2026-02-19
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Our Top Stories Ukraine and Russia entered their second day of American-led peace negotiations in Geneva after just two hours.
The talks have been very tense, said a source quoted by Russian media.
Volodymyr Zelensky called them difficult.
Ukraine's president accused Russia of dragging out negotiations instead of moving towards an agreement to end the four-year war.
Mark Zuckerberg defended Metta's handling of child safety
while testifying in a trial about his company's effects on young users' mental health.
The case is the first of more than 1,600 lawsuits alleging that social media platforms were designed to be addictive.
Meta denies wrongdoing.
A ruling against it could mean that tech firms lose protections that have shielded them from legal liability.
Spain's economic ministry said it would strive to secure an,
quote, influential position on the European Central Bank's executive board.
The Financial Times reported that the ECB's head Christine Lagarde made a part before her term ends in October 2027 so that France's President Emmanuel Macron is still in office to help pick her successor.
Pablo Hernandez de Coz, Spain's former central bank governor, is a possible contender.