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Exclusive-Italy, France and Germany to lead EU critical materials stockpiling plan, sources say

By Pratima Desai and Julia Payne LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The European Union is pushing ahead with...

4th February, 2026

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Factbox-What are Iran's ballistic missile capabilities?

By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Iran, which is set to resume nuclear talks with the Unite...

4th February, 2026

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Olympics- Fears over ICE role at Milano Cortina 'completely unfounded', minister says

ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel deployed for the Milano C...

4th February, 2026

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Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to resume some Red Sea transits with naval escorts

COPENHAGEN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Shipping groups Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will change the routing of one...

3rd February, 2026

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Kremlin says it has heard no statements from India on halting Russian oil purchases

MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it had heard no statements from India about ha...

3rd February, 2026

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Poland detains Defence Ministry employee suspected of collaborating with Russia, Onet reports

WARSAW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Poland's Military Counterintelligence Service has detained an employee of...

3rd February, 2026

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Oil prices climb 2% after US shoots down Iranian drone, worries about armed boats

Feb 3(Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Tuesday as market participants weighed the possibility of...

3rd February, 2026

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US to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he had agreed on a trade de...

2nd February, 2026

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UK imposes sanctions on Iranian officials over deadly protests

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it added 11 new designations under its Iran sanctio...

2nd February, 2026

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Ukraine's electricity imports jump 40% to record 894 gigawatt hours in January

KYIV, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine's electricity imports jump by 40% in January 2026 versus December 20...

2nd February, 2026

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EU's Russian gas import ban legally sound, will end 'blackmail', Energy Commissioner says

MADRID, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The European Union's decision last week to ban Russian gas imports was "10...

2nd February, 2026

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Global factory activity improves on growing demand

By Leika Kihara and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU/TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Global factory activity improv...

2nd February, 2026