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UK's Starmer Does Not Commit to Tax Pledges Ahead of Budget
Date: October 29, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday declined to commit to a previous pledge not to raise taxes on working people ahead of a budget next month, saying upcoming...
Ukraine Struggling to Hold Eastern City of Pokrovsk, Military Analysts Say
Date: October 29, 2025
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces are struggling to fend off intensifying Russian advances around the eastern city of Pokrovsk, the military and open-source analysts said on Wednesday....
Putin's Envoy Dmitriev Believes There May Be Peace in Ukraine Within a Year
Date: October 29, 2025
RIYADH (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev told an investment conference in Saudi Arabia that the war in Ukraine will stop within one year from now. Dmitriev...
Young Russian Street Musicians Who Played anti-Kremlin Songs Get More Jail Time
Date: October 29, 2025
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -A group of young Russian street musicians who went viral on social media for playing banned anti-Kremlin songs received more jail time on Wednesday, as authorities crack down...
Switzerland to Overhaul Export Risk Insurance Law Amid Trade Turbulence
Date: October 29, 2025
ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss government said on Wednesday it will overhaul legislation on export risk insurance to make it more accessible for exporters and reduce red tape, as the country seeks to...
Italy's Auditors Court Rejects Sicily Bridge Plans, Govt Vows to Fight Back
Date: October 29, 2025
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -The Italian Court of Auditors on Wednesday discussed a landmark government project for a bridge connecting the island of Sicily to the mainland, after raising doubts...