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Ukraine to host foreign ministers to endorse 'special tribunal' for Russian leadership
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will host a group of foreign ministers in Lviv on Friday to endorse the est...
8th May, 2025
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Finance
Proposed 3.5% defence spending target not reasonable for Belgium, minister says
WARSAW (Reuters) - It would not be reasonable for Belgium to boost defence spending to 3.5% of gross...
8th May, 2025
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Scarred UK assets soothed by US trade pact, BoE rate cuts
By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Investors are betting on long-depressed UK markets as a U.S. trad...
8th May, 2025
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Belgian minister says partners could pool risk to keep Russian assets frozen
WARSAW (Reuters) -Western governments should make legal commitments to pool the risk of keeping Russ...
8th May, 2025
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Instant View: Trump heralds 'breakthrough' deal with UK
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday a...
8th May, 2025
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White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel, signalling new pope elected
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican...
8th May, 2025
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Factbox-What's in the US-UK economic deal?
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Britain announced a deal to lower tariffs on some...
8th May, 2025
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Trump says U.S. reached breakthrough trade deal with Britain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States had reach...
8th May, 2025
Finance
Britain's digital tax on 'Big Tech' not impacted by trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's digital services tax, imposed on U.S. companies like Amazon, Google and...
8th May, 2025
Finance
Exclusive-Pakistan's Chinese-made jet brought down two Indian fighter aircraft, US officials say
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter shot down at least two Indian...
8th May, 2025
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Exclusive-Under Trump, Saudi civil nuclear talks delinked from Israel recognition, sources say
By Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States is no longer demanding Saudi Arabia normalise ti...
8th May, 2025
Finance
UK-India trade pact to be signed after three months, India official says
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A bilateral trade deal between India and the United Kingdom...
8th May, 2025