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US Vice President Vance heads to Armenia, Azerbaijan to push peace, trade
TBILISI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan this week to push a Washington-brokered peace agreement that could transform energy and trade routes in the strategic South Caucasus region.
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Fifty-three migrants dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya, IOM says
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, were dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on Monday.
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Rubio to lead US delegation to Munich Security Conference, chairman says
BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead "a sizeable delegation" of U.S. officials to the Munich Security Conference this weekend, the head of the annual gathering of security experts and policymakers said on Monday.
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Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after string of avalanche deaths
MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Italy's Alpine rescue service on Monday urged "maximum caution" after avalanches claimed 11 lives in seven days, as exceptionally unstable snow conditions threaten large parts of the Alps.
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King Charles' brother Andrew shared UK trade files with Epstein, emails indicate
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles, shared official British trade documents with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, leaking information to the late sex offender from his role as a government envoy, emails appear to show.
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Britain's Prince William to meet Saudi crown prince on official visit
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William will meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting on Monday, an official trip on behalf of the government to deepen ties with the country.
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Lebanon's Tripoli building collapse kills 14
Feb 9 (Reuters) - The death toll from the collapse of residential buildings in the Lebanese city of Tripoli rose to 14 after search and rescue operations ended, Lebanon's National News Agency said on Monday citing the civil defence chief.
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Russian drone attacks on Ukraine kill four, including mother and child
KYIV, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russian overnight drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people, including a mother and her 10-year-old son, and knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.
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Landslide election win clears path for Japan's Takaichi to deliver tax cuts
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi renewed a pledge on Monday to cut a sales tax on food, after a historic election win brightened chances for stimulus measures that have rattled financial markets.
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South Korean military helicopter crashes during training, killing two
SEOUL, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A South Korean Army AH-1S Cobra attack helicopter crashed on Monday during a training flight in the northern county of Gapyeong, killing both crew members on board, the country's military said.
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Venezuela to move just-freed opposition politician to house arrest
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities on Sunday said they were seeking court approval to put prominent opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa under house arrest, shortly after he was seized by armed men in Caracas in what his son called a kidnapping.
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New Zealand mosque shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty
Feb 9 (Reuters) - A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand seven years ago said on Monday that he was irrational when he pleaded guilty, local media reported, as he sought to overturn his conviction in a New Zealand court.
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Thailand's ruling party readies for coalition talks after big election win
BANGKOK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Thailand faced a realignment of conservative politics on Monday, with coalition talks expected to start soon after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's party clinched a stronger-than-expected victory in general elections.
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Ghislaine Maxwell won't answer questions during congressional deposition, lawmaker says
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell intends to refuse to answer questions at a Monday deposition before the House's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, according to a Sunday letter from U.S. Representative Ro Khanna.
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U.S. retains figure skating team gold at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
MILAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) --The United States successfully defended its title in the figure skating team event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday, with Japan finishing a close second and host Italy taking bronze.
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Austria's Karl wins men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Austria's Benjamin Karl won the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, while host nation Italy - led by seven-time Olympian Roland Fischnaller - fell short of the podium.
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Britain, U.S., Italy and Sweden reach mixed doubles curling semis at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Britain, the United States, Italy and Sweden secured spots in the semifinals of the mixed doubles curling competition at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Sunday.
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Nicaragua scraps visa-free entry to Cubans
MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Nicaragua has ended visa‑free entry for Cuban citizens effective Sunday, ending a policy that allowed thousands of Cubans to transit the Central American country in recent years on their journey north to the United States.
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Germany's Langenhan claims men's singles luge gold at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Germany's multiple-time world champion Max Langenhan won the men's singles luge gold medal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Sunday, delivering a dominant performance through all four runs.
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"Send Help" tops North American box office for 2nd consecutive weekend
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Twentieth Century Studios' thriller "Send Help" stayed atop the North American box office chart with an estimated 10 million U.S. dollars this weekend as the Super Bowl took a chunk out of the box office.
