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Lidl, IKEA shut stores in Spain and Portugal amid power outage

LONDON (Reuters) - IKEA's big stores in Spain have switched to backup generators and are not allowin...

28th April, 2025

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Germany says it will step up military role in NATO amid increased uncertainty

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO can count on Berlin to step up its contribution to the defence of Europe a...

28th April, 2025

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Russia launched 166 drones at Ukraine on Monday, Ukrainian air force says

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian air defences shot down 40 out of 166 drones launched by Russia in multipl...

28th April, 2025

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Russia's expulsion of Ukrainian forces from Kursk removes hurdle to peace

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ejection of Ukrainian troops from the Kursk region...

28th April, 2025

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India boosts buying of Russia's ESPO oil in April as Chinese demand eases

MOSCOW (Reuters) -India increased purchases of ESPO Blend oil from Russia in April to the highest le...

28th April, 2025

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EU sets duties on Chinese construction machinery

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Monday it had imposed duties of up to 66.7% on i...

28th April, 2025

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UK proposes statement of shared values with EU, document shows

By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain has proposed a broad statement of shared values with the...

28th April, 2025

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Euro zone economy facing dark future, ECB policymakers warn

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A trade war with the United States could extinguish the euro zone's fledgling r...

28th April, 2025

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Exclusive-Pakistan defence minister says military incursion by India is imminent

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's defence minister said on Monday that a military inc...

28th April, 2025

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Hungary's parliament bars opposition lawmakers over protest against Pride ban

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament voted on Monday to temporarily "banish" six opposition law...

28th April, 2025

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Etihad Airways shrugs off tariff turmoil, sees opportunities

By Federico Maccioni and Jana Choukeir DUBAI (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is not seeing any...

28th April, 2025

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Danish king's Greenland trip amid Trump interest pushed back a day

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's King Frederik was set on Monday to begin a...

28th April, 2025