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French finance minister calls for more euro-pegged stablecoins
By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - Europe needs more euro-based stablecoins, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Friday, and urged the bloc's banks to explore tokenised depos...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Exclusive-Gerresheimer rejects takeover bid from US packing firm Silgan, sources say
MUNICH, April 17 (Reuters) - German medical packaging maker Gerresheimer has rejected a takeover bid from its U.S. rival Silgan, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. There are no lo...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
EU Commission awards 180 million euro cloud contract to four European providers
By Leo Marchandon April 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday awarded a 180 million euro ($212 million) tender for sovereign cloud services to four European providers for a six-year period,...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Russia still tackling a blaze at Tuapse port
MOSCOW, April 17 (Reuters) - Firefighters continued extinguishing a blaze at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday, more than 24 hours after Ukrainian drone attacks, local authorities said. They...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Take Five: Warsh, war and worsening conditions?
April 17 (Reuters) - Financial markets are in a buoyant mood as U.S. President Donald Trump signals confidence that the war in Iran will end soon, with talks probably on the cards again this weekend. ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Lebanese return home as ceasefire with Israel mostly holds
By Laila Bassam and Thomas Suen BEIRUT/QASMIYEH, Lebanon, April 17 (Reuters) - People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning to devastated towns and neighbourhoods on Friday, with many finding...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Envoy expects U.S.-Turkey to 'soon' solve issue of sanctions over S-400 defences
ANTALYA, Turkey, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday he expected Washington and Ankara to soon solve the issue of U.S. sanctions over Turkey's purchase of Russian...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
Three charged after attempted arson at Iran International office in London
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they had charged three people over an attempted arson attack on offices linked to television station Iran International in northwest London e...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
India smartphone shipments fall to 6-year low in Q1 amid price hikes, Counterpoint Research says
April 17 (Reuters) - India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking their weakest quarterly performance in six years as cost pressures, price hikes and soft de...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026
STOXX 600 on track for fourth weekly win on Mideast diplomacy hopes
By Ragini Mathur April 17 (Reuters) - A subdued STOXX 600 was on track to notch its fourth straight weekly gain on Friday, as cautious investors waited for a potentially pivotal weekend that could bri...
Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026




