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Russia can’t stop NATO entry, says Montenegro

  BLoomberg Russia is still trying to undermine Montenegro’s NATO membership with continued cyber attacks after last year’s failed coup attempt, but no one can stop the tiny Balkan nation from joining as early as next month, the country’s defense minister said. Lawmakers in the Adriatic state of 630,000 people will formally agree to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ...

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Germany tightens screws on UK in Bundestag Brexit demands

  BLoomberg German lawmakers laid out a sweeping series of conditions for Brexit talks with the U.K., and demanded a say on the final outcome. A resolution to the lower house of parliament put forward by the governing parties sets out the Bundestag’s terms for future access to the single market once the U.K. leaves the European Union, and imposes ...

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HSBC, RBS Saudi ventures in talks to form $78bn lender

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s Saudi Arabia ventures are exploring a potential merger to create the kingdom’s third-largest lender with $78 billion in assets. Alawwal Bank, which is 40 percent owned by RBS, plans to start initial talks with HSBC’s Saudi British Bank, according to a statement on Saudi stock exchange website. Both ...

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