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Image for Sweden and Ukraine eye export deal for up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
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Sweden and Ukraine eye export deal for up to 150 Gripen fighter jets

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Sweden on Wednesday to meet...

22nd October, 2025

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Finance

Oil extends gains after settlement on new sanctions on Russian oil companies

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices pushed higher for a second day on Wednesday, buoyed by sanctions-rel...

22nd October, 2025

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Finance

Airbus opens second jet assembly line in China as it targets production growth

BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus said on Wednesday it had opened a second assembly line in China, inc...

22nd October, 2025

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Stocks ease as Netflix falls; gold extends Tuesday's fall 

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global shares slipped on Wednesday and gold pulled back sharply from...

22nd October, 2025

Image for Russian drones attack Kyiv for second night, officials say
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Russian drones attack Kyiv for second night, officials say

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian night-time missile strikes sparked fires and hurled debris across several di...

22nd October, 2025

Image for Australia PM Albanese backs ambassador Rudd after Trump comments
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Australia PM Albanese backs ambassador Rudd after Trump comments

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia's ambassador...

22nd October, 2025

Image for North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east, South Korea says
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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east, South Korea says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the east, South Korea's military said...

21st October, 2025

Image for Japan's Takaichi makes history, but women ask: what changes now?
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Japan's Takaichi makes history, but women ask: what changes now?

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female pri...

21st October, 2025

Image for Celebrities to join UK's Prince William in Brazil for Earthshot Prize
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Celebrities to join UK's Prince William in Brazil for Earthshot Prize

LONDON (Reuters) -Pop star Kylie Minogue and former Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will...

21st October, 2025

Image for AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows
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AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Leading AI assistants misrepresent news content in nearly ha...

21st October, 2025

Image for Ukraine says it struck Russia's chemical plant with Storm Shadow missiles
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Ukraine says it struck Russia's chemical plant with Storm Shadow missiles

(Reuters) -Ukraine's military said on Tuesday its forces had struck an important chemical plant in s...

21st October, 2025

Image for Airbus, Thales and Leonardo near deal on merger of European space businesses, FT reports
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Airbus, Thales and Leonardo near deal on merger of European space businesses, FT reports

(Reuters) -Airbus, Thales and Leonardo are nearing an agreement on the merger of their space busines...

21st October, 2025