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HeadlinesFamilies of Jailed pro-Palestinian Activists on Hunger Strike Urge UK Government to Act
Russia Says It Hopes Trump Does Not Make a 'fatal Mistake' on Venezuela
HeadlinesRussia Sentences Briton Who Fought for Ukraine to 13 Years in Prison Camp
HeadlinesCourt Hearing Adjourned in Strangulation Case Involving UK's Duke of Marlborough
Romania to Raise Minimum Wage by 6.8% From July
Date: December 18, 2025
BUCHAREST, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Romania's coalition government will raise the monthly gross minimum wage by 6.8% to 4,325 lei ($998) but also cut in half a 1% minimum tax on turnover from January to...
Russian Attack on Ukraine's Central Cherkasy Injures Six, Causes Blackouts, Governor Says
Date: December 18, 2025
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia launched a "massive" drone attack on Ukraine's central Cherkasy region, injuring six people and triggering a blackout in part of Cherkasy city, the local governor said on...
Ukrainian Drones Kill Three People in Russia's Rostov Region, Authorities Say
Date: December 18, 2025
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones hit a tanker in the southern Russian port of Rostov-on-Don, killing and injuring a number of people and sparking a fire, the city's mayor was quoted as saying early...
Australia Promises New Hate Laws as Youngest Bondi Beach Shooting Victim Is Laid to Rest
Date: December 17, 2025
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The funeral of 10-year-old Bondi Beach shooting victim Matilda will be held in Sydney on Thursday as her parents criticised the government for failing to...
Un, Aid Groups Warn Gaza Operations at Risk From Israel Impediments
Date: December 17, 2025
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations and aid groups warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, were at...
Regulator Orders Inspections on Some Airbus A320s After Fuselage Flaw
Date: December 17, 2025
PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - European safety authorities issued preliminary instructions on Wednesday requiring airlines to inspect fuselage panels on dozens of A320-family jets after a production...