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Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to higher defence spending, says Babis

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

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