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Germany signs $2.35 billion armoured vehicle deal with Finland's Patria

COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Germany has signed procurement contracts worth over 2 billion euros (...

18th December, 2025

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Russia jails man for 22 years for blowing up trains in Siberia at Ukraine's behest

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Belarusian man accused by Russia's FSB security service of blowing up t...

18th December, 2025

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Lasers turn back time on Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius

By Crispian Balmer ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Just as cosmetic surgeons wield lasers to smooth away wr...

18th December, 2025

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Italy raids illegal tobacco factory, seizes 27 tonnes of cigarettes

ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) - An illegal tobacco factory that produced four million counterfeit cigarette...

18th December, 2025

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Families of jailed pro-Palestinian activists on hunger strike urge UK government to act

By Catarina Demony LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Families, lawyers and supporters of the detained pro-P...

18th December, 2025

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EU leaders think it is fair to use Russian assets for Ukraine, Polish PM says

WARSAW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Union leaders agree that it would be fair to use Russian assets...

18th December, 2025

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EU court says Denmark's ethnic-based 'ghetto law' may be discriminatory

COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The EU's top court ruled on Thursday that Denmark's 2018 "ghetto law,...

18th December, 2025

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EU-Mercosur trade deal signing delayed as Italy demands more time

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Spanish Prime...

18th December, 2025

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Zara turns to AI to generate fashion imagery using real-life models

By Helen Reid LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Zara has become the latest fast-fashion retailer to use AI...

18th December, 2025

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Russia says commission on Ukraine war damages has no legal force for Moscow

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that an International Claims C...

18th December, 2025

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Russia's central bank says it will sue European banks in Russian court over frozen assets

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Thursday that it will sue European banks in...

18th December, 2025

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Albanian parliament erupts over corruption allegations against deputy PM

TIRANA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside the Albanian parliament...

18th December, 2025