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Irish Central Bank Raises Growth Forecasts, Says Economy Resisting US Headwinds
Australia Plans Gun Buyback After Bondi Massacre, as Surfers Honour Victims
New Zealand Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level in Four Years
Putin Sticks to Russian Demands on Ukraine, Says EU 'robbery' Failed
Thousands Rally in Bulgaria Against Corruption, Call for Judicial Reform
Date: December 18, 2025
SOFIA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of Bulgarians protested on Thursday evening against the outgoing government, calling for fair elections and judicial reform to tackle what they describe as endemic...
Analysis-How Trump's Venezuela Embargo Could Put Taiwan at Risk
Date: December 18, 2025
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's decision to impose a partial blockade on Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation in U.S. pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro,...
Trump Says 'getting Close to Something' Ahead of Us, Russia Talks on Ukraine
Date: December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes talks toward ending the war in Ukraine are "getting close to something" ahead of a U.S. meeting with Russian...
ECB Policymakers See Steady Rates Next Year but Cut Not Off Table, Sources Say
Date: December 18, 2025
FRANKFURT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers expect to keep interest rates steady next year but they are not yet ready to take a rate cut off the table because the outlook is too...
Belarus Prepares 'big Deal' With US but Not at Russia's Expense, Lukashenko Says
Date: December 18, 2025
By Mark Trevelyan Dec 18 (Reuters) - Belarus is nearing a major deal to restore relations with the United States but will not give up its close ties to Russia, President Alexander Lukashenko said on...
Finland's Far-Right Party Reprimands Two MPs Over Racism Scandal
Date: December 18, 2025
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Finland's far-right Finns Party said on Thursday it had reprimanded two of its lawmakers who posted derogatory images widely seen as offensive to Asians. The...