
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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