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Italian Region Resists US Pressure to Curb Use of Cuban Doctors
UK Must Be Tough to Reverse Productivity Slippage, Bcg Says
Soccer-FA Won't Take Action Against Man Utd Owner Ratcliffe Over Immigration Remarks
Analysis-Rising UK Youth Unemployment Tests Government Over Wage Pledge
Olympics-After Milano Cortina, Veneto's Former Governor Pushes Venice Bid for 2036, 2040 Games
Date: February 19, 2026
By Sara Rossi CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - In the wake of the Milano Cortina Olympics, the former governor of the Veneto region wants to put forward the city of Venice and the surrounding...
French Anti-Trust Raids Paris Taxi Operator, France Inter Reports
Date: February 19, 2026
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - France's anti-trust watchdog raided Paris's largest taxi operator G7 on Tuesday as part on investigation opened after a complaint by ride-hailing company Uber Technologies,...
Sanctions Inhibit Development of U.S.-Russian Economic Ties, Kremlin Says
Date: February 19, 2026
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Sanctions on Moscow inhibit the development of good U.S.-Russian economic and trade ties, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Thursday. "...
Trump Accuses UK PM Starmer of 'big Mistake' on Diego Garcia Air Base Deal
Date: February 19, 2026
WASHINGTON/LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was making a big mistake by entering into a lease on the Indian Ocean...
Germany's Merz Joins Calls for Social Media Limits for Children
Date: February 19, 2026
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed growing calls in Germany for controls on access to social media platforms by children, saying he had become increasingly persuaded of the...
Ukraine's Ex-Military Chief Zaluzhnyi Reveals New Details of Rift With Zelenskiy
Date: February 18, 2026
KYIV, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's popular ex-military chief has provided new details of a rift with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, threatening to deepen a long-simmering conflict between the two...