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Sweden to make asylum seekers live in centres in further tightening of rules
Olympics-Anti-ICE protesters rally in Milan ahead of opening ceremony
Activists plan new, bigger flotilla to try to bring aid to Gaza
Slovenia prepares legislation to ban social media for under-15s
Instagram recovers after brief outage disrupts US users
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Instagram was down for more than 10,000 users in the U.S. on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were 10,108 incidents of...
Melania Trump says talks with Putin team continue to free Ukrainian kids
Date: February 4, 2026
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Melania Trump said on Wednesday she remains in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin's team in an effort to secure the return of...
Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, says Human Rights Watch
Date: February 4, 2026
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country's democracy, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday in its annual report, citing...
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,...
NatWest commits $13.7 billion to support UK social housing
Date: February 4, 2026
Feb 4 (Reuters) - NatWest on Wednesday said it would provide a package of 10 billion pounds ($13.72 billion) to the UK social housing sector by 2028 to support the delivery of affordable housing...
Soccer-Guardiola vows to speak up for victims of global conflicts
Date: February 4, 2026
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Pep Guardiola said he will continue to use his platform as Manchester City manager to speak up for victims of global conflicts and violence. Guardiola was speaking at a pre‑match...