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Starmer says UK to help fund 16 Gripen fighter jets for Ukraine

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday pledged €300 million ($3...

16th July, 2026

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Judges sentence former executive Castellucci to 12 years for Genoa bridge disaster

GENOA, Italy, July 16 (Reuters) - An Italian court on Thursday sentenced former Atlantia CEO Giovann...

16th July, 2026

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Italy's coalition seeks pardon for jeweller who killed robbers

By Angelo Amante ROME, July 16 (Reuters) - Italy's ruling parties on Thursday called for a president...

16th July, 2026

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Soccer-From hope to heartbreak: England denied by Argentina's late surge

By Lori Ewing ATLANTA, July 16 (Reuters) - The dream died on a summer night, as it has so many times...

16th July, 2026

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Google required to open up to AI, search engine rivals under EU-mandated changes

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 16 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google will have to help OpenAI and other A...

16th July, 2026

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Exclusive-Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if US hits power network, sources say

By Parisa Hafezi, Samia Nakhoul and Jonathan Saul DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked Yemen’s...

16th July, 2026

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UK lawmakers back Haskel as next chair of budget forecasting office

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Jonathan Haskel, a former Bank of England interest rate-setter and econo...

16th July, 2026

Image for France flags 2027 budget squeeze as defence and debt costs surge
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France flags 2027 budget squeeze as defence and debt costs surge

PARIS, July 16 (Reuters) - France's government plans to sharply restrain most public spending growth...

16th July, 2026

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Germany plans tougher tax crime crackdown to raise billions in revenue

By Maria Martinez and Christian Kraemer BERLIN, July 16 (Reuters) - Germany's government plans to st...

16th July, 2026

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ECB to hold rates now but energy price resurgence points to September hike: Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, July 16 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will hold interest rates...

16th July, 2026

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Austrian bans on Brenner truck traffic are against EU law, court adviser says

July 16 (Reuters) - Measures imposed by Austria to limit heavy-duty traffic on the Brenner motorway,...

16th July, 2026

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Portugal becomes first EU state to join HealthAI network

By Leo Marchandon and Mateusz Rabiega July 16 - Portugal became the first European Union member stat...

16th July, 2026