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By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – With virtually all the Kremlin’s opponents already jailed or in exile, and liberal press outlets and human rights groups forced to shut down, it might have appeared that years of repression in Russia had achieved their objective. But in the space of just three weeks, Russia’s security services and …

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(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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(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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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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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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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a briefing on Friday that assault troops were fighting in western parts of Bakhmut, the last part of the embattled Ukrainian city still held by Kyiv’s forces. Ukrainian and Russian units have been battling for months over the eastern city, which largely lies in ruins. The defence …

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By Vincent West SANTANDER (Reuters) – Six Leopard 2A4 tanks destined for Ukraine left Spain by ship on Friday, according to a naval monitoring website, part of Western military aid for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion. The German-made Leopard tanks and armoured personnel carriers were driven onto a cargo vessel, Reuters witnesses said. The ship …

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