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Stellantis takes massive hit on ‘overestimation’ of EV demand | National

Stellantis takes massive hit on ‘overestimation’ of EV demand | National

Jeep maker Stellantis warned Friday that it would take a 22 billion euro hit after a slower take up of electric vehicles than it expected, heaping pressure on its ...

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Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai on Monday | National

Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai on Monday | National

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday following his national security trial, a court website showed. The 78-year-old founder o...

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Witkoff and Araghchi: the men leading US-Iran talks | National

Witkoff and Araghchi: the men leading US-Iran talks | National

US special envoy Steve Witkoff has spearheaded talks on Gaza and Ukraine, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is Iran’s face abroad. On Friday, they meet i...

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Ukraine, Russia, US start second day of war talks | National

Ukraine, Russia, US start second day of war talks | National

Ukraine and Russia on Thursday began a second day of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at  ending a war sparked by  Moscow’s 2022 invasion of its pro-West...

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Ukraine says Abu Dhabi talks with Russia ‘substantive and productive’ | National

Ukraine says Abu Dhabi talks with Russia ‘substantive and productive’ | National

A first day of talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States aimed at brokering an end to the war in Ukraine concluded Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, with Kyiv desc...

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US-Africa trade deal renewal only ‘temporary breather’ | National

US-Africa trade deal renewal only ‘temporary breather’ | National

African manufacturers warned on Wednesday that a one-year extension to the long-standing duty-free deal with the United States was only a temporary “breather...

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