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Israel to reopen Jordan border crossing for passage of aid and goods

JERUSALEM, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Israel is set to reopen the Allenby Crossing with Jordan to the passage...

9th December, 2025

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Exclusive-Top Indian arms makers held rare meetings in Russia on potential joint ventures, sources say

By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms m...

9th December, 2025

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COVID fraud inflicts 11 billion pound hit to UK public finances, report shows

MANCHESTER, England, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Fraudulent claims for taxpayer funds during the COVID-19 pand...

9th December, 2025

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Suspected drones seen over French military intelligence base, armed forces say

By Louise Rasmussen PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Suspected drones were seen flying above a French milita...

9th December, 2025

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'Shockingly high' number of Gaza children still acutely malnourished after truce, UN says

GENEVA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrit...

9th December, 2025

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EU's Kallas says criticism of liberties in Europe should be aimed elsewhere, 'Russia perhaps'

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday that cri...

9th December, 2025

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Japan denies report it rebuffed EU's plea to join Russian asset plans

TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan's government on Tuesday denied a media report that it had rebuffed a...

9th December, 2025

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Exclusive-US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants

By Dan Levine and Patrick Wingrove Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators informed senior executiv...

9th December, 2025

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Putin does not want to restore the U.S.S.R. or attack NATO, the Kremlin says

By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that European claims that Ru...

9th December, 2025

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Germany and France could use own fighter jets to save defence project, lawmaker says

By Markus Wacket BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A senior German lawmaker on Tuesday urged Germany and Fra...

9th December, 2025

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Nigerian students to reunite with families after kidnapping ordeal

By Abraham Achirga and Ahmed Kingimi MINNA, Nigeria, Dec 9 - A group of 100 Nigerian schoolchildren...

9th December, 2025

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Switzerland says US tariff reduction statement published in error

ZURICH, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The regulation on import duties for goods from the United States will come...

9th December, 2025