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UK's Starmer apologises to Epstein victims over Mandelson, but comes out fighting
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a fierce attack on his former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson on Thursday, seeking to assuage anger from across British politics and saying he was sorry he had believed his "lies" before appointing him.
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Canada's Carney wins admiration globally but struggles to lower food costs at home
OTTAWA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has earned global admiration for openly declaring the end of a global order based on rules, but he has had far less success addressing a growing and more quotidian concern at home: the rising cost of food.
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Cape Town mayor considers running for leader of key South African coalition partner
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said on Thursday that he was considering running for the leadership of the Democratic Alliance, the second-biggest party in South Africa's coalition government.
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Ukraine hit infrastructure at Russian missile launch site, military says
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Thursday it had carried out a series of "successful" strikes in January on a launch site for Russian intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
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Russia expels German diplomat, accuses Berlin of 'spy mania'
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia expelled a German diplomat on Thursday in response to what it said was Berlin's groundless expulsion of a Russian diplomat last month and accused Germany of being in the grip of "spy mania".
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Large blaze breaks out at major German research centre
BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Firefighters are responding to a large blaze that broke out at a leading accelerator facility for research purposes in the south-western German city of Darmstadt on Thursday morning, according to police.
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One dead, a girl missing as Storm Leonardo batters Portugal and Spain
MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One man died in Portugal after flood waters engulfed his car and in Spain, a girl was dragged away by a river after trying to rescue her dog, as Storm Leonardo lashed the Iberian peninsula with heavy rains and strong winds on Thursday.
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Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack
ABUJA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in an overnight attack, his office said on Thursday.
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French Navy intercepts boat with cocaine in Caribbean
PARIS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The French Navy has intercepted a boat that was carrying cocaine and handed it over to the Barbadian authorities, France's Armed Forces Minister said on Thursday, as the United States and other countries step up their fight against drug trafficking.
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For Serbia's Muslim students, protest brings sense of belonging
NOVI PAZAR, Serbia, Feb 5(Reuters) - When Merima Avdic crossed a bridge over the Danube River to reach the city of Novi Sad in November, a Serbian flag in her hand, fireworks lit the sky and tens of thousands of protesting students cheered to welcome her and her peers.
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Cambodia asks France to provide historical evidence to help settle Thai border dispute
PHNOM PENH, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has asked France to provide historical documents to help resolve an enduring border dispute with Thailand that twice spilled over into armed conflict last year, Cambodia's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Ukraine, Russia end second round of peace talks with agreement on prisoner swap, new meeting
KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia concluded a second round of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday aimed at ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two, with the two sides conducting a major prisoner swap and agreeing to resume negotiations soon.
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Pakistani military concludes operation against separatists in Balochistan, 216 killed
KARACHI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan's military said on Thursday that it had concluded a week-long security operation against separatists in Balochistan, killing 216 militants in targeted offensives across the troubled southwestern province.
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Two people hurt in Russian overnight drone on Kyiv, mayor says
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Two people were hurt in a Russian overnight drone attack in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Thursday.
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Australia says attempted bombing of national day protest was act of terror
SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australian authorities said on Thursday they were treating as a terrorism incident an attempt to bomb a rally protesting against the country's national day on January 26, the first such charge in the state of Western Australia.
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Bill Gates says he regrets 'every minute' with Epstein
SYDNEY: Bill Gates has voiced regret over "every minute" he spent with Jeffrey Epstein, even as the Microsoft co-founder's former wife Melinda said he still had questions to answer over his relationship with the convicted sexual offender.
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UN chief calls New START expiration 'grave moment'
Feb 4 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called the expiration of the New START Treaty a grave moment for international peace and security and urged Russia and the United States to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework without delay.
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Ukraine energy minister warns of more power cuts, possible Russian attacks
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's energy minister warned households on Wednesday that planned blackouts could worsen in coming days and Russian forces could launch a new air attack to further disable power and heating networks.
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US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the previously unreported events.
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IOC to thoroughly evaluate dispersed model at Milan-Cortina 2026
MILAN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will conduct a thorough evaluation of the "dispersed" model used for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said here on Wednesday.
