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Image for Ukraine says it hit two Russian ships transporting military equipment in Caspian Sea
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Ukraine says it hit two Russian ships transporting military equipment in Caspian Sea

KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine's special forces said on Friday they had conducted an operation alo...

12th December, 2025

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India, France seal treaty revamp giving Paris dividend relief, Delhi tax rights

By Aditya Kalra, Nikunj Ohri and Shivam Patel NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - India and France have st...

12th December, 2025

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EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Union looked set on Friday to indefini...

12th December, 2025

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Kosovo starts accepting third-party deportees from the US

PRISTINA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Kosovo has started accepting migrants deported from the United States a...

12th December, 2025

Image for Exclusive-Russia's monthly oil and gas revenue poised to hit lowest since August 2020
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Exclusive-Russia's monthly oil and gas revenue poised to hit lowest since August 2020

MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russian state oil and gas revenue is likely to almost halve in December c...

12th December, 2025

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Bulgarian lawmakers approve government resignation, snap election looks likely

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Bulgarian lawmakers formally approved on Friday the resignation of the country's...

12th December, 2025

Image for UK sanctions RSF commanders over links to mass killings in Sudan
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UK sanctions RSF commanders over links to mass killings in Sudan

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Suppor...

12th December, 2025

Image for Analysis-Thailand's snap poll set to boost odds for PM Anutin, but risks loom
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Analysis-Thailand's snap poll set to boost odds for PM Anutin, but risks loom

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister An...

12th December, 2025

Image for Kremlin suggests it may not like new Ukraine peace proposals after recent U.S.-Ukraine talks
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Kremlin suggests it may not like new Ukraine peace proposals after recent U.S.-Ukraine talks

MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Friday that Moscow has n...

12th December, 2025

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Berlin eyes TenneT Germany majority stake, Boersen-Zeitung says

BERLIN, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The German government is in early deliberations to acquire a majority sta...

12th December, 2025

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ECB to quiz 110 banks on geopolitical risk impact

FRANKFURT, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will ask 110 of the euro zone's biggest bank...

12th December, 2025

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Intel has tested chipmaking tools from firm with sanctioned China unit, sources say

By Alexandra Alper and Max A. Cherney WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel,...

12th December, 2025