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Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to higher defence spending, says Babis
PRAGUE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending despite rising NATO targets, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday, […]
UN World Food Programme chief Cindy McCain to step down for health reasons
ROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain plans to step down from the role in three months to focus on […]
Cindy McCain announces departure as head of UN World Food Programme
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Cindy McCain intends to step down as head of the United Nations World Food Programme, she said on Thursday, months after she suffered a mild […]
Denmark to hold parliamentary election as Frederiksen bets on Greenland crisis boost
COPENHAGEN, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Denmark will hold a parliamentary election on March 24, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Thursday, seeking to capitalise on a surge in support for […]
RSF-led violence in al-Fashir bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’, say key UN nations
Feb 26 (Reuters) – Violence by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir bears “the hallmarks of genocide”, the foreign ministers of the Sudan core group […]
Grenfell families urge UK government to preserve tower’s walls bearing handprints
LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Family members of those who died in London’s 2017 Grenfell Tower fire called on Thursday for the government to preserve sections of its stairwell walls […]
Most Americans back Trump’s deportation goals but not his tactics, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Most Americans share President Donald Trump’s view that immigrants living illegally in the U.S. should be deported, but generally disapprove of his hard-line tactics, including […]
CEO of World Economic Forum quits after Epstein ties scrutinised
ZURICH, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said on Thursday he was stepping down, a few weeks after the forum launched […]
Exclusive-ICE struggles to vet recruits amid US immigration enforcement push, internal email shows
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push and is laying out a process […]
Almost 8,000 died on migration routes in 2025 but toll likely far higher, says UN agency
BRUSSELS – Feb 26 (Reuters) – Almost 8,000 people died or went missing last year on perilous migration routes such as across the Mediterranean and Horn of Africa, but the […]