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Shares rally, oil retreats as Trump extends Iran ultimatum

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, March 24 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rallied, oil prices nursed losses and the do...

24th March, 2026

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Ukraine diplomat urges strikes on Russian drone production over Iran shipments

By Andrea Shalal March 23 (Reuters) - Moscow's shipment of modernized drones to Iran made Russian dr...

23rd March, 2026

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Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s nuclear status is irreversible, threatens South

By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 24 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would...

23rd March, 2026

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US, Ukraine to meet on reconstruction fund, eye first investment project

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials traveled to Kyiv this week f...

23rd March, 2026

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Exclusive-Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

By Erin Banco, Gram Slattery and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, March 23 (Reuters) - Less than...

23rd March, 2026

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Activist investor Inclusive Capital looks to sell stake in Bayer, Bloomberg News reports

March 23 (Reuters) - Inclusive Capital Partners is looking to sell a stake in German agriculture and...

23rd March, 2026

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Estee Lauder nears merger with Jean Paul Gaultier-owner Puig, FT reports

March 23 (Reuters) - Estee Lauder  is nearing a deal to combine with the Barcelona-based beauty grou...

23rd March, 2026

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Bahrain proposes UN Security Council approve use of force to protect Hormuz shipping

By John Irish PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Co...

23rd March, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Russia delays change to fiscal fund after Iran war energy price surge
Finance

Exclusive-Russia delays change to fiscal fund after Iran war energy price surge

MOSCOW, March 23 - The oil price spike triggered by the Iran war has allowed the Russian government...

23rd March, 2026

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Apollo, Bain in bidding for Continental industrial unit, Bloomberg News reports

March 23 (Reuters) - Private equity firms including Apollo Global Management and Bain Capital are we...

23rd March, 2026

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China's AliExpress tells EU lawmakers it is working to comply with law

March 23 (Reuters) - Chinese online shopping site AliExpress said on Monday it was improving control...

23rd March, 2026

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Finance

Risk-off trade keeps gold volatile as Iran war spooks investors

By Polina Devitt LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Acute volatility in gold prices is set to persist in t...

23rd March, 2026