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China's factory activity snaps record slump on festive stockpiling
By Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly grew i...
31st December, 2025
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Channel tunnel rail passengers face second day of disruption after power failure
PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Eurostar said it would resume all of its cross-Channel services on Wednesd...
31st December, 2025
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Russia's top general tells troops to keep carving out 'buffer zones' in Ukraine
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Russian forces were adva...
31st December, 2025
Finance
Four injured, including three children in Russian attack on Odesa, Ukraine says
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging res...
31st December, 2025
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Oil prices log steepest annual drop since 2020
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped more than 10% in 2025, with Brent h...
31st December, 2025
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UK calls for restraint over China's military drills around Taiwan
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday that China's military exercises around Taiwan inc...
31st December, 2025
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Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery, Russia says
Dec 31 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack damaged port infrastructure and a gas pipeline in a resi...
31st December, 2025
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Ukraine targets Moscow with drones, Russia says
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Ukraine launched a series of drone attacks on Tuesday targeting Moscow, parts of...
30th December, 2025
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Germany's Merz tells Europe to assert itself to safeguard peace, prosperity
By Madeline Chambers BERLIN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Europe must assert its interests more strongly to en...
30th December, 2025
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US NATO envoy casts doubt on Russian claim that Ukraine attacked Putin’s residence
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker cast doubt...
30th December, 2025
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Analysis-Yemen strike shows depth of distrust between Saudi Arabia and UAE
By Maha El Dahan and Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The withdrawal of Emirati forces from Y...
30th December, 2025
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Zelenskiy discusses US troop presence in Ukraine with Trump
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Ky...
30th December, 2025