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Putin threatens to ‘cut Ukraine off from the sea’ after attacks on tankers
MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Tuesday to sever Ukraine’s access to the sea in response to drone attacks on tankers of Russia’s “shadow fleet” […]
Pope’s prayers renew hopes for justice for Beirut port blast victims
BEIRUT, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Five years after losing her daughter in a devastating chemical explosion at Beirut’s port, Nelly El Helou said Pope Leo’s silent prayer at the site […]
France faces pandemic-level spending to support ageing population, audit office says
PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) – France’s ageing population will drive public spending to pandemic-era highs in coming decades while eroding tax income, the public audit office warned on Tuesday. Read […]
Bulgaria’s government withdraws 2026 draft budget after protests
SOFIA, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s government on Tuesday withdrew its 2026 budget plan, the first drafted in euros before the European Union member state adopts the currency on January […]
Guinea-Bissau election commission says cannot conclude presidential election process
BISSAU, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said on Tuesday it is unable to finalize the November 23 presidential election after armed men seized ballots and vote tallies from […]
Belgian police raid EU’s diplomatic service on fraud suspicion
BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Belgian police have raided the EU’s diplomatic service (EEAS) in Brussels and a training college, the College of Europe in Bruges, as part of a […]
Hungary PM Orban’s Fidesz narrows gap on opposition rival, opinion poll shows
BUDAPEST, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party narrowed the gap on opposition rival Tisza in November, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday, helped by large-scale […]
Italy set to extend permission for military supplies to Ukraine, document shows
ROME, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Italy’s government is set to approve a parliamentary decree that will allow it to continue supplying military equipment to Ukraine to support its war effort […]
Sri Lanka grapples with trauma, loss after deadly cyclone that killed hundreds
ALAWATHUGODA, Sri Lanka, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Nawaz Nashra recalls grabbing her three-year-old daughter, wrapping her in a bedsheet and running out of their home in central Sri Lanka as […]
Nigeria’s defence minister quits as government faces rising violence
LAGOS, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s defence minister has resigned, citing health reasons, President Bola Tinubu’s office said, as the West African country faces a surge in mass kidnappings that […]