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HeadlinesThree Dead After Building Collapses at Military Facility in Russia's Leningrad Region, Governor Says
Italian Exports to US Rise 7% in 2025 Despite Trump's Tariffs
Analysis-US Dollar May Be Due for a Reprieve After a Four-Month Decline
Olympics-Milan's Economy Expected to Expand More Rapidly in 2026 Thanks to Games
German Economy Remains Stuck and Set for Just 1% Growth in 2026, Chamber of Commerce Says
Date: February 17, 2026
BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Germany's economy is expected to grow by 1% this year, more than the 0.7% previously forecast, but a year of reforms is needed to achieve a sustainable recovery, the German...
Apartment Building Fire in Spain's Catalonia Kills 5 Youths
Date: February 17, 2026
MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Five people have died and four others suffered minor injuries in a fire at an apartment building in Spain's northeastern Catalonia, regional firefighters said late on Monday...
Ukraine's Small Businesses Struggle as Russian Strikes Turn Off Power
Date: February 17, 2026
IRPIN, Ukraine, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Nataliia Bilostotska poured her heart and soul into her three-year-old beauty salon in a commuter town just outside Kyiv. But when the temperature inside plunged to...
Morning Bid: Quiet Markets, Loud Diplomacy: All Eyes on Iran
Date: February 17, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift With much of Asia shut for Lunar New Year holidays, all eyes turned to the Middle East on hopes that talks between the U.S. and...
Asia Markets Make Cautious Start, Oil Rises on US-Iran Talks
Date: February 17, 2026
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Asian financial markets were treading carefully on Tuesday in holiday-thinned trading, but oil pushed higher with U.S and Iran nuclear negotiations in...
Ukraine, Russia Hold Peace Talks in Geneva as Trump Puts Pressure on Kyiv
Date: February 17, 2026
GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Representatives of Ukraine and Russia will meet in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday for a fresh round of U.S.-mediated peace talks that the Kremlin says are likely to focus...