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DOHA (Reuters) - Talks over a ceasefire in Gaza have reached a stalemate due to Israel's operations in Rafah, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Tuesday.

Israeli operations in Rafah, which started this month, have closed a main crossing point for aid from the border with Egypt a move humanitarian groups say has worsened an already dire situation.

"Especially in the past few weeks, we have seen some... (continue reading...)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Nikolai Patrushev as an aide along with long-term ally Alexei Dyumin while raising his economic adviser, Maxim Oreshkin, to the job of deputy chief of staff, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Putin left Anton Vaino as his chief of staff, along with Alexei Gromov and Sergei Kiriyenko as first deputy chiefs of staff. Dmitry Peskov remains as press secretary.

Patrushev was moved from... (continue reading...)

By Rene Wagner

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will be hoping for sporting success as host of the 2024 Euros soccer championship kicking off in a month's time, but it will also be looking for a consumption boost from all the fans guzzling beer and staying in hotels and rented rooms.

Europe's largest economy is expected to grow around 0.3% this year, slower than other large industrialised countries. The following is an overview of how the... (continue reading...)

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's labour market remains tight by historical standards despite some signs of a rise in unemployment and a gradual slowdown in the pace of pay growth, Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Tuesday.

"We actually got some additional data this morning that would be consistent with a small additional decline in the first quarter," Pill said, referring to private sector regular pay growth, in an online presentation... (continue reading...)

By Rene Wagner

BERLIN (Reuters) - Foreign companies announced record levels of new investment in Germany last year despite the economic downturn and high energy prices, according to an analysis published on Tuesday by the federal development agency Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI).

In 2023, commitments for new establishments and expansions totalled 34.8 billion euros ($37.53 billion), exceeding the previous record level of 25.3 billion... (continue reading...)