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Image for Eni, Repsol struggle to recover $6 billion in gas payments from Venezuela, FT reports
Finance

Eni, Repsol struggle to recover $6 billion in gas payments from Venezuela, FT reports

Jan 6 (Reuters) - European energy companies Eni and Repsol are struggling to recover recover about $...

6th January, 2026

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Italy weighs fresh options to curb Chinese sway over Pirelli, sources say

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Italy's government and Pirelli are working with the tyremaker's shareholders to id...

6th January, 2026

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US capture of Maduro tests limits of China's diplomatic push

By Joe Cash BEIJING, Jan 5 (Reuters) - China's top diplomat accused the U.S. of acting like a "world...

6th January, 2026

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Finance

China's premier pledges deeper cooperation as Irish PM pushes on beef and dairy

By Liz Lee BEIJING, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin is set to have more in...

6th January, 2026

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Venezuela's Machado says she hasn't spoken to Trump since October

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winn...

6th January, 2026

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Finance

Ukraine security guarantees to include binding commitments, draft Paris summit statement shows

PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine's allies meet in Paris on Tuesday, seeking to finalise as much as p...

6th January, 2026

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Finance

Major UK businesses grow slightly more optimistic post-budget

Jan 6 (Reuters) - British company executives became a little more optimistic following finance minis...

6th January, 2026

Image for Tesla UK car sales slump 29% in December as Chinese brands gain ground
Finance

Tesla UK car sales slump 29% in December as Chinese brands gain ground

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Tesla's UK car registrations dropped by more than 29% year-on-year in December, in...

6th January, 2026

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North Korea's Kim inspects memorial for soldiers who died in Russia mission

SEOUL, Jan 6 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae on Monday inspected...

5th January, 2026

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Finance

US awards radar contracts to RTX, Indra in air traffic overhaul

Jan 5 (Reuters) - The United States has awarded contracts for new air traffic control radar systems...

5th January, 2026

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Azerbaijan will not send peacekeepers to Gaza, president says

BAKU, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan has no intention of sending a contingent of its troops to take pa...

5th January, 2026

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Finance

Italy's antitrust investigates A2A over EV charging network

ROME, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust regulator has begun an investigation into utility group A2...

5th January, 2026