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Portugal's Interior Minister Resigns Over Storm Response
Violent Protests Break Out in Albania Over Allegations of Government Graft
Britain to Invest up to $1.4 Billion in Community Energy Projects
Landslide Election Win Clears Path for Japan's Takaichi to Deliver Tax Cuts

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...
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...
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...

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...
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...
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...
