Geopolitics

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Finance

Dollar rises, European stocks and bonds fall after reports of U.S. warship being hit missiles 

LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - The dollar strengthened while European shares and bond prices fell on Mond...

4th May, 2026

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Austria expels three Russian diplomats over signals spying

VIENNA, May 4 (Reuters) - Austria declared three Russian diplomats personae non gratae over an "ante...

4th May, 2026

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NATO's Rutte says Europeans have 'gotten message' from Trump

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - European nations have "gotten the message" from U.S. Pres...

4th May, 2026

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Taiwan president defiant as begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a 'rat'

TAIPEI, May 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan has a right to engage with the world and no country can stop that,...

3rd May, 2026

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Finance

Russia, Ukraine give conflicting accounts of village in Sumy region

MOSCOW, May 2 - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its troops had taken control of the...

2nd May, 2026

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Finance

Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path

By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/WEST PALM BEACH, May 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian proposal so fa...

2nd May, 2026

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Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says

May 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump would open ship...

2nd May, 2026

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Analysis-Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - More than two months into a conflict that has faile...

2nd May, 2026

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US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentag...

1st May, 2026

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Russia pounds Ukraine with drones in daytime attack

May 1 (Reuters) - Russia launched more than 400 drones at Ukraine in a daytime attack, injuring 10 p...

1st May, 2026

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Azerbaijan summons EU envoy in row over treatment of Karabakh Armenians

BAKU, May 1 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan on Friday summoned the European Union's ambassador to protest aga...

1st May, 2026

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Russian attack hit port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region, officials say

May 1 (Reuters) - A Russian drone attack overnight damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern...

1st May, 2026