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Belarus' Lukashenko Says US Admission of Failure to Overturn Re-Election Could Revive Relations
Date: December 18, 2025
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview that relations with the United States could improve and that a starting point could be U.S. acknowledgment that a...
Factbox-What We Know About the Shooting Victims at Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish Event
Date: December 18, 2025
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah were a couple who tried to thwart the attack, and others...
Trading Day: Tech Slumps, Oil Spikes
Date: December 17, 2025
ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. shares sank on Wednesday, with tech hit by renewed worries over the AI trade, while Washington's blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving...
IMF Says Moldova's Economy Has Unique Growth Opportunity, but Reforms Needed
Date: December 17, 2025
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Moldova has a "unique opportunity" for economic growth, but fundamental reforms are needed and the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine creates additional...
Italy's Top Court Upholds Acquittal of Salvini in Migrant Kidnapping Case
Date: December 17, 2025
By Marco Roberti ROME, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Italy's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an acquittal verdict for Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in a migrant kidnapping case, meaning no further...
US Confirms Tariff Elements of Trade Deal With Switzerland
Date: December 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday announced the implementation of tariff-related elements in a trade agreement framework reached with Switzerland and...