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Moody's cuts Budapest's rating to junk due to row with national government
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German prosecutors to end probe of billionaire Usmanov upon payment of 10 million euros
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Russia shows off deployment of nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles in Belarus
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Wall Street closes slightly lower near the end of a banner year; gold rebounds
Citigroup board approves sale of Russia unit, flags $1.2 billion loss
Date: December 30, 2025
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Citigroup on Monday said its board approved the sale of its Russian unit, AO Citibank, to Renaissance Capital, in a deal that will lead to a pre-tax loss of about $1.2 billion that...
Oil flat as Russia-Ukraine peace hopes fade, Yemen tensions rise
Date: December 30, 2025
Dec 30 (Reuters) - Oil prices retreated a touch early on Tuesday after rising more than 2% in the previous session, partly driven by spillover from a pullback in precious metals even as escalating...
China encircles Taiwan in massive military display
Date: December 30, 2025
BEIJING/TAIPEI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly...
Idris Elba, Torvill and Dean star in Britain's New Year honours
Date: December 29, 2025
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Actor Idris Elba and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were among the hundreds named in King Charles's New Year honours list published on Monday. The full list includes...
UK's IPF agrees to $733 million takeover by BasePoint entity
Date: December 29, 2025
Dec 29 (Reuters) - British lender International Personal Finance said on Monday it has agreed to a 543 million-pound ($732.51 million) takeover by a company associated with BasePoint Capital,...
Britain's Octopus Energy to spin out Kraken at $8.65 billion valuation
Date: December 29, 2025
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest household gas and electricity supplier Octopus Energy Group is close to selling a 10% to 20% stake in its software unit, Kraken Technologies, in a deal that would...