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KYIV (Reuters) – British Foreign Minister Liz Truss called on China to put pressure on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, saying its support of the Kremlin was inconsistent its non-interference policy and any hopes of being seen as a responsible global actor. “China is not the same as Russia. They claim a policy of non-interference. …

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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – NatWest Group is facing a 2 million pound-plus ($2.7 million) compensation claim after a London tribunal ruled it had discriminated against an employee and unfairly dismissed her two days after cancer surgery, her lawyer said on Thursday. Adeline Willis, a 44-year-old risk and compliance officer who had worked at …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Reckitt Benckiser Group beat fourth-quarter sales forecasts on Thursday after fears of COVID-19 led to increased demand for its cleaning products. However, the maker of Lysol disinfectant and Durex condoms missed full-year earnings estimates, joining rivals in struggling with higher raw material and supply chain costs. Reckitt did not give separate …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has finished its military training activities in Ukraine and the only remaining UK troops in the country are there to protect the ambassador, Britain’s Armed Forces minister James Heappey said on Thursday. Britain had supplied defensive weapons and training personnel to Ukraine. “Within Ukraine itself, there is a small force that …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain committed 25 million pounds ($34 million) to strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific as part of a pact with Australia, and leaders of both countries expressed “grave concerns” about China’s policies in its far western region of Xinjiang. In a video call on Thursday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is continuing to build its military capabilities on the Ukrainian border, contradicting Moscow’s claims of a drawdown of troops, according to Britain’s defence intelligence chief. “We have not seen evidence that Russia has withdrawn forces from Ukraine’s borders,” Jim Hockenhull, the defence intelligence chief, said in a rare public statement. “Contrary …

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