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Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Friday to lend Ukraine 90 billion euros ($105 billion) but will not, for now, use frozen Russian assets to secure the loan. Here is what European leader...

(Removes attribution to Israeli police from first paragraph) JERUSALEM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Israel has charged a Russian citizen with spying for Iran, including photographing Israeli ports and infrastr...

ATHENS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Greece's Coast Guard rescued about 545 migrants from a fishing boat off Europe's southernmost island of Gavdos on Friday, one of the biggest groups to reach the country in r...

BEIJING, Dec 19 (Reuters) - China's military will step up training and "take forceful measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," its defence ministry said on Friday in resp...

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta said this week it had arrested more than 200 people under a new law against undermining elections, drawing criticism from a monitoring group that the legislation is ...

By Andrew Gray and Max Hunder BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine thanked the European Union on Friday for deciding to provide it with 90 billion euros ($105.46 billion) of support over the next two ...

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders claimed victory after agreeing a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to keep Ukraine financially afloat and in the fight against Russ...

By Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 19 (Reuters) - China and the U.S. are renewing their separate efforts to reach a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, days ahead ...

BEIJING, Dec 19 (Reuters) - China urged the U.S. on Friday to not implement "negative, China-related provisions" laid out in a U.S. defence bill, saying it is "strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed...

By Olivier Holmey Dec 19 (Reuters) - A look back at some of the most notable figures who died this year, from Jane Goodall to Hulk Hogan. RELIGION Pope Francis, 88 years old "How much harm the women a...