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Image for US allows talks over Lukoil's foreign assets until February 28
Finance

US allows talks over Lukoil's foreign assets until February 28

By Timothy Gardner Jan 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday extended a license b...

14th January, 2026

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Italy urges its citizens to leave Iran because of security concerns

ROME, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Italy has strongly renewed an appeal to its citizens to leave Iran because...

14th January, 2026

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Finance

Britain temporarily closes embassy in Tehran

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The British embassy in Tehran has been temporarily closed, Politico repor...

14th January, 2026

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Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to Greenland

BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Germany will send its first soldiers to Greenland on Thursday, a governme...

14th January, 2026

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Finance

Spanish prosecutors to hear testimony of Julio Iglesias accusers, rights group says

MADRID, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Two women who say they were sexually assaulted by singer Julio Iglesias w...

14th January, 2026

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Finance

Interactive Brokers says betting on US midterm elections should juice growth of its platform

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - As Americans bet on U.S. midterm elections in November,...

14th January, 2026

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Finance

US DOJ closes investigation of Swedbank

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Swedbank said on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its inv...

14th January, 2026

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German general 'shaken' by abuse cases in elite paratroop unit

BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Germany's most senior general said on Wednesday he had been deeply shaken...

14th January, 2026

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Finance

Ukraine's Zelenskiy to declare energy emergency to tackle aftermath of Russian attacks

Jan 14 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he would declare a state of emerg...

14th January, 2026

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Ukraine accuses former PM Tymoshenko of bribery, source says

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators accused former Pri...

14th January, 2026

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Rome follows other European capitals with new 30 kph speed limit

ROME, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Rome is set to become the latest European capital to sharply reduce speed l...

14th January, 2026

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Finance

French government survives second no-confidence vote over Mercosur trade deal

PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's government on Wednesday survived...

14th January, 2026