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France not ready to sign Mercosur deal, Macron reaffirms
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - France is not ready to sign a EU trade deal with the Mercosur group of...
18th December, 2025
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Polish Constitutional Tribunal violated principles of EU law, European court rules
WARSAW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Poland's Constitutional Tribunal infringed fundamental principles of Euro...
18th December, 2025
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Russia says it hopes Trump does not make a 'fatal mistake' on Venezuela
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it hoped that U.S. Presid...
18th December, 2025
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Novartis, Roche back US efforts to lower drug costs amid talk of pricing deal
ZURICH, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Swiss pharma giants Novartis and Roche on Thursday backed U.S. efforts to...
18th December, 2025
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Saudi, French and US officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan
By John Irish and Jana Choukeir PARIS/BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - French, Saudi Arabian and American...
18th December, 2025
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Russia sentences Briton who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison camp
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A British man who Moscow says fought for Ukraine against the Russian army...
18th December, 2025
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Ukrainian negotiators to meet US team on Friday, Saturday, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian peace negotiators are en route to the United States and plan to m...
18th December, 2025
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Court hearing adjourned in strangulation case involving UK's Duke of Marlborough
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The court hearing for Britain's Duke of Marlborough, who has been charged...
18th December, 2025
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Ukraine says 180,000 consumers were left without power after Russian overnight attack
KYIV, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Around 180,000 consumers were left without electricity supplies across five...
18th December, 2025
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China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences
By Joe Cash BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that it had grant...
18th December, 2025
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Romania to raise minimum wage by 6.8% from July
BUCHAREST, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Romania's coalition government will raise the monthly gross minimum wa...
18th December, 2025
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Coinbase appoints UK ex-finance minister George Osborne to run advisory council
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Phoebe Seers Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has appointe...
18th December, 2025