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Space sector eyes further investment growth in 2026 after record year
Investment in space tech driven by defense-linked systemsU.S. leads with $7.3 billion in space funding, driven by defense programsPotential SpaceX IPO seen as catalyst for SpaceTech investment growthBy Akash SriramJan 19 (Reuters) - Global investment in space technology is poised to climb further in...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Putin’s special envoy Dmitriev to travel to Davos, meet members of U.S. delegation, sources say
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev will travel to the Swiss resort of Davos this week and hold meetings with members of the U.S. delegation on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, two sources with knowledge of the visit told Reuters ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
UK willing to play role in second phase of Gaza ceasefire, PM Starmer says
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain has signaled its willingness to play a role in the second phase of a ceasefire in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, when asked about the U.S.-led "Board of Peace".Speaking at a press conference, Starmer said Britain was in discussions with i...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Turkey sees Syria–Kurdish forces deal as "historic turning point", security sources say
ANKARA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Turkish security sources said on Monday that an integration deal between Syria's government and Kurdish forces marked an "historic turning point" ahead of which Turkey's intelligence agency played an intensive role to ensure restraint by parties on the grou...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Iran to consider lifting internet ban; state TV hacked
DUBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days, a senior parliament member said on Monday, after authorities shut communications while they used massive force to crush protests in the worst domestic unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In the latest sign of weakness...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Kremlin says Trump would go down in world history if US took Greenland
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it was hard to disagree with experts who said that U.S. President Donald Trump would go down in world history if he took control of Greenland.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was not discussing whether such a step would be good or bad...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
UK PM Starmer says tariffs should not be used against allies
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that tariffs should not be used against allies, and that his focus was to ensure a "tariff war" is avoided, at a press conference on the threat from potential U.S. tariffs over Greenland.Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
German short-dated yields fall after tariff threats, Bunds roughly unchanged
By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 19 (Reuters) - German short-dated government bond yields fell after fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, while benchmark Bund yields were roughly unchanged after dropping early in the session. Trump on Saturday threatened to slap extra tariffs on eight Eur...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Kremlin says Trump invited Putin to join 'Board of Peace'
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", and that Moscow is studying the proposal and hopes for contacts with Washington concerning it.Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Japan's Takaichi vows to scrap sales tax on food sales
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday her administration will scrap an 8% levy on food sales for two years to help households weather the pain from rising living costs."We will overhaul past economic and fiscal policy. My administration will put to end a...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
UK PM Starmer says right approach on Greenland is through calm discussion
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that the right approach on Greenland is through calm discussion, at a press conference on the threat from potential U.S. tariffs over the Arctic island."On Greenland, the right way to approach an issue of this seriousn...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
China curbs ‘flash boys’ access to exchange data, sources say
China asks brokers to remove servers dedicated to clients from local exchanges, say sources Regulators step up efforts against speculation, excessive trading Move also aimed at creating level playing field Jan 19 (Reuters) - China's securities regulator has asked brokers to remove client-d...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
REFILE-France's Lescure to convene G7 finance ministers meeting amid Greenland row
Jan 19 (Reuters) - France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Monday he would convene a meeting of his counterparts from the Group of Seven (G7) countries to discuss trade and sovereignty "in the coming days", after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs until th...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Thyssenkrupp: Trump tariff uncertainty further exacerbates trade policy situation
BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Germany's Thyssenkrupp TKAG.DE said on Monday that uncertainty from additional U.S. tariffs affected its customers - the country's export-oriented industry - and exacerbated the already strained trade policy situation.The company said it remained to be seen how U.S...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Trump tells Norway's prime minister he no longer feels obligation to think only of peace
PARIS/OSLO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere he no longer felt an "obligation to think purely of Peace" after the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not award him the Nobel Peace Prize, as he repeated his demand for control of Greenlan...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
REFILE-Japan, US narrow first $550 bln investment picks, including SoftBank-linked plan, sources say
By Tamiyuki Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan and the U.S. have short-listed a few projects as the first candidates under Tokyo's planned U.S.-bound $550 billion investment, including a project involving SoftBank Group 9984.T, two sources familiar with the matter tol...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
