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Exclusive-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy Waltz

Image for Aurubis sees lower profit on weak copper refining chargesFinance

Aurubis sees lower profit on weak copper refining charges

Image for Explainer-Why is UN warning of 'imminent financial collapse'?Finance

Explainer-Why is UN warning of 'imminent financial collapse'?

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Germany's Merz: Europe found 'joy of self-respect' to defend rules-based world

Image for ZF exceeds 2025 profit margin forecast but warns of up to $2 billion e-mobility charge 

ZF exceeds 2025 profit margin forecast but warns of up to $2 billion e-mobility charge 

Date: January 23, 2026

Jan 23 (Reuters) - German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen reported full-year profitability above own guidance on Friday, citing progress in transformation measures. The company said adjusted...

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S&P lifts Ukraine's rating following GDP warrant restructuring

Date: January 22, 2026

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Global ratings agency S&P upgraded Ukraine's sovereign rating to 'CCC+' from 'SD' on Thursday after the country completed a $2.6 billion exchange of its GDP warrants for new...

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Global bond markets shaken by Japan selloff, Greenland worries

Date: January 20, 2026

By Alun John, Yoruk Bahceli and Amanda Cooper LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A surge in Japan's borrowing costs to record highs rippled out across major bond markets on Tuesday, just as markets fretted...

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Russia ran a 2025 budget deficit of 2.6% of GDP, highest since 2020

Date: January 19, 2026

MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russia ran a budget deficit of 5.6 trillion roubles ($72.12 billion), or 2.6% of GDP, in 2025, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, the highest deficit since 2020 as a...

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Olympics-Passion and debts: the mixed legacy of the 2006 Turin Games

Date: January 19, 2026

TURIN, Italy, Jan 19 (Reuters) - When Turin hosted the Winter Olympics 20 years ago, it transformed the city's image from grey industrial home of the troubled Fiat car-making empire to smart Mecca for...

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Russian forces capture two villages in eastern Ukraine, defence ministry says

Date: January 16, 2026

MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russian troops took control of the village of Zakitne in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and Olenokostiantynivka in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, the Defence...