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Mastercard, Visa and Revolut lose UK case over proposed cross-border card fees cap

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Mastercard, Visa and British fintech Revolut on Thursday lost a legal cha...

15th January, 2026

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Demographic crisis and brain drain major threats to Italy's economy, Panetta says

ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Italy faces a demographic time bomb that threatens long-term growth, as a p...

15th January, 2026

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UK, Canadian watchdogs press on with probes into Elon Musk's Grok chatbot

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - British media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday its formal investigation i...

15th January, 2026

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Russia expels British diplomat for alleged spying, London mulling response

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that a British d...

15th January, 2026

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Ukraine accuses former PM Tymoshenko of bribery, source says

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators accused former Pri...

14th January, 2026

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Iran tops Netanyahu's many challenges as Israeli elections loom

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face v...

14th January, 2026

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Ukraine lawmakers appoints former PM Shmyhal as energy minister

KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers appointed former prime minister Denys Shmyhal as energy...

14th January, 2026

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French foreign minister: Iran crackdown could be most violent in its contemporary history

PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - France suspects that Iran's crackdown on demonstrations across the country...

14th January, 2026

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Britain seeks 'reset' in copyright battle between AI and creators

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - British technology minister Liz Kendall said on Tuesday the government wa...

13th January, 2026

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Senior Russian official says Greenland could vote to join Russia if Trump does not hurry

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Greenlanders could...

13th January, 2026

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Sweden makes record three-ton seizure of cocaine from South America

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sweden on Monday confiscated an estimated three metric tons of cocaine, the count...

12th January, 2026

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UK to accelerate law criminalising creation of sexual deepfakes

LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain will bring into effect a law criminalising the creation of non-co...

12th January, 2026