB opens up euro lifeline in bid to boost global role

FRANKFURT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is opening its euro lifeline to nearly all f...

14th February, 2026

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ECB makes euro backstop global to bolster currency's role

FRANKFURT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank unveiled plans on Saturday to widen access t...

14th February, 2026

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German defence minister calls for predictable U.S. partnership

MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius called for a predictable and reli...

14th February, 2026

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European reaction to Rubio's speech on transatlantic ties at Munich Security Conference

BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the "child...

14th February, 2026

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France: Navalny poisoning shows Putin ready to use nerve agents on own people

PARIS, Feb 14 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot on Saturday said President Vladim...

14th February, 2026

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Hariri signals Future Movement's return to Lebanon elections

BEIRUT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, one of the country's best-...

14th February, 2026

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NATO's Rutte says Russians suffering 'crazy losses' in Ukraine

BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Russia is suffering "crazy losses" in Ukraine, tallying around 65,000 sol...

14th February, 2026

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European allies say Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin; Russia rejects claims

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Britain and allies France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands are convin...

14th February, 2026

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Cricket-Banton blitz lifts England past Scotland in T20 World Cup, Ireland thrash Oman

KOLKATA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - England beat Scotland by five wickets in the Twenty20 World Cup on Satur...

14th February, 2026

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Son of Iran's last shah urges US military intervention in Iran

By Humeyra Pamuk MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Saturday said...

14th February, 2026

Image for France 'reasonably optimistic' of G7 maritime ban on Russian oil, minister says
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France 'reasonably optimistic' of G7 maritime ban on Russian oil, minister says

MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Some G7 countries have expressed willingness to move ahead with maritime...

14th February, 2026

Image for Rubio casts US, the 'child of Europe', as critical friend to allies
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Rubio casts US, the 'child of Europe', as critical friend to allies

By Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Andrew Gray MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco...

14th February, 2026

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Bangladesh's incoming prime minister puts restoring economy and governance first

By Ruma Paul and Praveen Paramasivam DHAKA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's next prime minister, Tar...

14th February, 2026

Image for Zelenskiy says US too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions
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Zelenskiy says US too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions

KYIV, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed hope on Saturday that U.S...

14th February, 2026

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CIA, Pentagon reviewed secret 'Havana syndrome' device in Norway, Washington Post reports

Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. officials investigated a previously unreported experiment in Norway in which...

14th February, 2026

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Trains in Italy delayed by latest suspected sabotage attack during Olympics

MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Trains operating through the heart of Italy suffered delays of more than a...

14th February, 2026

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Rubio strikes constructive tone but persists in US criticism of European allies

By Humeyra Pamuk MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a message of un...

14th February, 2026

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Ukraine, IMF ease conditions on new $8.2 billion loan program

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's government and the International Monetary Fund h...

14th February, 2026

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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped

By Nate Raymond, Kristina Cooke and Brad Heath WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of judges aro...

14th February, 2026

Image for Berlin Film Festival entry 'Yellow Letters' sends warning about democracy, says director
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Berlin Film Festival entry 'Yellow Letters' sends warning about democracy, says director

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Berlin Film Festival marriage drama "Yellow Letters" sh...

14th February, 2026