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Germany's 2025 borrowing undershoots plan as spending falls, revenues rise

Image for Explainer-How attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power substations could cause a total blackout

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Explainer-How attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power substations could cause a total blackout

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Factbox-Who is leading Russia's delegation at the Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi?

Image for EU sends emergency generators to Ukraine as France plans to coordinate aid

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EU sends emergency generators to Ukraine as France plans to coordinate aid

Image for KKR-owned ContourGlobal enters Greece with battery, solar acquisitions

KKR-owned ContourGlobal enters Greece with battery, solar acquisitions

Date: January 23, 2026

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - KKR-owned energy group ContourGlobal said on Friday it had entered the Greek renewables market with the acquisition of a portfolio of solar plants and 500 megawatts (MW) of...

Image for Russia, Ukraine sit for tense talks on thorny territorial issue

Russia, Ukraine sit for tense talks on thorny territorial issue

Date: January 23, 2026

By Anna Pruchnicka KYIV, Jan 23 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the vital question of territory in Ukraine's war with Russia would be discussed at U.S.-brokered...

Image for Rheinmetall eyes naval expansion following Luerssen purchase, says CEO

Rheinmetall eyes naval expansion following Luerssen purchase, says CEO

Date: January 23, 2026

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - German arms maker Rheinmetall is considering further acquisitions in the naval sector after agreeing in September to buy the warship division of German...

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Denmark's prime minister goes to Greenland in show of support amid Trump crisis

Date: January 23, 2026

By Soren Jeppesen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Friday she had agreed with NATO chief Mark Rutte that the alliance needs to boost...

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UK businesses report post-budget bounce

Date: January 23, 2026

Jan 23 (Reuters) - British businesses this month reported the fastest upturn since April 2024 but also rising inflation pressure and joblessness, according to a survey on Friday that will add to...

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China rejects UN experts' concerns for alleged forced labour in Xinjiang

Date: January 23, 2026

BEIJING, Jan 23 (Reuters) - China defended its human rights record on Friday after UN experts said alleged forced labour involving Uyghurs and Tibetans in the Xinjiang region and other parts of China...