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UK retail sales rise by more than expected 1.2% in May, ONS says

LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - British retail sales volumes rose by 1.2% in monthly terms in May, offic...

19th June, 2026

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Israel steps up Lebanon attacks with strikes that kill 15

DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 15 people on Friday,...

19th June, 2026

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Exclusive-Iran's Revolutionary Guards set up covert Iraqi cells to attack Gulf neighbors, sources say

June 19 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells i...

19th June, 2026

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ECB’s Wunsch keeps July hike in play even as Iran deal eases energy prices

By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, June 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may raise interest rate...

19th June, 2026

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US-Iran peace talks in Geneva called off, clouding prospects for lasting truce

By Nandita Bose, Yomna Ehab and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Switzerland sai...

19th June, 2026

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Drone attack hits transport workshop at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Russia says

MOSCOW, June 19 (Reuters) - The transport workshop of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in eastern Ukra...

19th June, 2026

Image for Europe's refugee population stabilises after decade of growth, study shows
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Europe's refugee population stabilises after decade of growth, study shows

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - Europe's refugee and asylum-seeker population stabilis...

19th June, 2026

Image for Gulf airlines get back to business as flights near pre-war levels
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Gulf airlines get back to business as flights near pre-war levels

By Alessandro Parodi and Adam Jourdan LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Say it quietly, but Gulf airlines...

19th June, 2026

Image for German exports to Britain fell by around 7% since Brexit, IW study shows
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German exports to Britain fell by around 7% since Brexit, IW study shows

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - German exports to Britain fell by around 7% since 2016...

19th June, 2026

Image for DAZN overhauls structure for potential new equity or IPO, FT reports
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DAZN overhauls structure for potential new equity or IPO, FT reports

June 19 (Reuters) - Sports streaming platform DAZN, owned by billionaire Leonard Blavatnik, is restr...

19th June, 2026

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Morning Bid: What a great week for peace

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu President Donald Trump's grea...

19th June, 2026

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Switzerland says US-Iran talks planned for Friday are off

June 19 (Reuters) - Talks that had been planned for Friday between the United States and Iran at the...

19th June, 2026