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Saudi firm Midad among frontrunners to buy Lukoil's global assets, sources say
Date: December 16, 2025
By Jarrett Renshaw and Dmitry Zhdannikov Dec 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Midad Energy has emerged as one of the leading contenders to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's international assets, leveraging...
UK to review foreign interference in politics after ex-Reform member's Russia bribery case
Date: December 16, 2025
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ordered a probe into foreign election interference after a former senior member of Reform UK was jailed for taking bribes to promote...
Russia calls German broadcaster Deutsche Welle an 'undesirable organisation'
Date: December 16, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry of Justice has labelled German media outlet Deutsche Welle an "undesirable organisation", according to the ministry's website. Russia regularly designates...
Italy plans 2.4 billion euros investment in frigates, document shows
Date: December 16, 2025
ROME, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Italy's government has asked parliament to approve a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.82 billion) investment over 15 years for the maintenance and modernisation of its frigate fleet, a...
Swedish greenhouse gas emissions on rise again after government relaxes fuels policy, data shows
Date: December 16, 2025
STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions rose 7% in 2024, reversing a downtrend in recent years, after the government eased rules on mixing biofuels in petrol and diesel, data...
Eurovision host says it will not drown out any boos during Israel's performance
Date: December 16, 2025
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The host broadcaster of the next Eurovision Song Contest, Austria's ORF, will not ban the Palestinian flag from the audience or drown out booing during...