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Ex-aide to Georgia's most powerful man released early from prison after guilty plea
By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A former aide to Georgia's most powerful man, who had been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for embezzling cryptocurrency from his former boss...
Feb 18, 2026
Britain issues removal orders to four who landed on Chagos atoll
NAIROBI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - British authorities on Wednesday issued removal orders against four Chagossians who landed this week on a remote atoll in the Chagos Archipelago in a move they hoped would ...
Feb 18, 2026
Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead
By Jenna Greene, Fred Greaves and Rich McKay TRUCKEE, California, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Eight backcountry skiers died when their tour group was overtaken by a football field-sized avalanche in a remote s...
Feb 18, 2026
Four South Africans lured into fighting for Russia in Ukraine return home, SABC reports
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Four South African men who got trapped in Ukraine's Donbas region after being lured into fighting alongside Russian forces there returned home on Wednesday, public bro...
Feb 18, 2026
Fire breaks out near Iran's capital Tehran, state media says
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A fire broke out in Iran's Parand near the capital city Tehran, state media reported on Wednesday, publishing videos of smoke rising over the area which is close to several m...
Feb 18, 2026
Kosovo's Thaci defends innocence ahead of Hague war crimes ruling
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Kosovo's former President Hashim Thaci told judges at his war crimes trial in The Hague on Wednesday that justice cannot be served by "prosecuting the inno...
Feb 18, 2026
Exclusive-Congo offers tantalum deposit under M23 control to US in minerals pact, document shows
By Ange Kasongo and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila KINSHASA/DAKAR, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo added the rebel-held Rubaya coltan mine, one of the world's richest tantalum deposits,...
Feb 18, 2026
Iranian mourning ceremonies prompt new crackdowns in echo of 1979 revolution
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Iranians have returned to the streets this week to mourn those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations, sparking some ne...
Feb 18, 2026
Denmark's king visits Greenland, showing unity in the face of Trump threats
COPENHAGEN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Denmark's King Frederik arrived in Nuuk on Wednesday as he embarked on his second visit to Greenland within a year, underscoring unity with the Danish territory in the f...
Feb 18, 2026
Poland issues European arrest warrant for former deputy minister granted asylum in Hungary
WARSAW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Poland has issued a European Arrest Warrant for former deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski who was granted asylum in Hungary, as Warsaw pursues PiS-era officials accus...
Feb 18, 2026
