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Weak turnout seen in Myanmar's phased election, first since 2021 coup

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Overshadowed by civil war and doubts about the credibility of the polls, voters i...

28th December, 2025

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Russia opposes Taiwan independence in any form, FM Lavrov says

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Russia opposes Taiwan’s independence in any form and considers the island an inse...

28th December, 2025

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UK secures migrant return deal with Angola, Namibia; DRC faces visa curbs

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Angola and Namibia have agreed to accept the return of illegal migrants and crimi...

27th December, 2025

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Soccer-Arsenal respond to Man City challenge with narrow win, Villa remain in title race

LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Manchester City threw down the gauntlet for the second successive weekend...

27th December, 2025

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Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia could see Kyiv was in n...

27th December, 2025

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Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspi...

27th December, 2025

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Canada to provide $2.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine, prime minister says

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced an additional $2.5 bill...

27th December, 2025

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Russia downs 111 Ukrainian drones in three hours, defence ministry says

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defence systems had intercepted an...

27th December, 2025

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Italy loosens court control over public tenders, amid protests

By Gavin Jones ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Italy's parliament on Saturday approved a reform that loosen...

27th December, 2025

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Spanish family of four missing after boat sinks off Indonesia

MADRID, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A Spanish family of four is missing after a boat carrying eleven people s...

27th December, 2025

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Army chief says Switzerland can't defend itself from full-scale attack

ZURICH, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Switzerland cannot defend itself against a full-scale attack and must boo...

27th December, 2025

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Explainer-What lies ahead for Ukraine's contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, i...

27th December, 2025