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Almost 8,000 died on migration routes in 2025 but toll likely far higher, says UN agency
By Amina Ismail BRUSSELS - Feb 26 (Reuters) - Almost 8,000 people died or went missing last year on perilous migration routes such as across the Mediterranean and Horn of Africa, but the real toll is ...
Feb 26, 2026
Germany's Merz says challenges remain as he concludes inaugural China trip
By Andreas Rinke HANGZHOU, China, Feb 26 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrapped up his two-day visit to China on Thursday hailing "good cooperation" with Beijing but pointing to overcapa...
Feb 26, 2026
Belgium to deploy air-defence system in Antwerp Port to counter drone threats
BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Belgium is preparing to deploy an air-defence system at the port of Antwerp to counter the growing drone threat to critical infrastructure, a Defence Ministry spokesperson...
Feb 26, 2026
CEO of World Economic Forum quits after Epstein ties scrutinised
ZURICH, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said he was stepping down on Thursday, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation int...
Feb 26, 2026
Chinese influence operation targets Japan elections, Trump, other countries, US foundation says
By AJ Vicens, Hina Suzuki and Kentaro Sugiyama Feb 26 (Reuters) - In the days surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's February election win, several dozen X accounts linked to a Chinese m...
Feb 26, 2026
Exclusive-ICE struggles to vet recruits amid US immigration enforcement push, internal email shows
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push and is l...
Feb 26, 2026
Most Americans back Trump's deportation goals but not his tactics, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Most Americans share President Donald Trump's view that immigrants living illegally in the U.S. should be deported, but generally disapprove of his hard-l...
Feb 26, 2026
Poland is loyal US ally but can't be a "sucker", Sikorski says
By Barbara Erling WARSAW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. remains Poland's most important partner in military cooperation and Warsaw has been and will remain a loyal ally, but it can't be a "sucker", Poli...
Feb 26, 2026
UK visa issuance continues to fall, down 19% in 2025, government data shows
LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The number of work visas issued by Britain in the year to December 2025 fell by 19% from the previous year, government data showed on Thursday, reflecting the ongoing impact...
Feb 26, 2026
Explainer-US seeks deal to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear arsenal
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The United States hopes talks with Iran in Geneva will produce an agreement to prevent Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons, and President Donald Trump has am...
Feb 26, 2026
