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UK's foreign minister: US and Ukraine should deepen partnership
LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - British Foreign Minister David Lammy said on Saturday he would encourage U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to deepen their partnership in the future."I would encourage Donald Trump and the Ukrainians to look very carefully at a dee...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Biathlon-Norway's Thingnes Boe crushes field to grab sprint gold
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Johannes Thingnes Boe outclassed the field to win gold for Norway in the men's 10km sprint at the International Biathlon Union World Championships on Saturday, with Campbell Wright clinching a shock silver for the United States. The New Zealand-born A...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Uber accuses DoorDash of anticompetitive practices in lawsuit
By Gnaneshwar RajanFeb 15 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies UBER.N has filed a lawsuit against DoorDashDASH.O, accusing the online delivery firm of anticompetitive practices, leading to higher costs for both restaurants and customers. In a filing in California Superior Court in San Francisco on Friday,...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Tennis-Sinner accepts three-month doping ban after settlement with WADA
Sinner accepts doping ban from February 9 to May 4Italian can return to training on April 13WADA withdraws appeal to Court of Arbitration for SportAdds PTPA statement, detailsBy Rohith Nair and Shrivathsa Sridhar Feb 15 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-mo...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Alpine skiing-Rast wins slalom gold as Shiffrin misses out
Rast wins women's slalom gold in Swiss one-twoHoldener takes silver, Liensberger bronze for AustriaShiffrin goes from third after first run to fifthAmerican misses out on a slalom medal for first time Adds quotes and detail SAALBACH, Austria, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Camille Rast won slalom g...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
French foreign minister: Europe faces tough decisions to tackle threats and ensure its security
MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Europe will need to make tough choices and sacrifices in order to deal with the threats facing it and to ensure its security, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference."We need to prepare. We will have to face difficult...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Germany's Scholz rebukes Vance, defends Europe's stance on hate speech and far right
US Vice President irks Europe with remarks on hate speechScholz defends German parties' refusal to work with AfDGermany holds national election on February 23Adds French minister in paragraphs 9-10, other detail, 13By Andreas Rinke and Ingrid Melander MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - German Chancel...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
EU trade chief to travel to Washington on Monday for tariff talks
BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic will travel to Washington on Monday, said the European Commission, for meetings with U.S. counterparts expected to focus on threatened U.S. tariffs.U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to impose tariffs of 25% on all steel an...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
G7 ministers link future Russia sanctions to good faith talks
MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - G7 foreign ministers agreed on Saturday to continuing working together to get a strong peace deal for Ukraine with robust security guarantees and linked future sanctions on Russia to good faith negotiations by Moscow. "Any new, additional sanctions after February shou...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Turkish competition board fines Frito Lay Gida 1.3 bln lira for preventing competitors
ANKARA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Turkey's competition board said on Saturday it had fined Frito Lay Gida 1.3 billion lira ($35.90 million) over violation of the country's competition law.In a statement, the competition board said that Frito Lay Gida violated the competition law by preventing its c...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Rubio says U.S. wants stable relationship with South Korea, South Korean ministry says
SEOUL, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told South Korea's Foreign Minister that the United States wants to maintain a stable trust relationship with South Korea regardless of the domestic situation of either country, the South Korean ministry said in a statement on Friday....Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Zelenskiy calls for European army to deter Russia, earn US respect
Remarks come at Munich Security Conference of influential political and military leadersUkrainian leader Europe says can no longer be sure of US protectionZelenskiy predicts Putin will try use Trump as 'prop' at Moscow parade marking World War Two victoryOther European countries could face R...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
German opposition leader joins rebuke of Vance criticism
FRANKFURT, Feb 15 (Reuters) - German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz on Saturday joined his domestic political rivals in condemning U.S. Vice President JD Vance's attack on Europe's stance toward hate speech and the far right."We stick to the rules imposed by our democratic...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Trump offered them a buyout. Here's why they took it
By Jessica DiNapoli and Julia Harte Feb 15 (Reuters) - Some of the 75,000 U.S. federal workers who the Office of Personnel Management says accepted a resignation buyout offer were ready to retire anyway. Others were motivated by looming federal workforce cuts or an order to return to the office.M...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
ANALYSIS-As Trump shakes Justice Department, deeply conservative prosecutors head for exits
Prosecutor Sassoon quit rather than drop case against NYC mayor Sassoon is member of conservative Federalist Society Her exit illustrates tensions between traditional Republican legal movement and TrumpBy Jack Queen, Mike Spector, Luc Cohen and Sarah N. Lynch NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Presiden...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
US Defense Secretary Hegseth's Europe debut irks allies, wins Trump's nod
Hegseth was on his first international trip since taking officeComments were criticized by Europeans, some Republican lawmakersTrump backed Hegseth on UkraineBy Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attention-grabbing overseas debut m...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin in hunt for record 16th world championship medal
SAALBACH, Austria, Feb 15 (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin was in the hunt for a record 16th Alpine Skiing World Championships medal on Saturday after going third fastest in the first run of the final women's slalom led by Switzerland's Camille Rast.Shiffrin took her record-equalling ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Zelenskiy: Ukraine won't accept deals reached behind our backs
Adds quote, context, changes dateline to MUNICH MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday Ukraine would never accept any peace deals reached behind its back or without Kyiv's involvement - an implicit message to U.S. President Donald Trump as he strives to end ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
China calls for all stakeholders in Ukraine war to be in peace process
China says Europe's role crucial in peace talksChina views all efforts to end war positivelyEurope blindsided by Trump's phone calls to Putin, ZelenskiyChina says ready to enhance strategic communication with EUUpdates Friday's story on Feb. 15 with Wang's comment to EU's Kallas ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
