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US envoys juggle two crisis talks, raising questions about prospects for success
(Refiles to fix spelling of Kushner in paragraph 17) By Matt Spetalnick, Olivia Le Poidevin and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/GENEVA/DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Even for a U.S. president long fixated on deal...
Feb 17, 2026
Man arrested after running toward US capitol with loaded shotgun, say police
Feb 17 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man ran toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun on Tuesday before police arrested him without incident, said U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan. The mot...
Feb 17, 2026
Peru's congress votes to oust President Jeri
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Peru's Congress on Tuesday ousted President Jose Jeri after just four months in office, following a scandal over undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, continuing a revolv...
Feb 17, 2026
Talks on Ukraine war settlement were tense, to continue, source tells Russian agencies
Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S.-mediated talks in Geneva with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators on a settlement to the Ukraine war were tense and are to continue on Wednesday, Russian news agencies quoted a s...
Feb 17, 2026
Lithuania's Vilnius airport resumes operations after suspected balloons force traffic restrictions
HELSINKI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Lithuania's Vilnius airport has resumed operations after a short closure due to weather balloons from Belarus entering its airspace on Tuesday night, airport operator said...
Feb 17, 2026
French police arrest hard-left members over killing of far-right activist
PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Four people, including an aide to a French hard-left lawmaker, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing of a far-right activist that has jolted the count...
Feb 17, 2026
Russian official acknowledges Starlink systems down for two weeks
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Starlink terminals used by the Russian military have not been in operation for two weeks, but the disconnection has had no effect on its drone operations, a senior Russian military ...
Feb 17, 2026
Turkey's Erdogan says Israel's recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody
ANKARA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Israel's recognition of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland would not benefit Somaliland or the region. In December, E...
Feb 17, 2026
Independent UN body condemns 'vicious attacks' on UN expert on Palestinian rights
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - An independent United Nations body on Tuesday condemned what it described as vicious attacks based on disinformation by several European ministers agai...
Feb 17, 2026
Hezbollah rejects disarmament plan and government's four-month timeline
By Laila Bassam and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Armed group Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government's decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second pha...
Feb 17, 2026
