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Witkoff, Iran's Araqchi to discuss possible nuclear deal on Friday, US official says
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi plan to meet on Friday in Istanbul to discuss a possible nuclear deal...
Feb 02, 2026
Explainer-Olympics-Can transgender athletes compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Games?
By Karolos Grohmann MILAN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics opens on Friday, bringing the world's top athletes together in the biggest winter sports show on earth. The Games will be ...
Feb 02, 2026
Truck traffic at Cargill facility in northern Brazil blocked by protesters
SAO PAULO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Protesters have been blocking truck traffic at the entrance of Cargill's Santarem grain terminal in northern Brazil, according to a company statement in response to Reuter...
Feb 02, 2026
Karachi building fire near recent blaze site put out, govt spokesperson says
KARACHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Firefighters put out a fire in a commercial building in Pakistan's Karachi on Monday, close to the site where a deadly blaze killed dozens last month, provincial government ...
Feb 02, 2026
Olympics-U.S. hospitality space changes name from 'Ice House' to 'Winter House' following protests
By Rory Carroll and Agnieszka Flak MILAN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic officials have changed the name of an athlete hospitality space at the Milano Cortina Games from "Ice House" to "Winter House,"...
Feb 02, 2026
Jesus gets a makeover as Sistine Chapel artwork undergoes restoration
VATICAN CITY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Sometimes even God needs a bit of a makeover. Michelangelo's "Last Judgment", a Renaissance masterwork in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel that depicts the Second Coming of...
Feb 02, 2026
Gun-wielding IS militants roamed freely on airport tarmac during Niger attack, footage shows
DAKAR, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants set off explosions and roamed freely among passenger planes during an attack at Niger's main international airport, according to footage distributed by...
Feb 02, 2026
Kyrgyzstan seeks talks with EU over report that bloc considers sanctions over Russia trade
ALMATY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's government said on Monday that it is seeking talks with the European Union, after Bloomberg reported last week that the bloc is planning the first-ever use of it...
Feb 02, 2026
Pakistan's India boycott splits fans as politics overshadows cricket
By Ariba Shahid and Muhammad Waseem KARACHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Pakistan's decision to boycott its Twenty20 World Cup match against India has drawn widespread support from fans and administrators who h...
Feb 02, 2026
Russian captain found guilty over crew member's death in US tanker crash
By Sam Tobin LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off the east coast of Britain in March last year was found guilty in a London court on Mo...
Feb 02, 2026
