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Swiss to reduce F-35 fighter jet order from US as costs rise
ZURICH, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Switzerland said on Friday it would reduce the number of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets it is buying from the United States so […]
Zelenskiy visits Kupiansk as Ukraine retakes parts of frontline town
KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces said they had retaken parts of the northeastern town of Kupiansk and had encircled Russian troops there as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the […]
Dozens of migrants brought to Malta after boat capsizes
VALLETTA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Some 60 African migrants were brought to Malta on Friday after their boat capsized close to the Mediterranean island, one of the biggest groups to […]
Finland to procure AMRAAM missiles from the US
STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Finland said on Friday it would procure Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the United States. Read full story Date: 12 December, 2025 9:00 […]
Venezuela’s Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro
OSLO, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said on Friday that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro would leave power, whether there was a negotiated changeover or […]
Berlin summons Russian ambassador over increase in hybrid attacks
BERLIN, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Berlin has summoned Russia’s ambassador over what it said was a huge increase in threatening hybrid activities including disinformation campaigns, espionage, cyberattacks and attempted sabotage, […]
Kremlin says ceasefire only possible after Kyiv withdraws from Donbas, but Russian deployment there could be limited
MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday that a ceasefire in Ukraine is only possible after Kyiv’s forces withdraw from the entire Donbas […]
Romanian judges, prosecutors denounce systemic judicial abuses, president wants consultations
BUCHAREST, Dec 12 (Reuters) – More than 500 Romanian judges and prosecutors have denounced what they say are systemic abuses in the justice system in one of the European Union’s […]
Americans skeptical of Trump on Epstein, but Republican doubts ease, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Americans are deeply skeptical of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, though he is shoring up support among his core Republican followers […]
Analysis-Ukraine fails to fill key posts as corruption scandal lingers
KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government has no active candidates for the vacant position of energy minister, two sources familiar with the process said, underlining how a corruption scandal […]