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Germany charges suspected former Syrian intelligence agent with murder in Assad jail
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Romanian president says judiciary will be investigated to address claims of abuses
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Russian forces attack Odesa, governor says, in second regional strike in less than 24 hours
France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown after talks collapse
Date: December 22, 2025
PARIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held talks on Monday with French political leaders on emergency legislation to keep the government running in the new year in the absence of...

Far-right surge in western Spain shapes outcome of regional election
Date: December 22, 2025
MADRID, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Spain's far-right Vox party doubled its seats in the Extremadura region in Sunday's election, complicating coalition talks with poll leaders the conservative People's Party...
Analysis-Orban's giveaways still not turning election tide in Hungary
Date: December 22, 2025
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Hungary's Viktor Orban may have got a brief poll boost last month from a costly pensions sweetener but he faces a race against time...
Russia's pipeline gas exports to China seen up 25% this year, source says
Date: December 22, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Russia's pipeline exports of natural gas to China are expected to have risen by a quarter this year, a source familiar with the data told Reuters on Monday, as Moscow ramps...
Pope Leo urges joyful, welcoming Church in speech to Vatican cardinals
Date: December 22, 2025
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Pope Leo indicated on Monday that he plans to follow the reform agenda of his predecessor Francis, praising the late pontiff's attempts to make the...
Kremlin says US intelligence conclusions cited by Reuters 'not true'
Date: December 22, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that if U.S. intelligence believed that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that were...
