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FTSE 100 closes lower as Wall St mood sours

Image for EU to scrap planned ban on combustion engines, EPP's Weber says

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EU to scrap planned ban on combustion engines, EPP's Weber says

Image for Berlin summons Russian ambassador over increase in hybrid attacks

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Berlin summons Russian ambassador over increase in hybrid attacks

Image for Italy urges Agnellis to protect jobs, independence in media assets sale

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Italy urges Agnellis to protect jobs, independence in media assets sale

Image for Finland to procure AMRAAM missiles from the US

Finland to procure AMRAAM missiles from the US

Date: December 12, 2025

STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Finland said on Friday it would procure Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the United States.  Finland, which has a long border with Russia, in 2022...

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EU to impose 3 euro duty on e-commerce parcels from July 2026

Date: December 12, 2025

BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers agreed on Friday to set a 3 euro ($3.52) custom duty on low-value parcels arriving in the bloc, part of an attempt to crack down on cheap...

Image for King Charles shares 'good news' of reduced cancer treatment in TV address

King Charles shares 'good news' of reduced cancer treatment in TV address

Date: December 12, 2025

By Catarina Demony LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - King Charles will share details of his experience with cancer and give an update on his treatment in a personal message broadcast on British television on...

Image for Analysis-Musk's Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO

Analysis-Musk's Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO

Date: December 12, 2025

By Joey Roulette, Ross Kerber and Echo Wang WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Investors eyeing SpaceX's potential blockbuster IPO may need to brace themselves as CEO Elon Musk balances his risky quest to...

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Ukraine says it hit two Russian ships transporting military equipment in Caspian Sea

Date: December 12, 2025

KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine's special forces said on Friday they had conducted an operation alongside what they described as a local resistance movement to hit two Russian ships transporting...

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India, France seal treaty revamp giving Paris dividend relief, Delhi tax rights

Date: December 12, 2025

By Aditya Kalra, Nikunj Ohri and Shivam Patel NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - India and France have struck a deal to revise their 1992 treaty which will halve the tax on dividends paid by Indian units...