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Image for Czech 2025 budget likely to be in deeper deficit than targeted, new minister says

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Czech 2025 budget likely to be in deeper deficit than targeted, new minister says

Image for Zelenskiy says 20-point peace plan should be put to referendum in Ukraine

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Zelenskiy says 20-point peace plan should be put to referendum in Ukraine

Image for Bangladesh’s Gen-Z party faces revolt over Islamist alliance, risking its future

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Bangladesh’s Gen-Z party faces revolt over Islamist alliance, risking its future

Image for China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan

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China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan

Image for Central bank chief urges Austria to rethink Mercosur deal opposition

Central bank chief urges Austria to rethink Mercosur deal opposition

Date: December 29, 2025

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Austria should rethink its opposition to a trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc, the country's central bank chief Martin Kocher was quoted as saying on Monday...

Image for One migrant dead and three missing after boat sinks off Greek island of Samos

One migrant dead and three missing after boat sinks off Greek island of Samos

Date: December 29, 2025

Dec 29 (Reuters) - A woman was found dead and three people remain missing after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Samos early on Monday, the coast guard said. The boat sank in the early...

Image for Bulgaria prepares for the euro amid excitement and scepticism

Bulgaria prepares for the euro amid excitement and scepticism

Date: December 29, 2025

SOFIA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Bulgarian banks, businesses and shoppers were preparing this week to say goodbye to the lev currency ahead of a move to adopt the euro on January 1, a long-awaited milestone...

Image for South Korea's ex-First Lady Kim received bribes and meddled in state affairs, prosecutor says

South Korea's ex-First Lady Kim received bribes and meddled in state affairs, prosecutor says

Date: December 29, 2025

SEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The wife of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol interfered in state affairs in return for expensive valuables and money, a special prosecutor said on Monday. The...

Image for Cricket-Potts in line for Sydney test after Atkinson injury

Cricket-Potts in line for Sydney test after Atkinson injury

Date: December 29, 2025

MELBOURNE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - England fast bowler Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney after tearing his left hamstring, the team said on Monday. Atkinson came...

Image for Australia says Bondi review to check if terror attack could have been averted

Australia says Bondi review to check if terror attack could have been averted

Date: December 29, 2025

SYDNEY, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday an independent review into law enforcement agencies set up after the Bondi mass shooting will assess whether...