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S&P Hands Crisis-Prone France Surprise Downgrade
Date: October 17, 2025
(Reuters) -S&P Global downgraded France's ratings to 'A+/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' on Friday, as it believes budgetary consolidation over its forecast horizon will be slower than expected in the absence of...
US to Furlough Workers at Nuclear Weapons Agency Due Shutdown
Date: October 17, 2025
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration next week will begin to furlough workers at the agency that manages the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal due to the government shutdown,...
Georgian Police Raid Homes of Senior Former Officials
Date: October 17, 2025
TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian police conducted searches on Friday at the homes of three former senior officials as authorities clamp down on figures accused of trying to overthrow the government. In a...
Italy's 2026 Budget Entails Tax Cuts and Spending Hike Worth 18.7 Billion Euros
Date: October 17, 2025
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's 2026 budget contains tax cuts and spending hikes worth 18.7 billion euros ($21.86 billion), Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. The government will assess tapping an...
As Russia Pounds Ukraine's Power Supply, One Nursery Battles to Provide Food and Warmth
Date: October 17, 2025
By Pavel Polityuk CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian cook Natalia Meshok leaves home at 2 a.m. for the nursery where she works, using night-time hours when power supply is more or less stable to...
Judgment on Soldier Tried Over 1972 Bloody Sunday Killings Due Next Week
Date: October 16, 2025
BELFAST (Reuters) -A judgment in the trial of the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland will...