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Finance

Drugmakers AstraZeneca, GSK to join Starmer delegation to China, sources say

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - UK-headquartered pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca's <AZN.L)> CEO Pascal So...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

Hungary's MOL offered up to 1 billion euros for Serbia's NIS oil firm, Vucic says

BELGRADE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Hungary's MOL agreed to pay up to 1 billion euros ($1.19 billion) to bu...

26th January, 2026

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Headlines

UK right-wing Reform attracts another Conservative defector, Suella Braverman

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - British lawmaker Suella Braverman, who was interior minister between 2022...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

Lloyds-owned Bank of Scotland fined for breaching UK's Russia sanctions

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Britain's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation said it had fined...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

Musk's X investigated by EU over Grok sexualised images after public outcry

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot faces an investigation by t...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

EU and India to explore defence cooperation, draft document says

By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Union and India will explore possibilities f...

26th January, 2026

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Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia'

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A Saudi human rights activist who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him w...

26th January, 2026

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Czechs fundraise over $6 million to buy generators for freezing Ukraine

PRAGUE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Czechs have collected more than $6 million in just five days in a grassro...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

Tariffs linger over earnings, even as companies get used to them

By Juveria Tabassum Jan 26 (Reuters) - Many U.S. companies have sought to reassure investors that ta...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

EU opens investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery, lawmaker says

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's AI...

26th January, 2026

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Former Philippines president Duterte fit for pre-trial hearings, ICC judges rule

THE HAGUE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ruled that octog...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

Indonesia receives first Rafale advanced fighter jets from France, official says

By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from...

26th January, 2026