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Gaza no longer in famine after aid access improves, hunger monitor says
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Ukraine clinches deal to restructure $2.6 billion in 'toxic' GDP warrants
UK welcomes EU funding agreement for Ukraine
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Friday welcomed a decision by European Union leaders to loan 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to Ukraine to fund its defence against...
Canton Zurich urges government to soften UBS capital requirements plan
Date: December 19, 2025
ZURICH, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Zurich, the home canton of Switzerland's biggest banks, has called on the federal government to reconsider plans to tighten capital requirements for UBS, saying they risk...

Ukraine strikes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in Mediterranean
Date: December 19, 2025
KYIV, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian aerial drones struck a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, an official at Ukraine's SBU security service told Reuters on Friday....
How will the EU's $105 billion loan to Ukraine work without frozen Russian assets?
Date: December 19, 2025
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to lend 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to Ukraine to fund its defence against Russia for the...

UK imposes sanctions on perpetrators of violence against Syrian civilians
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain imposed sanctions on Friday on individuals and organisations it said were linked to violence perpetrated against civilians in Syria, including some who financially...
Pope Leo names new leader of the Catholic Church in London
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON/VATICAN CITY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Friday named Bishop Richard Moth as the new Archbishop of Westminster, the most prominent Catholic figure in England and Wales. Moth will replace...
