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Image for Russia's oil and gas budget revenue set to sink 46% in January, Reuters calculations show

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Russia's oil and gas budget revenue set to sink 46% in January, Reuters calculations show

Image for Russia's Gazprom Neft provisionally agrees to sell NIS stake to Hungary's MOL

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Russia's Gazprom Neft provisionally agrees to sell NIS stake to Hungary's MOL

Image for Exclusive-German investments in US nearly halved in Trump's first year back, report shows

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Exclusive-German investments in US nearly halved in Trump's first year back, report shows

Image for Bank chief says corporate tax surcharge extension will make France uncompetitive

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Bank chief says corporate tax surcharge extension will make France uncompetitive

Image for UK pauses Hillsborough transparency law after row over exemptions for spies

UK pauses Hillsborough transparency law after row over exemptions for spies

Date: January 19, 2026

By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The British government has cancelled a vote on a proposed "Hillsborough Law" aimed at ensuring transparency from public officials after campaigners raised...

Image for Explainer-Spain's high-speed train crash: what happened?

Explainer-Spain's high-speed train crash: what happened?

Date: January 19, 2026

MADRID, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Sunday's train collision and derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people and left 122 injured, with officials highlighting the "tremendously strange" nature of...

Image for Factbox-What Prince Harry, Elton John and others allege against the Daily Mail's publisher

Factbox-What Prince Harry, Elton John and others allege against the Daily Mail's publisher

Date: January 19, 2026

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry, veteran pop star Elton John and others are suing Associated Newspapers, which publishes the powerful Daily Mail newspaper, for unlawful information...

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Factbox-What are the 'anti-coercion' instruments EU capitals may use against Trump?

Date: January 19, 2026

BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - France said on Monday that the European Union must be prepared to use wide-ranging "anti-coercion" measures targeting U.S. services if President Donald Trump follows...

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EU plans 'made in Europe' rules for public purchases of green tech

Date: January 19, 2026

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Jan 19 - The European Union plans to impose minimum "made in Europe" requirements on public purchases of key green technologies to bolster local industry and cut dependence on...

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Czechs will not sell Ukraine jets to fight drones, prime minister says

Date: January 19, 2026

PRAGUE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will not sell or donate to Ukraine light combat planes that could shoot down incoming drones, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Monday, rejecting a plan...