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Albanian parliament erupts over corruption allegations against deputy PM
TIRANA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside the Albanian parliament on Thursday, following weeks of tensions over corruption allegations against the deputy of Prime Min...
Dec 18, 2025
Taiwan rattled by 5.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 18 km (11 miles) off eastern Taiwan's Hualien city on Thursday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of dama...
Dec 18, 2025
China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict
BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - China's defence cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand, including arms trade, "does not target any third party ... and is completely unrelated to the Cambodia-Thailand bord...
Dec 18, 2025
Pope Leo replaces New York's Cardinal Dolan in shake-up of US Church
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo replaced Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the leader of the Catholic Church in New York, the Vatican announced on Thursday, sidelining a prominent ...
Dec 18, 2025
White South Africans could get Trump biography for kids in refugee welcome packet
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - White South Africans coming to the U.S. as refugees could get a biography of President Donald Trump for children as part of a welcome packet proposed last ...
Dec 18, 2025
Russia is preparing for contacts with the United States on Ukraine, the Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible pea...
Dec 18, 2025
EU targets 41 additional vessels in Russia's shadow fleet
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on 41 more ships in Russia's shadow fleet, taking the total of designated vessels to almost 600. The ships are now banned ...
Dec 18, 2025
EU to lift sanctions on Kosovo and release financial aid, von der Leyen says
BELGRADE, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The European Union is set to lift sanctions it imposed on Kosovo in 2023 over tensions in the north of the country and will release financial assistance, European Commissi...
Dec 18, 2025
Pope Leo decries leaders who invoke religion for violence and nationalism
VATICAN CITY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Thursday decried political leaders who invoke religious beliefs to justify conflicts or nationalist policies, calling that a form of blasphemy, or a seriou...
Dec 18, 2025
Migrants stuck in Mauritania after EU border pact brings crackdown
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Moktar Diallo left Mali in 2015, dreaming of reaching Europe by boat from Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands. A decade later, Diallo is stuck working long hours making...
Dec 18, 2025
