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ECB Keeps Rates Steady, Shrugs Off Inflation Dip
Date: February 5, 2026
FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday, shrugging off a dip in inflation while continuing to warn about an uncertain geopolitical...
Germany's Merz Promises Arms Cooperation as He Seeks More Qatari Energy
Date: February 5, 2026
DOHA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that concerns about a further escalation in the conflict with Iran have characterised his talks during a trip to the Gulf...
Lockmaker Assa Abloy Says US Residential Market Has Hit a Floor
Date: February 5, 2026
By Greta Rosen Fondahn STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sweden's Assa Abloy, the world's largest lock maker, said on Thursday it believed the U.S. residential market had bottomed out, lifting its shares,...
Storm Leonardo Flooding Kills Man in Portugal, Woman Swept Away in Spain
Date: February 5, 2026
MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One man died in Portugal after flood waters engulfed his car and in Spain, a girl was dragged away by a river after trying to rescue her dog, as Storm Leonardo lashed the...
French Navy Seizes Cocaine Shipments in Polynesia, Caribbean
Date: February 5, 2026
PARIS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The French Navy has intercepted a boat that was carrying cocaine and handed it over to the Barbadian authorities, France's Armed Forces Minister said on Thursday, as the...
Russia's Dmitriev Says Progress Made on Ukraine Peace Deal
Date: February 5, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Thursday that there was progress and a positive movement forward in talks on a Ukraine peace deal. "The...