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Japan, France Agree to Step up Coordination on Hormuz, Iran War
New Tesla Sales in Spain Surge Almost 25% Year-On-Year in March
First Lng Deliveries From Oman to German Firm Begin Despite Iran War
Russia Exports More Lng in First Quarter, Shipments to Europe Jump Too, Data Shows
Kremlin, Asked About Its Donbas Demands, Says Ukraine Should Have Pulled Out 'yesterday'
Date: April 1, 2026
MOSCOW, April 1 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should have taken the difficult decision to withdraw his forces from the Donbas area "yesterday"...
Russia Says Its Troops Have Taken Full Control of Luhansk Region in Eastern Ukraine
Date: April 1, 2026
MOSCOW, April 1 (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, suggesting they had wrested control of a...
EU Fines on US Companies Are Biggest Source of Friction, State Department Official Says
Date: April 1, 2026
AMSTERDAM, April 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday that European Union fines imposed on U.S. companies are the largest source of friction in U.S.-Europe economic...
UK Equities Climb 1% as Trump Signals End to Iran War
Date: April 1, 2026
April 1 (Reuters) - London's main indexes climbed on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled that the Iran war could end soon, prompting investors to scale back expectations for further...
EU Seeks Lifting of Greek Lawmakers' Immunity Over Farm Aid Fraud
Date: April 1, 2026
ATHENS, April 1 (Reuters) - The European Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday asked Greece to lift the immunity of 11 lawmakers to allow an investigation into their role in a farm aid fraud scandal which has...
From Plastic Jars to Transport, Iran War Drives up Beauty Industry Costs
Date: April 1, 2026
BOLOGNA, Italy, April 1 (Reuters) - The Iran war is seeping into the cosmetics supply chain, pushing up the cost of everything from plastic jars and lipstick tubes to transport, and reminding the...