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Exclusive-Poland to start producing anti-personnel mines to lay along eastern border

By Barbara Erling WARSAW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Poland has decided to start producing anti‑personnel mi...

17th December, 2025

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German budget committee clears 50 billion euros in defence contracts

BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Germany's parliamentary budget committee on Wednesday cleared more than 5...

17th December, 2025

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Germany opens joint drone defence centre in Berlin

BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Germany opened its first joint drone defence centre combining state and f...

17th December, 2025

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Finland's prime minister apologises to Asian nations over racism scandal

By Essi Lehto HELSINKI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Finland's prime minister apologised to Asian nations on W...

17th December, 2025

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Spanish city evicts hundreds of migrants from occupied building

By Horaci García and Albert Gea BADALONA, Spain, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Spanish police on Wednesday evic...

17th December, 2025

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US confirms tariff elements of trade deal with Switzerland

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday announced the implementati...

17th December, 2025

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Swedish explosives start-up gets permit for TNT factory

STOCKHOLM, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Start-up Sweden Ballistics has received approval from Sweden's Land an...

17th December, 2025

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US gaming platform Roblox pledges changes to get Russian ban lifted

MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. gaming platform Roblox said on Wednesday it was willing to make chan...

17th December, 2025

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Italy, France say it is 'premature' to sign EU-Mercosur trade deal

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Italy and France on Wednesday said they...

17th December, 2025

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Germany warns against jeopardizing peace after Trump's Venezuela tanker blockade

BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Germany has taken note of U.S. President Donald Trump's order to blockade...

17th December, 2025

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Analysis-Gold forecast to glitter again next year despite biggest gain since 1979

By Polina Devitt LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Gold has made its biggest jump since the 1979 oil crisis...

17th December, 2025

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UK police plan tougher action against antisemitic chants and protests

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British police on Wednesday said they would take tougher action against p...

17th December, 2025