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Image for France kept climate change off G7 agenda to avoid clash with US
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France kept climate change off G7 agenda to avoid clash with US

PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday defendin...

24th April, 2026

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Romania tests AI-powered drone interceptors as Ukraine war gets closer

By Luiza Ilie CAPU MIDIA, Romania, April 24 (Reuters) - At a Romanian base overlooking the Black Sea...

24th April, 2026

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US, EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals with eye to broader agreement

By Andrea Shalal and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. and the European Union on...

24th April, 2026

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Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, Bloomberg News reports

April 24 (Reuters) - Google-parent Alphabet will invest $10 billion in AI startup Anthropic, with an...

24th April, 2026

Image for Deutsche Boerse CEO warns against 24/7 trading as Wall Street gears up for it
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Deutsche Boerse CEO warns against 24/7 trading as Wall Street gears up for it

By Amanda Cooper and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Trading stocks round-the-clo...

24th April, 2026

Image for UN says Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Hezbollah rockets into Israel may breach international law
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UN says Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Hezbollah rockets into Israel may breach international law

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it ha...

24th April, 2026

Image for Spanish watchdog opens further probes into energy firms over blackout
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Spanish watchdog opens further probes into energy firms over blackout

April 24 (Reuters) - Spain's antitrust and energy watchdog CNMC has added more power companies, incl...

24th April, 2026

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Eswatini celebrates King Mswati III's 40 years as critics decry royal spending

By Tim Cocks and Lunga Masuku EZULWINI, Eswatini, April 24 (Reuters) - Marching bands blew horns, wo...

24th April, 2026

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European anti-fraud office opens investigation into Peter Mandelson

BRUSSELS, April 24 (Reuters) - The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) said it had opened an investiga...

24th April, 2026

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Too early to talk about sanctions relief for Iran, EU leaders say

NICOSIA, April 24 (Reuters) - It is too early to talk about relieving any kind of sanctions on Iran,...

24th April, 2026

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China removes countermeasures against two EU banks

BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry on Friday rolled back countermeasures agains...

24th April, 2026

Image for Russian central bank cuts key rate by only 50 bps, raises oil price forecast on Iran war
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Russian central bank cuts key rate by only 50 bps, raises oil price forecast on Iran war

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank reduced...

24th April, 2026