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Explainer-What Happens if French Social Security Bill Fails
Date: December 9, 2025
PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A vote against France's 2026 social security budget on Tuesday could plunge the minority government into deeper political crisis while leaving welfare, pension and healthcare...
Border Battle Expands as Thailand and Cambodia Clash for Second Day
Date: December 9, 2025
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A fierce border battle between Thailand and Cambodia raged for a second day and spread to new fronts on Tuesday, as...
Putin Does Not Want to Restore the U.S.S.R. Or Attack Nato, the Kremlin Says
Date: December 9, 2025
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that European claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to restore the Soviet Union were wrong and that claims Putin...
Switzerland Says US Tariff Reduction Statement Published in Error
Date: December 9, 2025
ZURICH, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The regulation on import duties for goods from the United States will come into force retroactively on November 14, 2025, the Swiss government said on Tuesday. (Reporting by...

Beyond Pizza and Pasta: Italy's Culinary Heritage Awaits Unesco Nod
Date: December 9, 2025
ROME, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Italian cooking, already celebrated around the world, is poised for a new accolade: formal recognition as a cultural treasure from the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO....
Greek Farmers Continue Nationwide Blockades to Protest Delayed Funding
Date: December 9, 2025
ATHENS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Flights to and from Heraklion Airport on the Greek island of Crete resumed early on Tuesday, aviation officials said, after farmers who had been blocking the terminal ended a...
