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France and Canada deepen Arctic ties with Greenland consulates
NUUK, Greenland Feb 6 (Reuters) – France and Canada will open consulates in Greenland’s capital Nuuk on Friday, deepening Arctic ties amid rising geopolitical tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Exclusive-Some UAE companies pull out of defence show in Saudi Arabia as tensions linger
DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Some UAE companies have pulled out of a major defence show taking place in Saudi Arabia, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told […]
Olympics-Italy’s Meloni plays down ICE agent furore as she meets Vance
MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Milan on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, using […]
Russian foreign minister accuses Ukraine of assassination attempt on top Russian general in Moscow
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Ukraine of being behind an assassination attempt on a top Russian general in Moscow, something he said […]
Canada sends AIM missiles for Ukraine air defences, Ukrainian minister says
Feb 6 (Reuters) – Canada is supplying AIM missiles to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences, Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote on X on Friday, adding that delivery is already under […]
Death toll in Pakistan’s Islamabad mosque suicide bombing rises to 31
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (Reuters) – At least 31 people were killed and 169 wounded in a suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad on […]
Suicide bomber kills 12 at mosque in Pakistan’s capital, police say
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people during Friday prayers in a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad, two police officials […]
Former French minister Lang summoned over Epstein links, source says
PARIS, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Pressure rose on Friday on former French culture minister Jack Lang to resign as president of the Arab World Institute over his ties to late […]
Ukraine seeks to soften key condition for new IMF loan, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 6 (Reuters) – Ukraine is seeking to soften an unpopular tax bill demanded by the International Monetary Fund as a condition to unlock more than $8 billion under a […]
Top Russian general is shot and rushed to hospital in Moscow
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A senior Russian military officer, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, was rushed to hospital after being shot in Moscow on Friday, investigators said, in the latest of […]