UK wants to ban firms from insuring Russian oil

Trade Minister Chris Bryant confirmed the U.K. government’s position while being grilled by MPs.

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UK exempts Druzhba oil pipeline from Russia sanctions

The Druzhba pipeline has provoked a row between Hungary and the EU over support for Ukraine.

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UK announces largest sanctions package against Russia since start of full-scale invasion

Britain is targeting Russia’s war economy on the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary, Slovakia as energy standoff escalates

Budapest and Bratislava have seized on the closure of a key oil pipeline to threaten to cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine.

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Trump hikes ‘temporary’ global tariff rate to 15 percent, maximizing authority in wake of Supreme Court blow

The move comes after the Supreme Court handed the White House a huge setback to one of its signature economic and foreign policy tools.

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World leaders hold their breath for Trump’s next tariff move 

The EU, U.K. and Canada react cautiously to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

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UK says privileged trading terms with US will ‘continue’ in wake of Trump tariff ruling

The landmark ruling calls into question the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs the U.S. imposed on trading partners last April.

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US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities

Trump’s energy chief had threatened to leave the International Energy Agency if it continued to focus on climate.

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Antonia Romeo to become the UK’s top civil servant

Antonia Romeo will be the first female cabinet secretary.

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