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French government calls for Christmas truce in farmer protests
Date: December 19, 2025
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The French government on Friday called for a Christmas truce with protesting farmers, warning against further blockades during the holiday season, a move the country's main...
Macron says Europe will need to engage with Putin if US peace talks fail
Date: December 19, 2025
By Michel Rose BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Europe will have to re-engage in direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the latest U.S.-led efforts to broker a Ukraine peace deal founder,...
ECB's Santos Pereira: inflation at target, rate moves to hinge on economy
Date: December 19, 2025
LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Alvaro Santos Pereira said on Tuesday inflation in the euro area was expected to remain at the ECB's target level of around 2% in the...
Putin says Trump is right to sue BBC over speech edit
Date: December 19, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his annual end-of-year press conference on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump was right to sue the BBC over edited clips of his...
Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal - welcome to Vladimir Putin's phone-in
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Sarcastic messages briefly flashed up on a big screen in the hall where Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding his annual press conference and "direct line" phone-in on Friday...
Prince Harry and Meghan to revamp Archewell charitable arm
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are to revamp their charitable organisation with the aim of expanding the royal couple's global philanthropic work, their...
