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FinanceUK Says NATO Talks on Deterring Russia in the Arctic 'business as Usual'
China, Russia, Iran Start 'brics Plus' Naval Exercises in South African Waters
Mercosur Bloc to Sign EU Trade Deal on January 17
FinanceEU Member States Confirm Approval of Signing EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
Factbox-What's in the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal and Why Is It Contentious?
Date: January 9, 2026
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - European Union countries gave provisional clearance on Friday to a planned EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, the largest trade accord the EU has struck...
EU States Back Record South America Trade Accord After 25 Years
Date: January 9, 2026
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - EU nations are expected on Friday to approve the signing of the bloc's largest ever free trade accord with South American group Mercosur, over 25 years...
Exclusive-Traders Vitol and Trafigura Join White House Venezuela Oil Talks
Date: January 8, 2026
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Vitol and Trafigura, two of the world's largest commodity traders, are in talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump about the marketing of Venezuelan oil,...
Italy Wants Stricter 5% Safeguard Trigger in Mercosur Deal, Minister Says
Date: January 8, 2026
ROME, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Italy wants a stricter threshold for the suspension of imports under the planned Mercosur trade agreement, its agriculture minister said in an interview published on Thursday,...
The Last Russia-US Nuclear Treaty Is About to Expire. What Happens Next?
Date: January 8, 2026
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Even at the height of their Cold War nuclear rivalry, the United States and the Soviet Union thrashed out a series of treaties to keep the arms race from...
Russia Says US Seizure of Oil Tanker Is Illegal, Lawmaker Calls It Piracy
Date: January 7, 2026
By Lucy Papachristou and Mark Trevelyan Jan 7 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that the U.S. seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic was a violation of maritime law, and a senior...