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Olympics-Italy's Meloni plays down ICE agent furore as she meets Vance
FinanceBerlin airport slowly reopens after black ice grounds flights
Italian police to get new arrest powers after Turin riot
Slovenia prepares legislation to ban social media for under-15s
Spain's Sanchez: we won't be swayed by tech oligarchs on social media ban
Date: February 5, 2026
MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Tech companies will not sway the will of the Spanish government as it intends to ban young people from social media platforms, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday,...
UK's Starmer apologises to Epstein victims over Mandelson, but comes out fighting
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday and said he was sorry for having believed the "lies" of Peter Mandelson who he...
Storm Leonardo flooding kills man in Portugal, woman swept away in Spain
Date: February 5, 2026
MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One man died in Portugal after flood waters engulfed his car and in Spain, a girl was dragged away by a river after trying to rescue her dog, as Storm Leonardo lashed the...
'Nobody wants to die': Ukrainians flee from southeast as Russia lurches forward
Date: February 4, 2026
By Serhiy Chalyi TAVRIISKE, Ukraine, Feb 4 (Reuters) - In the last few weeks, buses have stopped running to the village of Tavriiske in southeast Ukraine from the major city of Zaporizhzhia, some 50...
Russian comedian jailed nearly six years over war veteran joke
Date: February 4, 2026
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on Wednesday over a joke he made about a legless war veteran,...
Italy budget watchdog UPB raises 2026 GDP growth to 0.7%, lowers 2027
Date: February 4, 2026
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Italy's economy is estimated to grow by 0.7% both this year and next, the parliamentary budget watchdog UPB said on Wednesday, upgrading its 2026 estimate and...