LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it will sign a cooperation pact with the European Union in financial services, the latest sign of a thaw in relations since Brexit. The memorandum of understanding on regulatory cooperation was part of Britain’s Brexit deal but put on ice due to clashes with Brussels over trading arrangements …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) -A business jet linked to Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin flew to Belarus from Russia on Tuesday after a mutiny that has dealt the biggest blow to President Vladimir Putin’s authority since he came to power more than 23 years ago. Flightradar24 showed the Embraer Legacy 600 …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Croatia has detected an outbreak of African swine fever in two pig farms in the eastern parts of the country, the agriculture ministry said late on Monday. The Croatian veterinary institute has ordered preliminary measures to subdue the outbreak, including ban on pigs’ movement and culling of the animals. It reported another …
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By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to JPMorgan Chase’s $290 million settlement with women who said Jeffrey Epstein abused them, and that the largest U.S. bank turned a blind eye to the late financier’s sex trafficking. The approval was issued by U.S. District Judge …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Unless EU aspirant Montenegro adopts a new economic growth strategy that would boost productivity and human capital, its incomes will not converge with average EU levels in the next 40 years, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. The tiny Adriatic country, which started EU accession negotiations in 2012, hopes to speed up …
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By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -The aborted mutiny in Russia is an internal issue for Moscow and speculation over it could prove counterproductive, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, joining Western allies in taking a wait-and-see approach to a revolt that has sown doubt over President Vladimir Putin’s grip on Russia. Senior Russian …
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(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant televised address on Monday evening, saying he had deliberately let Saturday’s 24-hour mutiny by the Wagner militia go on as long as it did to avoid bloodshed, and that it had reinforced national unity. The statement, his first on the issue since he spoke on Saturday promising …
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(Reuters) -The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, two days after leading an aborted mutiny, on Monday said he never intended to overthrow the government, while Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Wagner fighters who stood down. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin gave few clues about his own fate, including his whereabouts, or the deal under which …
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By Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Monday said a brief uprising by Russian mercenaries against the Kremlin was part of a struggle within the Russian system and that the United States and its allies were not involved in it. Biden offered a cautious assessment of unfolding events …
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By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s work with allies to build broad international support for a peace blueprint has made progress but any summit to endorse a document is at least months away, officials said. Senior officials from Ukraine, G7 countries, the European Union and nations such as Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa …
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