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Texas Democrat's win a 'wake-up call' for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A Democratic candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republicans for the first time in de...
Feb 01, 2026
Syria arrests group behind Mezzeh airport attacks, weapons traced to Hezbollah
DAMASCUS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Syria said on Sunday it had detained a group behind recent rocket attacks on the Mezzeh military airport in Damascus, with investigators tracing the weapons to Iran-backed ...
Feb 01, 2026
Czechs rally to support president in his growing rift with government
PRAGUE, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Czechs rallied on Sunday in support of President Peter Pavel after he refused to approve the nomination of a minister to the new eurosceptic coalition go...
Feb 01, 2026
Top US, Israeli generals meet at Pentagon amid soaring Iran tensions
Feb 1 (Reuters) - The top U.S. and Israeli generals held talks at the Pentagon on Friday amid soaring tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity....
Feb 01, 2026
Portugal launches $3 billion package to help rebuild after storm Kristin
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Portugal's government approved a 2.5 billion euro ($3.0 billion) package of loans and incentives on Sunday to help people and businesses rebuild after the...
Feb 01, 2026
Russian drone strike kills 12 miners in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, officials say
KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, energy firm DTEK and govern...
Feb 01, 2026
Death toll of Swiss New Year bar blaze rises to 41
ZURICH, Feb 1 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old injured in the New Year bar fire in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana has died, Swiss authorities said on Sunday, taking the death toll of one of the worst di...
Feb 01, 2026
Venezuela releases 30 prisoners including activists, says rights group
Feb 1 (Reuters) - More than 30 people in Venezuela considered to be "political prisoners" were released on Sunday, legal rights group Foro Penal said, as part of a prisoner release process that famili...
Feb 01, 2026
Iranian official says Revolutionary Guards have no plan to hold military exercises in the Gulf
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guards have no plan to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as reported by some media outlets earlier this week, an I...
Feb 01, 2026
Pope Leo urges US and Cuba to engage in sincere dialogue
VATICAN CITY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for "sincere and effective dialogue" to prevent ...
Feb 01, 2026
