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Migrants stuck in Mauritania after EU border pact brings crackdown
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EU prosecutors request dropping of Genoa dam case against Italian Webuild CEO
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Banks win bid to block $3.6 billion mass forex UK lawsuit
Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship
Date: December 18, 2025
By Nika Khutsieva MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Russian ban on U.S. gaming platform Roblox has fuelled debate among some children and parents about censorship and the utility of bans in a world where...
France not ready to sign Mercosur deal, Macron reaffirms
Date: December 18, 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - France is not ready to sign a EU trade deal with the Mercosur group of Latin American countries, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated ahead of a EU summit in...

Polish Constitutional Tribunal violated principles of EU law, European court rules
Date: December 18, 2025
WARSAW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Poland's Constitutional Tribunal infringed fundamental principles of European law and cannot be considered independent and impartial because of irregularities in the...
Russia says it hopes Trump does not make a 'fatal mistake' on Venezuela
Date: December 18, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not make a fatal mistake over Venezuela and said that Moscow...
Novartis, Roche back US efforts to lower drug costs amid talk of pricing deal
Date: December 18, 2025
ZURICH, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Swiss pharma giants Novartis and Roche on Thursday backed U.S. efforts to lower the cost of drugs and are working with the Trump administration towards that goal following a...

Saudi, French and US officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan
Date: December 18, 2025
By John Irish and Jana Choukeir PARIS/BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - French, Saudi Arabian and American officials will hold talks with the head of the Lebanese army on Thursday in Paris aimed at...
