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Starmer says UK could explore closer ties with EU single market in some sectors
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that the UK must explore areas where it could move closer to the European Union's single market."We want to work together to lead a generational shift in defence industrial cooperation," he said at the Munich...Reuters
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INSIGHT-Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
Detained immigrants have filed more than 20,000 lawsuits seeking their releaseTrump administration continues detentions despite court rulingsSheer scale of the lawsuits threatens to clog the judicial systemAbout 700 Justice Department attorneys deployed to represent the government in immigration cas...Reuters
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China’s ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI model for 'agent era'
China's ByteDance releases new AI model Doubao 2.0ByteDance's release anticipates DeepSeek's unveiling of new productDoubao most-used AI chatbot app in China but facing pressure from Alibaba's QwenBy Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - China's ByteDance has rolled out...Reuters
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UK's Starmer says we must build 'hard power' at European security conference
Feb 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed the need to build "hard power" and be ready to fight if necessary, speaking on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference aimed at bolstering European defence and diplomatic ties. "We are not at a crossroads today, the r...Reuters
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Berlin Film Festival entry 'Yellow Letters' sends warning about democracy, says director
Film competing against 21 others for top Golden Bear prizeDirector's previous film was Germany's Oscar entry 'Yellow Letters' set in Turkey but filmed in GermanyBy Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Berlin Film Festival marriage drama "Yellow Letters" should serve a...Reuters
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Swiss Fiala out for tournament, federation says
By Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 14 - Switzerland forward Kevin Fiala is out of the Olympic tournament with a lower leg injury after being taken off on a stretcher during Friday's game against Canada, his country's ice hockey federation said.The winger for the Los Angeles Kings left the game wit...Reuters
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EU should 'bring to life' mutual defence pact, von der Leyen says
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The European Union should "bring to life" a mutual defence pact anchored in its founding treaty, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday."Mutual defence is not an optional task for the European Union...Reuters
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RPT-China's top diplomat warns against 'knee-jerk' calls for decoupling
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Saturday against "knee-jerk" calls for the United States to distance itself from China.Calling for a "positive and pragmatic" policy from Washington, he said the best outcome for both would be cooperation."The ...Reuters
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China's top diplomat warns against 'knee-jerk' calls for decoupling
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Saturday against "knee-jerk" calls for the United States to distance itself from China.Calling for a "positive and pragmatic" policy from Washington, he said the best outcome for both would be cooperation."The ...Reuters
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Rubio tells Munich security forum that US and Europe belong together
By Humeyra PamukMUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a message of unity to Europeans on Saturday, saying Washington does not intend to abandon the transatlantic alliance, but that Europe's leaders had made a number of policy mistakes and need to change course.Rubio...Reuters
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Rubio says US will not walk away from efforts to end Ukraine war
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday the United States would not walk away from its obligation to end the war in Ukraine, adding that the Russians were losing 7,000-8,000 soldiers a week.In an interview with Bloomberg in Munich, Rubio also said that Preside...Reuters
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Rubio says US testing whether Russia serious about ending Ukraine war
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday the United States would continue to push for a peace agreement in Ukraine but would have to see whether Russia really wanted to bring the fighting to an end."We don't know that the Russians are serious about endi...Reuters
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Rubio says United States and Europe "belong together" at Munich security forum
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a robust message of unity with Europe on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, saying Washington's destiny was intertwined with Europe and that it had no intention of abandoning the Transatlantic alliance.The keynote speec...Reuters
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China summons Western envoys in Hong Kong over Jimmy Lai sentencing criticism
BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry commissioner’s office in Hong Kong said on Saturday it had summoned the heads of the UK, U.S., Australian and European Union missions over their officials’ negative comments on Jimmy Lai’s sentencing.The office said it expressed "strong dissat...Reuters
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China to implement zero tariffs on imports from 53 African countries
BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - China will implement zero‑tariff treatment for imports from the 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, starting May 1, 2026, state media reported on Saturday.China will also continue to push for the negotiation and signing of joint economic partnersh...Reuters
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China’s ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI chatbot
BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - China’s ByteDance has rolled out its Doubao 2.0 chatbot, an upgrade of Doubao which is currently the country’s most widely used artificial intelligence app, according to QuestMobile, the company said on Saturday.One year after Chinese startup DeepSeek rattled the global t...Reuters
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Masked-prowler video tops sheriff's list of clues to Nancy Guthrie abduction
'That individual is who we're looking for,' Arizona sheriff saysRelease of video this week spawned nearly 5,000 calls with tipsSheriff says no proof of life or 'proof of death'By Rebecca Noble, Jana Winter and Jasper WardTUCSON, Arizona, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Arizona sheriff lea...Reuters
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LA28 chief Wasserman is putting his talent agency up for sale after Maxwell revelations, WSJ reports
Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman is putting his talent and marketing agency up for sale, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, following criticism for flirtatious email exchanges with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago.Wasser...Reuters
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Trump administration sued for attempted overhaul of public golf course in Washington
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A non-profit organization and two residents in Washington sued President Donald Trump's administration on Friday seeking to stop its attempted overhaul of a more than a century-old public golf course, a court filing showed.Since taking office i...Reuters
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