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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

IRAN-CRISIS/

Iran prepares counterproposal as Trump weighs strikes

WASHINGTON, FEB 20 (REUTERS) - Iran's foreign minister said on Friday he expected to have a draft counterproposal ready within days following nuclear talks with the United States this week, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering limited military strikes.

IRAN-CRISIS-BUILDUP/

US and Iran slide towards conflict as military buildup eclipses talks

DUBAI, FEB 20 (REUTERS) - Iran and the United States are sliding rapidly towards military conflict as hopes fade for a diplomatic solution to their standoff over Tehran’s nuclear programme, officials on both sides and diplomats across the Gulf and Europe say.

U.S.

USA-TRUMP-TARIFFS/

Trump furious after Supreme Court upends his global tariffs, imposes new 10% levy

FEB 20 (REUTERS) - U.S. President Donald Trump responded with fury to Friday's Supreme Court ruling that he lacked the power to unilaterally set tariffs on imports, denouncing individual justices as he vowed to continue a global trade war that has kept the world on edge for a year.

USA-TRUMP-TARIFFS-LIMITS/

Analysis-Supreme Court checks Trump's expansive view of executive power

WASHINGTON, FEB 20 (REUTERS) - For more than a year, Donald Trump has moved through Washington like a monarch, in a capital increasingly shaped by his power, threats and whims.

BUSINESS

MICROSOFT-GAMING-XBOX/

Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer retires, insider Asha Sharma takes over

FEB 20 (REUTERS) - Microsoft said on Friday gaming head Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at the software maker, in a major leadership shake-up.

USA-TRUMP-TARIFFS-COMPANIES/

Business celebrates win over Trump tariffs, but refunds will take time

NEW YORK/LONDON, FEB 20 (REUTERS) - Thousands of businesses won a hard-fought victory when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn the White House's emergency tariffs, but the process of getting refunds has only just begun.

SPORTS

OLYMPICS-2026-ICEHOCKEY/

Olympics-Ice hockey-US rout Slovakia to set up final showdown with Canada

MILAN, FEB 20 (REUTERS) - The United States made light work of Slovakia with a 6-2 victory on Friday to set up the eagerly awaited Olympic men's ice hockey final with Canada, where the Americans will aim to win their first gold since 1980.

SOCCER-BRAZIL-NEYMAR/

Soccer-Neymar says he may retire by end of 2026

FEB 21 (REUTERS)- Brazil striker Neymar, who extended his contract with his childhood club Santos last month, said that he may retire by the end of the year.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-TRUMP/TARIFFS-COURT (PIX)

With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump

After siding with President Donald Trump in two dozen cases in the past year in ways that boosted his power and let him quickly transform U.S. policies on immigration, military service, federal employment and beyond, the U.S. Supreme Court finally reached its limit. The court on Friday upended one of Trump's top priorities in his second term as president, deciding in a blockbuster ruling that his imposition of sweeping global tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner exceeded his powers under federal law.

21 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

IRAN-CRISIS/TRUMP

Trump pushes US toward another military war as advisers warn on economy

President Trump is steering the United States into what could be a major conflict with Iran at a time when his advisers are urging him to stay focused on domestic matters ahead of the crucial mid-term congressional elections.

21 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS-MILESTONES (PIX)

How the State of the Union became a stage for political confrontation

What began as a spare presidential report to Congress has hardened into a prime-time pressure chamber shaped by an era of fierce polarization, with the State of the Union speech now unfolding as a long night of choreographed tension and open confrontation -- a moment for presidents to wrest narrative from turmoil and craft the defining images of their time in power.

21 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/AWARD CEREMONY (PIX) $(TV)$

And the Golden Bear goes to...Berlinale winners revealed

And the Golden Bear goes to...this year's Berlinale winners are announced during a gala ceremony.

21 Feb 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT