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Russian defense firms targeted by hackers using AI, other tactics
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US Epstein files full of famous names, but not Trump's
Slovakia rejects further financing of Ukraine's military needs, PM says
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Slovakia rejects further financing of Ukraine's military needs including from Slovak resources because it does not believe in a military solution to Kyiv's conflict with Russia,...

Del Vecchio heir buys 30% of Il Giornale in push for Italian media hub
Date: December 19, 2025
MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - LMDV Capital, the investment vehicle of Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, said on Friday it had agreed to buy a 30% stake in Il Giornale, a right-leaning Italian newspaper...
What Russian President Putin said at end-of-year press conference
Date: December 19, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual end-of-year press conference on Friday. Below are some of his comments. He spoke in Russian and his words were translated by...
Russia's Putin warns of risks for top oil producers' reserves in EU
Date: December 19, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday of risks for international reserves held by the world's top oil producers in the European Union, following discussions by...
Japan to import Spanish pork processed before swine fever outbreak
Date: December 19, 2025
MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japan has accepted importing pork from within the containment zone near Spain's Barcelona that has been processed and refrigerated before the outbreak of African swine fever...

Spain's Cementos Molins buys Semapa's cement maker Secil for $1.64 billion
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Portuguese conglomerate Semapa has agreed to sell its cement maker Secil to Spain's Cementos Molins for an enterprise value of 1.4 billion euros ($1.64 billion), it said on Friday....
