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Explainer-What are the legal risks of the EU's proposed 'reparations loan' for Ukraine?
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission has entered uncharted legal terr...
12th December, 2025
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Ukrainian, European, US security advisers met, head of Ukrainian negotiation team says
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian, European and U.S. national security advisers met on Friday and discuss...
12th December, 2025
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Google faces $129 million French asset freeze after Russian ruling, documents show
By Leo Marchandon, Inti Landauro and Gleb Bryanski PARIS/MOSCOW, Dec 12 - The administrator of Googl...
12th December, 2025
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Thousands strike and march in Italy against Meloni's budget
MILAN, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A national strike by Italy's largest trade union to protest against Prime...
12th December, 2025
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Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge
MADRID, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have detected four outbreaks of bird flu in wild bird...
12th December, 2025
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EIB to boost lending for EU defence projects in 2026
BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank, the EU's lending arm, will boost lending...
12th December, 2025
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Austrian former tycoon Benko will appeal fraud conviction, lawyer says
VIENNA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Austrian former property tycoon Rene Benko will appeal against his second...
12th December, 2025
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Israel gives legal status to 19 West Bank settlements, media reports
JERUSALEM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet has decided to give legal status to 19 settlements in...
12th December, 2025
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Red Cross and Red Crescent cuts aid appeal despite surging global crises
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The world's largest humanitarian network said on Fr...
12th December, 2025
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Volvo Cars urges EU to resist pressure to scrap fossil-fuel autos ban
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A Volvo Cars executive said on Friday he hoped the Eur...
12th December, 2025
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Russia attacks two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels
KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A bulk carrier in Ukraine's Odesa region suffered damage and was on fire af...
12th December, 2025
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Spain's Socialists face backlash over handling of sexual harassment claims
MADRID, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Spain's Socialist Party PSOE apologised on Friday for "communication fail...
12th December, 2025