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Asia Stocks Rise Despite Lingering AI Worries, Oil Down After US-Iran Talks
FinanceOil Settles up 4% on Iran-US Tensions, Russia-Ukraine Talks End Without Breakthrough
Euro Weaker After Report ECB Chief to Leave; Dollar Higher After Data, Fed Minutes
Ukraine's Zelenskiy Says Trump Exerting Undue Pressure on Him
Trading Day: AI Disruption, US-Iran Nuclear Talks, Rate Cut Bets Keep Investors on Their Toes
Date: February 17, 2026
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks see-sawed to nominal gains on Tuesday as investors juggled ongoing concerns over spending on artificial intelligence and the potential...
Europe Loses Hold on American Tourists, Woos Chinese, Indian Travellers
Date: February 17, 2026
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chinese and Indian tourists are set to make up for a potential slowdown in growth from U.S. travellers to Europe this year, according to a survey published on Wednesday by the...
Talks on Ukraine War Settlement Were Tense, to Continue, Source Tells Russian Agencies
Date: February 17, 2026
Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S.-mediated talks in Geneva with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators on a settlement to the Ukraine war were tense and are to continue on Wednesday, Russian news agencies quoted a...
Eleven Held in France Over Killing of Far-Right Activist
Date: February 17, 2026
PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Four people, including an aide to a French hard-left lawmaker, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing of a far-right activist that has jolted the...
Iraq Approves 'amicable Settlement' With Russia's Lukoil Over Transfer of Operations of Giant Field
Date: February 17, 2026
CAIRO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Iraqi cabinet approved on Tuesday an "amicable settlement" with Russia's Lukoil over the transfer of operations of the giant West Qurna 2 oil field to the state-run Basra...
Freed Dissident Kalesnikava Says Europe Needs to Engage With Belarusian Leader Lukashenko
Date: February 17, 2026
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Freed Belarusian dissident Maria Kalesnikava urged European governments on Tuesday to enter a dialogue with President Alexander Lukashenko, saying failing...