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14.02.2026 18:21 The Swiss Foreign Ministry supports initiatives aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine and is ready to organize a meeting between representatives of Moscow and Kiev, Swiss Foreign Ministry Communications chief Nicolas Bidault told Sputnik.

14.02.2026 18:21 Europe must shift from overdependence on the United States and towards a more European NATO, underpinned by deeper links between the UK and the EU, the Prime Minister will say today.

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14.02.2026 18:21 A group of U.S. lawmakers from both chambers of Congress on Thursday wrote to Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu and several political party leaders, calling on them to support the funding for Taiwan's special defense budget.

14.02.2026 18:21 Taiwan and the United States signed a reciprocal trade agreement in Washington on Thursday, capping U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods at 15 percent and granting preferential market access for U.S. industrial and agricultural exports, including automobiles, beef, and pork.

14.02.2026 18:21 Taiwan's opposition parties on Friday vowed to rigorously scrutinize the newly signed Taiwan-U.S. trade agreement, with the Kuomintang expressing "grave concerns" about its potential negative impacts.

14.02.2026 18:21 Taiwan has secured highly favorable tariff treatment while protecting key domestic industries under its newly signed reciprocal trade agreement with the United States, the Cabinet said Thursday, at the conclusion of a 10‑month negotiation process on the deal.

14.02.2026 18:21 There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China. This cannot be changed by anyone's empty rhetoric or political manipulations, said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, on Friday.

14.02.2026 18:21 Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria by Lisa Doughten, Director, Financing and Partnerships Division, OCHA, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

14.02.2026 18:21 Welcoming a comprehensive agreement reached between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces two weeks ago, UN experts and Council members encouraged that country to stay on the path of inclusive political transition, with full participation for women and the Kurdish minority.

14.02.2026 18:21 Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

14.02.2026 18:21 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca's crew offloaded approximately 17,750 pounds of cocaine worth more than $133.5 million in Port Everglades, Friday.

14.02.2026 18:21 Cyber attacks are one of the tactics used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Sweden and Ukraine have now reached an agreement aimed at strengthening Ukraine's resilience to cyber attacks, which also enhances Sweden's capability to cope with sophisticated cyber threats.

14.02.2026 18:21 A 38-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging 27 members of the Anti-Tren faction of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua with offenses including racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering in connection with an April 15, 2024, double murder in the Bronx, New York, murder-for-hire conspiracy, kidnapping in aid of racketeering, sex trafficking and sex trafficking