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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Salavat petrochemical complex, one of Russia's largest which is located in Bashkortostan region, was attacked by Ukrainian drones, the local governor said on Wednesday via his ch...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian finance ministry said on Wednesday it was proposing to raise the rate of value-added tax (VAT) to 22% from 20% from 2026 in order to fund military expenditure in what wou...

By Lisa Barrington (Reuters) -As Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only head...

(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that its staff will visit Kenya's capital, Nairobi, from September 25 to October 9 to begin talks with Kenyan authorities about a possible ...

By Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) -When Greek firefighters investigated the cause of a deadly wildfire near the Athens Riviera in August, they found a familiar culprit: a loose...

KOLKATA (Reuters) -At least 12 people died as heavy rain lashed the eastern Indian city of Kolkata and surrounding areas ahead of a major festival, flooding streets, disrupting transport and leaving r...

By Emma Rumney and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.'s health agency to ...

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey jailed two men late on Tuesday pending trial after prosecutors said their online show included a joke referencing a hadith or teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, which they alle...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian air defence units have repelled a "massive" drone attack on fuel and energy infrastructure facilities in the Volgograd region, Governor Andrey Bocharov said on Wednesday. Acc...

By Joanna Plucinska and James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) -A hack hitting major airports across Europe followed by drone incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo are testing the weak spots of the region's aviat...