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Saudi, French and US officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan
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Russia sentences Briton who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison camp
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Ukrainian negotiators to meet US team on Friday, Saturday, Zelenskiy says
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Court hearing adjourned in strangulation case involving UK's Duke of Marlborough
Ukraine says 180,000 consumers were left without power after Russian overnight attack
Date: December 18, 2025
KYIV, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Around 180,000 consumers were left without electricity supplies across five Ukrainian regions after a Russian attack overnight, Ukraine's acting energy minister Artem Nekrasov...
China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences
Date: December 18, 2025
By Joe Cash BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that it had granted several general licenses for rare earth exports, a new category of permit that aims to speed up...
Romania to raise minimum wage by 6.8% from July
Date: December 18, 2025
BUCHAREST, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Romania's coalition government will raise the monthly gross minimum wage by 6.8% to 4,325 lei ($998) but also cut in half a 1% minimum tax on turnover from January to...
Coinbase appoints UK ex-finance minister George Osborne to run advisory council
Date: December 18, 2025
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Phoebe Seers Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has appointed former British finance minister George Osborne to run its internal advisory council, the company...
EU must reform or risk irrelevance, Blair and Dimon say
Date: December 18, 2025
By Kate Holton LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The European Union must reform or risk becoming irrelevant as the rivalry between China and the U.S. sparks a new era without precedent, posing challenges on...
Russian attack on Ukraine's central Cherkasy injures six, causes blackouts, governor says
Date: December 18, 2025
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia launched a "massive" drone attack on Ukraine's central Cherkasy region, injuring six people and triggering a blackout in part of Cherkasy city, the local governor said on...