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Asia stocks rise despite lingering AI worries, oil down after US-Iran talks
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Asian stocks pushed higher on Wednesday despite the rene...
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Oil settles up 4% on Iran-US tensions, Russia-Ukraine talks end without breakthrough
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday as talks between...
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Euro weaker after report ECB chief to leave; dollar higher after data, Fed minutes
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The dollar held its ground on Wednesday as geopolitical ris...
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Trump exerting undue pressure on him
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said U.S. President Donald Trump was exer...
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Trading Day: AI disruption, US-Iran nuclear talks, rate cut bets keep investors on their toes
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks see-sawed to nominal gains on Tuesda...
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Europe loses hold on American tourists, woos Chinese, Indian travellers
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chinese and Indian tourists are set to make up for a potential slowdown in growth...
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Talks on Ukraine war settlement were tense, to continue, source tells Russian agencies
Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S.-mediated talks in Geneva with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators on a settlem...
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Eleven held in France over killing of far-right activist
PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Four people, including an aide to a French hard-left lawmaker, have been a...
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Iraq approves 'amicable settlement' with Russia's Lukoil over transfer of operations of giant field
CAIRO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Iraqi cabinet approved on Tuesday an "amicable settlement" with Russia...
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Freed dissident Kalesnikava says Europe needs to engage with Belarusian leader Lukashenko
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Freed Belarusian dissident Maria Kalesnikava urged Euro...
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Three dead after building collapses at military facility in Russia's Leningrad region, governor says
MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a blast at a military facility in the town of S...
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Italian exports to US rise 7% in 2025 despite Trump's tariffs
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Italian exports to the United States rose by more than 7% last year, data showed...
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