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Image for Analysis-Contrasting views of Russia show deepening Republican split over foreign policy

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Analysis-Contrasting views of Russia show deepening Republican split over foreign policy

Image for Hungary's Orban says Trump strategy grasps Europe's 'civilisation-scale decline'

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Hungary's Orban says Trump strategy grasps Europe's 'civilisation-scale decline'

Image for France can still pass budget by year-end, finance minister says

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France can still pass budget by year-end, finance minister says

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German coalition agrees to fast-track infrastructure, scrap unpopular heating law

Image for Germany's construction sector expects infrastructure fund to fuel turnaround

Germany's construction sector expects infrastructure fund to fuel turnaround

Date: December 11, 2025

By Christian Kraemer and Maria Martinez BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Germany's construction sector, mired in crisis for years, is on the verge of a revival, the country's main construction trade body...

Image for Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest

Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest

Date: December 11, 2025

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Train services ground to a halt across Portugal on Thursday, hundreds of flights were cancelled, and schools closed as unions launched a first general...

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EU reaches provisional deal on screening foreign investment

Date: December 11, 2025

BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Union Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a regulation to screen foreign direct investment, in a move to strengthen...

Image for Italy's Snam tightens grip on LNG terminal as liquefied gas imports rise

Italy's Snam tightens grip on LNG terminal as liquefied gas imports rise

Date: December 11, 2025

MILAN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Snam will buy a 48.2% stake in the liquefied natural gas terminal offshore the Tuscan city of Livorno, tightening its grip on key infrastructure to import the...

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Russia says there are no misunderstandings with the U.S. over Ukraine any more

Date: December 11, 2025

MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that all "misunderstandings" with the United States over Ukraine had been resolved following a meeting earlier this...

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Kremlin says Russia is interested in foreign investment after report of major U.S. plans

Date: December 11, 2025

MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was open to foreign investment after a Wall Street Journal report that U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for peace in Ukraine...