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Image for Putin clears deals with Rosneft and Shell's joint-venture stake in Caspian Pipeline Consortium
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Putin clears deals with Rosneft and Shell's joint-venture stake in Caspian Pipeline Consortium

MOSCOW, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Monday clearing potent...

8th December, 2025

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un sends condolences to Russian embassy for ambassador's death, KCNA says

SEOUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message of condolence to Russia'...

8th December, 2025

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Britain records new wind power generation record, NESO says

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Britain posted a new wind generation record, producing enough power for more than...

8th December, 2025

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ECB criticises Italy's revised proposal on gold reserves, worries about central bank independence

MILAN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank urged Rome on Monday to reconsider a proposed ame...

8th December, 2025

Image for Trump calls EU fine on X 'nasty one', says Europe going in 'bad directions'
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Trump calls EU fine on X 'nasty one', says Europe going in 'bad directions'

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called a 120-million-euro fine i...

8th December, 2025

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Kremlin says still no word on US-Ukraine talks in Florida

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Moscow had received no word on...

8th December, 2025

Image for European leaders discuss "positive progress" on making use of frozen Russian assets
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European leaders discuss "positive progress" on making use of frozen Russian assets

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany...

8th December, 2025

Image for Two Afghan teenagers jailed for raping girl in England
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Two Afghan teenagers jailed for raping girl in England

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers, who had both arrived in Britain alone i...

8th December, 2025

Image for Carmakers, rental and leasing firms urge EU to avoid mandatory EV fleet targets
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Carmakers, rental and leasing firms urge EU to avoid mandatory EV fleet targets

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Carmakers BMW and Toyota and auto rental and leasin...

8th December, 2025

Image for Polish police arrest three Ukrainians found with hacking equipment
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Polish police arrest three Ukrainians found with hacking equipment

WARSAW, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Three Ukrainian men have been stopped in Warsaw with computer hacking equi...

8th December, 2025

Image for A struggle to survive in Ukraine's east, with Russia at the gates
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A struggle to survive in Ukraine's east, with Russia at the gates

By Anatolii Stepanov KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Hunkered in the basement of his batt...

8th December, 2025

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Israel's Netanyahu to discuss second phase of Gaza plan with Trump later this month

(Corrects timing of announcement of Netanyahu's invitation in paragraph 3) By Alexander Cornwell JER...

8th December, 2025