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Swedes left longing for sweets as viral TikTok starts craze for candy

The tradition of chomping through a kilo of sweets once a week is under threat as demand soars for sugary sweets. Swedes love sweets. So when an American TikToker sparked a craze for Swedish candy ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

Top Wall Street analysts are upbeat on these stocks for the long haul

TipRanks' analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, including Amazon and Uber Technologies.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Biden authorizes Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range weapons inside Russia for limited strikes, according to two U.S. officials.

Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with US-made long-range missiles

Kremlin accuses outgoing US president of seeking to escalate tensions

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Monday Briefing: Ukraine Can Hit Russia With U.S. Long-Range Weapons

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World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Biden administration will allow Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range U.S. missiles

Two U.S. officials say President Joe Biden will allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the U.S. to strike Russia. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell outlines the administration's stance on ...

FirstFT: Russia reacts to the US’s ‘new turn of escalation’

Also in today’s newsletter, ECB report on bank capital requirements and G20 summit begins in Brazil

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

How could striking deep inside Russia change the war?

The US has never allowed Kyiv to use long-range missiles for attacks inside Russia proper – until now.

Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with American long-range missiles

But why now? And what could this mean?

Singapore oil trader sentenced to 17 years for ‘cheating’ HSBC over $112mn

Octogenarian Lim Oon Kuin handed long jail term as ‘deterrent’ in city-state’s fight against commodity trading corruption

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Paul Adams: A significant move ahead of another long hard winter

The move may not change the course of the war but it could restore balance, writes the BBC's Paul Adams.

Will the UK follow the US and allow the use of long-range missiles in Ukraine?

Britain has been unwilling to let Ukraine send storm shadow missiles into Russia over fears of escalation.

Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range US missiles against Russia

Russia launched its largest wave of airstrikes in months on Sunday, targeting Ukraine's power grid. It come as President Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles for ...

Biden allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with long-range, U.S.-supplied missiles

President Biden is authorizing Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News. The Kremlin says the move by the Biden ...

Scholz under growing pressure to send long-range missiles to Ukraine

US decision to allow Kyiv to use Atacms on Russian targets heaps pressure on German chancellor to send Tauruses

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Russia warns U.S. is adding fuel to fire with long-range missile decision

The U.S. decision marks a major reversal in Washington policy a mere two months before the mandate expiry of President Joe Biden.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Long-term effects of Trump's plans for more U.S. drilling

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to "drill, baby, drill" on Day 1 in office. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to take a closer look at the environmental ...

What long-range missiles bring to Ukraine's fight against Russia

President Biden has authorized Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory using U.S.-supplied weapons. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more from western Ukraine. Then, ...

Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, Moscow says

Missiles targeted an ammunitions depot in Bryansk region, Moscow says, with Foreign Minister Lavrov saying the US wanted to escalate the conflict.

Ukraine strikes Russia with US-made long-range missiles for first time

Weapons arsenal in Bryansk region hit after Biden administration lifts restrictions on Kyiv’s use of Atacms

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Ukraine Uses U.S.-Provided Long-Range Missiles in Russia for First Time

The strike, against an ammunition depot, comes days after the U.S. authorized the use of ATACMS on Russian territory.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

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