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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA

Israeli airstrikes kill 9 in Gaza, including tent camp, Palestinian officials say

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) - At least nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the northern and southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian civil defence and health officials said, in what Israel's military called a response to Hamas ceasefire violations.

USA-RUBIO-EUROPE

Rubio to visit eastern Europe, bolster ties with pro-Trump leaders

MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to begin a two-day trip on Sunday, to bolster ties with Slovakia and Hungary, whose conservative leaders, often at odds with other European Union countries, have warm ties with President Donald Trump.

U.S.

USA-TRUMP-MIGRATION-DETENTION

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.

USA-COURT-REDISTRICTING

How the US Supreme Court set the stage for partisan gerrymandering arms race
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings allowing starkly partisan voting maps to be used in the November midterm elections crucial to Donald Trump's presidency highlight how a 2019 decision by the justices helped supercharge a political practice that polling shows most Americans oppose.

BUSINESS

ECB-POLICY-EURO

ECB makes euro backstop global to bolster currency's role

FRANKFURT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank unveiled plans on Saturday to widen access to its euro liquidity backstop, making it globally available and permanent in a bid to bolster the international role of the single currency.

INDIA-AI-NVIDIA

Nvidia CEO Huang won't attend India AI summit next week, company says

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab CEO Jensen Huang will not be travelling to India next week for a India AI Impact Summit, which global technology industry and political leaders are likely to attend, the company said on Saturday.

SPORTS

OLYMPICS-2026-VONN

Olympics-Vonn leaves Italian hospital, heading to Treviso airport, sources say

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn was discharged on Sunday from the Italian hospital where she was admitted a week ago after the horrific crash that ended her Olympic comeback, two sources close to the matter said.

OLYMPICS-2026-PAYMENTS

Visa-only Games highlights Europe's payments headache

MILAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Anyone trying to buy a souvenir at the official Olympic stores at the Milano Cortina Games will have been exposed to an issue troubling Europe's policymakers: the dominance of foreign payment providers and the fading role of cash.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-RUBIO/EUROPE-BRATISLAVA (PIX) (TV)

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio to travel to Slovakia on Europe tour

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Germany, Slovakia and Hungary on February 13-16 to attend the Munich Security Conference and hold bilateral talks with counterparts on a range of topics including energy and NATO commitments.
The top U.S. diplomat will be in Bratislava on February 15 and will then travel to Budapest on February 16. "In Bratislava, Secretary Rubio will meet with key members of the Slovak government to advance shared regional security interests, strengthen bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy and energy diversification, and support Slovakia’s military modernization and NATO commitments," the Department said.

15 Feb 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

USA-RUBIO/EUROPE-BUDAPEST (PIX) (TV)

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio to travel to Hungary on Europe tour

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Germany, Slovakia and Hungary on February 13-16 to attend the Munich Security Conference and hold bilateral talks with counterparts on a range of topics including energy and NATO commitments.
The top U.S. diplomat will be in Budapest on February 16. In Budapest, Rubio will meet with "key Hungarian officials to bolster Washington's shared bilateral and regional interests, including our commitment to peace processes to resolve global conflicts and to the U.S.-Hungary energy partnership."

16 Feb

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/ROSE (PIX) (TV)

Oscar-nominee Sandra Hueller attends the Berlinale photo call and press conference for her new film 'Rose'

Oscar-nominee Sandra Hueller joins director Markus Schleinzer for the Berlinale photo call and press conference for their new film 'Rose'.

15 Feb 12:55 ET / 12:55 GMT

FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/THE BALLAD OF JUDAS PRIEST (PIX)

Members of Judas Priest premiere a documentary about the heavy metal band in Berlin

Members of 'Judas Priest' premiere a documentary about the British heavy metal band at the Berlin Film Festival.

15 Feb 17:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

PERU-ECONOMY/GROWTH (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Peru monthly GDP

State statistics agency Inei releases monthly economic growth data.

15 Feb 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

CHINA-ECONOMY/SERVICES (PIX) (TV)

ANALYSIS-Winter economy emerges as poster child for China's stimulus tilt to services

Beijing has been signalling a shift in its policy focus to services this year as it tries to redirect some stimulus from sometimes-wasteful investments on transport, housing and industrial infrastructure to potentially more productive areas. But it is using the same old supply-side playbook, hoping that the "build it and they will come" approach that fostered the rise of megacities like Shenzhen or the advanced manufacturing clusters throughout the country can also be applied to services and analysts caution that this can bring to the sector the same overcapacity issues that taint China's export-focused economy today.

16 Feb 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

SPORTS

OLYMPICS-2026-FIGURESKATING/

Olympics - Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games - Figure Skating - Russia's Petrosian brings big jumps, bigger unknowns to Olympic debut

Russian teenager Adeliia Petrosian heads to Milano Cortina Olympics as an untested but technically loaded Olympic wild card, with former skaters saying her quad-and-Axel firepower could put her on the podium if she delivers under intense scrutiny.

16 Feb

OLYMPICS-2026/HOSPITALITY (TV)

Olympics - Interview with On Location CEO Paul Caine

Paul Caine, CEO of On Location, the official hospitality provider for LA28, speaks to Reuters about lessons learned at the Milano Cortina Olympics and creating affordable packages for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.

16 Feb