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Image for Indian refiners shift oil strategy; trim Russian buys and turn to MidEast
Finance

Indian refiners shift oil strategy; trim Russian buys and turn to MidEast

By Nidhi Verma and Siyi Liu NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Indian refiners are redrawing cr...

21st January, 2026

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US envoy Witkoff says he will meet with Putin on Thursday

Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he would be travel...

21st January, 2026

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Germany arrests suspected Russian spy accused of gathering Ukraine drone intelligence

BERLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - German federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they had arrested a Russian...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Bessent says Deutsche Bank CEO called to distance bank from analyst's Greenland report

Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that Deutsche Bank's chie...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Ryanair's O'Leary shrugs off Elon Musk takeover threat as feud rumbles on

DUBLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ryanair would welcome an investment from Elon Musk, said its group chief...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

ECB's Panetta says banks will need to issue fully digital private money

MILAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Commercial bank money is bound to become fully tokenised in the future, li...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

What are the military assets in the Arctic?

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he...

21st January, 2026

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Europol breaks up Europe-wide drugs network based in Poland running 20 illegal labs

WARSAW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - European investigators uncovered an international synthetic drugs network...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Germany could grow 1% in 2026 but industry remains fragile, says BDI lobby

BERLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Germany's economy could grow by 1% in 2026 if new U.S. tariffs are avoide...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Nigel Farage failed to declare 17 payments on time, UK inquiry finds

LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, head of Britain's populist Reform UK party, inadvertently c...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Ukraine endures its bitterest winter as Russia targets heating and power

By Olena Harmash and Anna Voitenko KYIV, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Collecting snow for water at home; sleep...

21st January, 2026

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Constitutional issues delay Italy's decision on Trump peace board, Meloni says

ROME, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Italy won't take part in U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" ini...

21st January, 2026