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No drop in military aid to Kyiv since US policy shift, NATO official says
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Big central banks signal rate-cut cycle is ending
Date: December 19, 2025
By Naomi Rovnick and Alun John LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Central banks in big economies are signalling a change of stance as the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 30-year high on Friday. A...
Embraer's Eve makes maiden flight of 'flying car' prototype
Date: December 19, 2025
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Eve, the electric aircraft unit of Embraer, said on Friday its full-scale "flying car" prototype has completed its first flight, marking a key milestone...
UK financial watchdog to investigate travel retailer WH Smith
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britian's financial regulator on Friday said that it has opened an investigation into troubled travel retailer WH Smith over concerns related to potential breaches of listing and...
Markets quietly welcome EU shift to joint borrowing for Ukraine loan
Date: December 19, 2025
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Investors welcomed the European Union's decision to fund lending to Ukraine through borrowing on Friday, saying it cemented the use of joint debt as a...
Presses fall silent after mobs torch offices of Bangladesh's top newspapers
Date: December 19, 2025
By Tora Agarwala and Saurabh Sharma Dec 19 (Reuters) - Printing presses at Bangladesh's two leading newspapers went silent on Friday for the first time in decades after mobs torched their offices in...
Ukraine can advise Poland on drone defence, Zelenskiy says in Warsaw
Date: December 19, 2025
WARSAW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on a visit to Warsaw on Friday, said his country could offer advice to Poland on how to defend against drones and ensure better...