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Iran Prepares Counterproposal as Trump Weighs Strikes
Date: February 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The United States did not seek zero uranium enrichment during nuclear talks in Geneva this week while Iran did not offer to suspend uranium enrichment, Iranian Foreign...
US Stocks End Higher, Treasury Yields Gain After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs
Date: February 20, 2026
By Niket Nishant and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Global shares edged higher on Friday, brushing aside heightened tensions over a potential conflict between the United States and...
Russia Says No Peace Dialogue Ongoing With Japan Over Territorial Dispute
Date: February 20, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that relations with Japan had been reduced to zero over Tokyo's "hostile" stance towards Russia, and there was no ongoing dialogue towards peace....
Iran's Khamenei Faces Gravest Crisis of His Rule as US Strike Force Gathers
Date: February 20, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has crushed unrest and survived foreign pressure before but, with his envoys racing to avert threatened American airstrikes through ongoing...
Trump Threatens Iran With Force
Date: February 20, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Traders were hunkering down into the weekend, with threats flying between the U.S. and Iran, and nerves rippling through...
Norad Detects Russian Planes Off of Alaska, Sends Aircraft in Response
Date: February 20, 2026
Feb 19 (Reuters) - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Thursday it detected and tracked multiple Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification...