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Migrants stuck in Mauritania after EU border pact brings crackdown

Image for Birkenstock sees muted sales growth and profit as tariffs hurt margins

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Birkenstock sees muted sales growth and profit as tariffs hurt margins

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EU prosecutors request dropping of Genoa dam case against Italian Webuild CEO

Image for Banks win bid to block $3.6 billion mass forex UK lawsuit

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Banks win bid to block $3.6 billion mass forex UK lawsuit

Image for Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship

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...

Image for France not ready to sign Mercosur deal, Macron reaffirms

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...

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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...

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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...

Image for Novartis, Roche back US efforts to lower drug costs amid talk of pricing deal

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...

Image for Saudi, French and US officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan

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...