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UK exempts Egypt's Zohr gas field from Russia sanctions
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ECB proposes extending Elderson's mandate at bank supervision arm
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Exclusive-Poland to start producing anti-personnel mines to lay along eastern border
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German budget committee clears 50 billion euros in defence contracts
Germany opens joint drone defence centre in Berlin
Date: December 17, 2025
BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Germany opened its first joint drone defence centre combining state and federal capabilities on Wednesday, part of efforts to close gaps and provide better protection...
Finland's prime minister apologises to Asian nations over racism scandal
Date: December 17, 2025
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Finland's prime minister apologised to Asian nations on Wednesday as he sought to contain a growing controversy over derogatory images posted by far-right...
US confirms tariff elements of trade deal with Switzerland
Date: December 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday announced the implementation of tariff-related elements in a trade agreement framework reached with Switzerland and...
How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips
Date: December 17, 2025
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE Dec 17 - In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of...
Swedish explosives start-up gets permit for TNT factory
Date: December 17, 2025
STOCKHOLM, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Start-up Sweden Ballistics has received approval from Sweden's Land and Environmental court to start building a plant to produce the explosive TNT, it said on Wednesday,...
US gaming platform Roblox pledges changes to get Russian ban lifted
Date: December 17, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. gaming platform Roblox said on Wednesday it was willing to make changes to some of its features in Russia in order to overturn a ban imposed on it earlier this month....