Known as the Donbas, the region has become the fulcrum of fraught US-led diplomacy to end Russia’s full-scale invasion

Nik Storonsky is demanding and disruptive but he is building a world-leading bank

How the energy giants tried to transform their businesses — but ended up dramatically scaling back those plans and writing off billions of dollars

Companies and industries are divided over the bloc’s ‘Made in Europe’ plans

It’s an actual place, not an arbitrarily bounded zone.

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The tariffs will apply to goods from China and other nations. Washington has been pressuring Mexico to move away from dealing with China.

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King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicated and left for exile years ago. Now, his attempted comeback is giving his family a royal headache.

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The legislation codifies President Trump’s agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress.

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Tens of thousands of residents in Washington were poised to evacuate, as days of heavy rain sends rivers bursting over their banks.

The contamination was caused by the company’s processing equipment

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Farmers in the U.S. are feeling the strain from trade disputes, particularly with China

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European leaders say peace talks 'at a critical moment' for Ukraine and security of Euro-Atlantic region

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Sea surface temperatures over the North Indian Ocean were 0.2C higher than the average over the past three decades, researchers say

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It is increasingly difficult to give birth in eastern Congo

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Tennessee is preparing to execute Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Karen Pulley

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Vance said his five-year-old ‘went absolutely nuts’ over the phrase

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Kevin Gosden tells Tara Cobham about the disappearance of his 14-year-old son Andrew almost two decades ago, as he backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

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Newsom has continued his attacks on Trump as the White House pushes the president's hardline immigration agenda

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This gluten-free grain has been served in dishes for more than 7,000 years

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“I did not make [Congresswoman Nancy Mace] cuss out the men and women of the TSA security checkpoint. I did not make her tweet about this 100 times in the days that followed,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said

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Celia Marsh died after a shopping trip with her husband and three of her daughters in Bath at Christmas

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Australian authorities are demanding major social media platforms report on account deactivations since a ban on users under 16 became law

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All the essential cost of living information you need in December

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Dissociation is the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or emotion

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