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Image for US wants Russia, Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelenskiy saysFinance

US wants Russia, Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelenskiy says

Image for Exclusive-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy WaltzHeadlines

Exclusive-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy Waltz

Image for Germany's Merz says EU willing to talk to Russia, but will not hold 'parallel' talksHeadlines

Germany's Merz says EU willing to talk to Russia, but will not hold 'parallel' talks

Image for UN Security Council to exempt sanctions on humanitarian aid for North Korea, source saysHeadlines

UN Security Council to exempt sanctions on humanitarian aid for North Korea, source says

Image for Norway police open investigation into ex-prime minister Jagland over Epstein files

Norway police open investigation into ex-prime minister Jagland over Epstein files

Date: February 5, 2026

OSLO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Norway's economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into former prime minister and chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee,...

Image for US cuts contact with Polish parliament speaker over Trump 'insults'

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...

Image for Activists plan new, bigger flotilla to try to bring aid to Gaza

Activists plan new, bigger flotilla to try to bring aid to Gaza

Date: February 5, 2026

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Activists behind a flotilla intercepted at sea last year by Israel while trying to bring aid to Gaza will try again this year, expecting more than twice as...

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US, Russia to reestablish military-to-military talks

Date: February 5, 2026

Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said that Washington and Moscow on Thursday agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue, following talks in Abu Dhabi, over four years after...

Image for Irish attorney general raises concerns on sanctioning services in Israeli settlements

Irish attorney general raises concerns on sanctioning services in Israeli settlements

Date: February 5, 2026

DUBLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's top government lawyer has raised several "significant" legal and practical issues in long-awaited advice on whether planned curbs on trade with Israeli settlements...

Image for UN rights chief appeals for $400 million as crises mount and funding shrinks

UN rights chief appeals for $400 million as crises mount and funding shrinks

Date: February 5, 2026

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk appealed for $400 million on Thursday to address mounting human rights needs in countries such as Sudan and Myanmar,...