Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of military aggression, backing armed groups

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of military aggression and of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopian territory, according to a letter seen ...

Pressure grows on British Prime Minister Starmer over Mandelson fallout

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A senior minister faced questions about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s future on Sunday and the deputy prime minister appeared to break ranks with his boss over his ...

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Vonn’s dream gone in 13 seconds after horror crash

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn’s bid to win Olympic downhill gold with a ruptured ACL lasted 13 seconds on Sunday as the American great suffered a horrific crash ...

Ukraine urges acceleration of peace talks, says only Trump can broker deal

The U.S., Sybiha said, had confirmed to Ukraine that it was prepared to ratify security guarantees in Congress; it would then provide a security "backstop" to support the peace deal, though no U.S.

Czech prime minister in favour of social media ban for under-15s

PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday he was in favour of banning the use of social media by children under 15, as a growing number of European countries consider ...

Distrust, desertions, and dwindling bonuses undermine Socialist Party’s grip on Venezuela

Calls for national unity in the face of threats to Venezuela have been a constant in Rodriguez’s speeches and public appearances since Maduro’s removal, and she has also cheered the resilience of the ...

New Zealand to hear Christchurch mosque shooter’s appeal against sentence

SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers and injured dozens at two mosques in New Zealand will begin an appeal hearing against his sentence on Monday. Brenton ...

Analysis-Investors chase cheaper, smaller companies as risk aversion hits tech sector

Investors are considering the risk of investing in AI hyperscalers, he said, referring to companies such as Amazon.com, ...

Gunmen kill three people and abduct Catholic priest in northern Nigeria

BAUCHI, Nigeria, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning attack on the clergyman’s residence in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna ...

Iran insists on right to enrichment, ready for confidence-building

"Iran’s insistence on enrichment is not merely technical or economic (...) it is rooted in a desire for independence and dignity," Araqchi said. "No one has the right to tell the Iranian nation what ...

A "breakdown" in U.S. growth and hiring could impact Fed policy - Deutsche Bank

If hiring trends converge towards growth once more, the labor market will strengthen and the Fed will be unlikely to cut rates until inflation has demonstrated that it is clearly moving back down to 2 ...

5 big analyst AI moves: Microsoft stock downgraded as it’s ’time for a break’

Stifel cuts Microsoft to Hold, says it’s ’time for a break’ This week, Microsoft stock (NASDAQ: MSFT) received a rare ...