Naftogaz held talks with US oil companies about energy projects in Ukraine -FT

(Reuters) -Ukrainian state-owned gas company Naftogaz has held talks with Exxon Mobil Corp, Halliburton and Chevron about projects in Ukraine as the country looks to lure back foreign investment to its energy sector, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Oleksiy Chernyshov, chief executive of Naftogaz, told the FT that he held meetings in Washington with …

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U.S. military prepares options for possible Sudan evacuation

By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is preparing options to evacuate the U.S. Embassy in Sudan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday as the Biden administration weighed whether to pull personnel out of the country’s increasingly unstable capital. “We’ve deployed some forces into theater to ensure that we …

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S&P sees brighter outlook for UK credit rating as budget risks recede

(Reuters) – Ratings agency S&P Global revised up its outlook for Britain’s sovereign credit rating on Friday, removing the “negative” label which it applied after September’s “mini-budget” under then-Prime Minister Liz Truss. “The government’s decision to abandon most of the unfunded budgetary measures proposed in September 2022 has bolstered the fiscal outlook for the UK,” …

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As DeSantis stumbles, anti-Trump Republicans fear a rerun in 2024 campaign

By Tim Reid, Alexandra Ulmer and Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Current and former Republican Party operatives who have spent years trying to banish Donald Trump from American political life say the former president’s 2024 campaign has begun to gain so much steam that they fear he is by far the favorite to become the party’s presidential …

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‘Queen Charlotte’: ‘Bridgerton’ character gets her own spin-off

By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) – Regency-era London took over the British capital’s Leicester Square on Friday as the “Queen Charlotte” cast premiered the first spin-off from hit Netflix period drama “Bridgerton” dedicated to the fan favourite character. “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” is an origin story of the “Bridgerton” monarch, explaining her rise to …

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Angry at Brazil’s Lula, Ukrainians protest in Lisbon as official visit starts

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Waving flags and holding photographs depicting conflict atrocities, Ukrainians gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon on Friday to protest recent remarks about the Ukraine war made by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who arrived in Portugal earlier on Friday for a five-day official …

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