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Azerbaijan issues strong protest to Russia over lawmaker's comments on Karabakh trial
Russian foreign minister accuses Ukraine of assassination attempt on top Russian general in Moscow
ECB's Kocher sees dollar weakness rather than euro strength
China open to talks with Lithuania after apparent change in Taiwan stance
Traders bet the ECB will stick with steady rates, keeping one eye on the euro
Date: February 5, 2026
By Samuel Indyk and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Euro zone markets remained confident on Thursday in the view that the European Central Bank would likely hold interest rates steady for...
US cuts contact with Polish parliament speaker over Trump 'insults'
Date: February 5, 2026
WARSAW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw cut off contact with Poland's parliament speaker on Thursday, accusing him of insulting Donald Trump after he criticised the president's...
Russian oil sellers cut prices in China to attract demand as India wavers
Date: February 5, 2026
By Siyi Liu SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Discounts on Russian oil exports to China widened to new records this week as sellers cut prices to lure demand from the world's top crude importer and offset...
Russia expels German diplomat, accuses Berlin of 'spy mania'
Date: February 5, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it had expelled a German diplomat in response to what it said was Berlin's unfounded expulsion of a Russian diplomat accused...
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...
Ukraine, Russia end second round of peace talks with agreement on prisoner swap, new meeting
Date: February 5, 2026
KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia on Thursday started a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to discuss how to end their four-year-old war, top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov...