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Portugal's Far-Right Chega Party May Have Hit Its Ceiling in Presidential Election
Euro Zone Inflation to Stabilise at ECB Target, Lagarde Says
UK's Starmer Refuses to Heed Calls to Quit Over Fallout From Epstein Scandal
Lebanon's Tripoli Building Collapse Kills 15
Europe Must Prepare for Greater Global Safe Haven Role, ECB's Kocher Says
Date: February 9, 2026
By Balazs Koranyi and Francois Murphy VIENNA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Europe must prepare to play a greater role in global finance given the dollar's retreat and needs to strengthen its financial...
Danish Central Banker Sees Economy Riding Out Turbulent Start to Year
Date: February 9, 2026
By Marc Jones COVENTRY, England, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The transatlantic crisis over Greenland and latest stock market rout of weight-loss drug giant Novo Nordisk are not expected to seriously dent...
Palace Ready to Help UK Police in Any Inquiry Into King's Brother Andrew
Date: February 9, 2026
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles, shared official British trade documents with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, leaking information to the late sex...
Russia's Lavrov Sees No 'bright Future' for Economic Ties With U.S
Date: February 9, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia remains open for cooperation with the United States but is not hopeful about economic ties despite Washington's ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war, Russian Foreign...

Iran Arrests at Least Four Reform Front Politicians
Date: February 9, 2026
DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Islamic Iran Nation's Union Party sought the release of secretary-general Azar Mansouri, the Shargh newspaper said on Monday, after her arrest along with other members of...

Hong Kong's Legal Clampdown on Jimmy Lai, Tycoon and China Critic
Date: February 9, 2026
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Monday sentenced media tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail for two counts of conspiracy to...
