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Image for Portugal's Interior Minister resigns over storm responseHeadlines

Portugal's Interior Minister Resigns Over Storm Response

Image for Violent protests break out in Albania over allegations of government graftHeadlines

Violent Protests Break Out in Albania Over Allegations of Government Graft

Image for Britain to invest up to $1.4 billion in community energy projectsFinance

Britain to Invest up to $1.4 Billion in Community Energy Projects

Image for Landslide election win clears path for Japan's  Takaichi to deliver tax cutsFinance

Landslide Election Win Clears Path for Japan's Takaichi to Deliver Tax Cuts

Image for Italian PM Meloni slams 'illiberal drift' after comedian quits TV show

Italian PM Meloni Slams 'illiberal Drift' After Comedian Quits Tv Show

Date: February 8, 2026

By Crispian Balmer ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused centre-left opponents of trying to silence their critics in the entertainment world after a self-declared right...

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Czech Prime Minister in Favour of Social Media Ban for under-15s

Date: February 8, 2026

PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday he was in favour of banning the use of social media by children under 15, as a growing number of European countries consider...

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Distrust, Desertions, and Dwindling Bonuses Undermine Socialist Party’s Grip on Venezuela

Date: February 8, 2026

(Reuters) Feb 8 - On the edge of Venezuela’s main oil city Maracaibo, members of a local branch of the ruling socialist party went door-to-door in the weeks after U.S. forces captured President...

Image for Slovak prosecutor ends probe over fighter jets, air defence systems donated to Ukraine

Slovak Prosecutor Ends Probe Over Fighter Jets, Air Defence Systems Donated to Ukraine

Date: February 5, 2026

PRAGUE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A Slovak prosecutor on Thursday shut down investigations initiated by Prime Minister Robert Fico's government claiming that donations of fighter jets and air defence systems...

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Germany to Require Streaming Platforms to Invest in Local Production

Date: February 5, 2026

BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Germany will introduce investment requirements for streaming platforms and TV broadcasters and nearly double government funding for the domestic film industry to boost its...

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Analysis-Once Feted Mandelson Becomes Nightmare for Weakened UK PM Starmer

Date: February 5, 2026

By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to the United States was once...