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Image for Foreign bids drive UK M&A to new highs at $192 billion already in 2026
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Foreign bids drive UK M&A to new highs at $192 billion already in 2026

By Anousha Sakoui LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - A rush of foreign bids for UK companies has put Britain...

18th May, 2026

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UK midcaps fall as inflation worries, Starmer uncertainty weigh

May 18 (Reuters) - UK's midcap FTSE 250 index fell on Monday as concerns about inflation and Prime M...

18th May, 2026

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Bank of England's Greene says central banks can't assume Iran war impact will be temporary

May 18 (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Megan Greene said central banks should not a...

18th May, 2026

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Exclusive-Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war

By Asif Shahzad, Saad Sayeed and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, May 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan has deploye...

18th May, 2026

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IMF raises UK outlook but warns political turmoil could hurt growth

By David Milliken LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund raised its growth forec...

18th May, 2026

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Pope Leo to issue first major work, addressing AI, on May 25

VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will release his first in-depth document, expected to addr...

18th May, 2026

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Iranian Nobel laureate discharged from hospital and sent home, family say

DUBAI, May 18 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been discharged from...

18th May, 2026

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Commerzbank formally rejects UniCredit takeover offer

FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) - Commerzbank on Monday formally rejected an offer by Italy's UniCredit...

18th May, 2026

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Puig workers' union calls 24-hour strike at Barcelona-area plant over pay disparities

May 18 (Reuters) - Workers at Puig's Vacarisses cosmetics factory near Barcelona will hold a 24-hour...

18th May, 2026

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UK sets out reforms to bank ring-fencing rules

LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Britain set out planned changes to bank ring-fencing rules on Monday that...

18th May, 2026

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Sonova bets on new platform launch to fend off challengers in 2026/27

By Amir Orusov and Anastasiia Kozlova May 18 (Reuters) - Sonova forecast higher sales and earnings f...

18th May, 2026

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Kremlin dismisses Zelenskiy warning on Russian threat to NATO from Belarus

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's...

18th May, 2026