King Charles' brother Andrew shared UK trade files with Epstein, emails indicate Feb 9, 2026 04:00AM

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, ⁠the younger ⁠brother of ‍King Charles, shared official British trade documents with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, leaking information to the late sex offender from his ‍role as a government envoy, emails appear to show.

The former ​prince, 65, has faced years of scrutiny over his friendship with Epstein, a relationship that ​has cost him his role in the royal family, titles and home. Andrew has always... (continue reading...)


Russia's Lavrov sees no 'bright future' for economic ties with U.S Feb 9, 2026 03:49AM

MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Russia remains ⁠open ‍for cooperation with the United States but is not hopeful about economic ties ‍despite Washington's ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine ​war, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an ​interview published on Monday.

Speaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Lavrov cited what he called the United States' declared aim ​of "economic dominance".

"We also don't see any bright future in... (continue reading...)


ECB's Simkus sees equal chance of rate hike or cut Feb 9, 2026 03:40AM

VILNIUS, Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - ⁠The ‍European Central Bank is equally ‍likely to raise or ​cut interest rates ​but it is hard to know when any such move ​will take place given the ​prevailing uncertainty about trade and geopolitics, ‌ECB policymaker Gediminas Šimkus said on Monday.

"The ​probabilities that ⁠the next rate decision would ‌be a hike or a lowering are ‌the same - it's 50/50," ‌the Lithuanian governor told reporters. "But no-one knows when that... (continue reading...)


Standard Chartered appoints ex-UBS banker Raza Jafree as global head of private client sales Feb 9, 2026 03:36AM

SINGAPORE, Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - Standard ⁠Chartered ‍said on Monday it had appointed Raza Jafree ‍as global head of private client ​sales, as it sets up a ​new partnership between its corporate and investment bank and wealth unit to serve ​single-family offices and ultra-high net worth clients.

Jafree joined on February ​2 from UBS and is based in ‌Hong Kong. He has almost three decades of experience at ​Credit Suisse and UBS, ⁠the bank said.

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TotalEnergies to provide solar power to Google's Texas data centres Feb 9, 2026 03:33AM

Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - French ⁠power ‍group TotalEnergies ‍on Monday signed two ​long-term agreements ​to deliver 1 gigawatt of solar capacity to ​supply Google's data ​centres in Texas.

The power ‌will be generated from sites owned ​by the ⁠French major in Wichita, ‌and Mustang Creek in ‌Texas. The two ‌plants are set to enter construction in ‍the second quarter of ⁠the year.

(Reporting by Mateusz Rabiega, Editing by Louise Heavens)


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