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Gates Foundation denies any financial payments to Epstein
Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Gates Foundation said on Wednesday it did not make any financial payments to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or employ him at any time, after the U.S. ...
Feb 11, 2026
US to keep pressure on UN for reforms while paying its dues, says US ambassador
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. will keep pressuring the United Nations to reform after withdrawing from dozens of U.N. agencies and cutting millions of dollars in funding la...
Feb 11, 2026
Exclusive-US firm in Gaza aid program, criticized by UN, in talks for new role
By Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. security firm that deployed armed veterans to guard Gaza aid sites is in talks with the Trump administration's Board of Peace about i...
Feb 11, 2026
Russian strikes kill four in Dnipropetrovsk region, governor says
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Russian strikes killed four civilians on Wednesday in different localities in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said. Ganzha, writing ...
Feb 11, 2026
Suspected sabotage hits rail line to Italian Olympic venues, no service disruption
By Andrea Mandala MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A suspected act of sabotage damaged a small section of a railway route to the Olympic mountain venues of Bormio and Livigno in the early hours of Wednesday,...
Feb 11, 2026
UK pledges $205 million to send US weapons to Ukraine
LONDON, Feb 11 - Defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday Britain had committed 150 million pounds ($205 million) to the so-called Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supp...
Feb 11, 2026
Italy's Meloni moves to allow naval blockades against migrants
By Angelo Amante ROME, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet approved a bill on Wednesday authorising naval blockades to halt migrant boats during periods of "exceptional pressure" at the country's borde...
Feb 11, 2026
Nobel committee calls on Iran to free Peace Prize laureate Mohammadi
OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday that it had called on Iran to immediately free activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison. Mohammadi, 5...
Feb 11, 2026
Lebanon to decide on plan to control arms north of Litani next week, minister says
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT, Feb 11 (Reuters ) - Lebanon's government will decide next week how to move to the second phase of a plan to extend its authority and place all arms under state control in areas...
Feb 11, 2026
Russia's curbs on Telegram prompt concern about impact on soldiers
By Mark Trevelyan Feb 11 (Reuters) - Russia's curbs on the messaging app Telegram could affect battlefield communications as well as prevent soldiers from keeping in touch with their families, critics...
Feb 11, 2026
