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Image for Deutsche Boerse welcomes TCI taking stake; shares rise
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Deutsche Boerse welcomes TCI taking stake; shares rise

FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse on Monday said that it welcomed investor TCI taking a...

18th May, 2026

Image for Bank of England plans Sunday settlements in push towards 24/7 payments
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Bank of England plans Sunday settlements in push towards 24/7 payments

May 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Monday it plans to extend the operating hours of Brit...

18th May, 2026

Image for Italy tells EU it may pull out of SAFE defence scheme without budget leeway on energy
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Italy tells EU it may pull out of SAFE defence scheme without budget leeway on energy

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - Italy could drop plans to tap the European Union's SAFE f...

18th May, 2026

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Hungarian president resists Magyar's calls to quit, news site reports

May 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok resisted calls from new Prime Minister Peter Mag...

18th May, 2026

Image for Syria to join G7 finance talks in Paris in sign of growing status
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Syria to join G7 finance talks in Paris in sign of growing status

By Timour Azhari RIYADH, May 18 (Reuters) - Syria will take part in a closed-door session with G7 fi...

18th May, 2026

Image for IKEA franchiser slashes 850 jobs in cost-cutting drive as consumer spending falls
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IKEA franchiser slashes 850 jobs in cost-cutting drive as consumer spending falls

By Helen Reid LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Inter IKEA, which franchises the Swedish budget home furnit...

18th May, 2026

Image for Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces boarded a vessel
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Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces boarded a vessel

ISTANBUL, May 18 (Reuters) - The organisers of a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza said on Monday...

18th May, 2026

Image for Colombian singer Shakira acquitted of tax fraud in Spain
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Colombian singer Shakira acquitted of tax fraud in Spain

MADRID, May 18 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court has acquitted Colombian singer Shakira of tax fraud an...

18th May, 2026

Image for Polish central bank ready to act but will take its time to assess, Glapinski says
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Polish central bank ready to act but will take its time to assess, Glapinski says

By Balazs Koranyi and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, May 18 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank is ready to...

18th May, 2026

Image for Russia fails to sell stake in gold miner UGC as no one bids at auction
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Russia fails to sell stake in gold miner UGC as no one bids at auction

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - The Russian state failed to auction a stake in gold producer Uzhuralzolot...

18th May, 2026

Image for Norway joins EU's Baltic Sea Region cooperation amid greater security focus
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Norway joins EU's Baltic Sea Region cooperation amid greater security focus

OSLO, May 18 (Reuters) - Norway said on Monday it has joined the European Union's Strategy for the B...

18th May, 2026

Image for Putin faces 'very difficult choices' in Ukraine as sanctions bite, Estonia's spy chief says
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Putin faces 'very difficult choices' in Ukraine as sanctions bite, Estonia's spy chief says

By Andrius Sytas and Tom Balmforth TALLINN, May 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has...

18th May, 2026