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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
India signs trade pact with Oman as it expands Middle East ties
By Ahmed Elimam and Shivangi Acharya DUBAI/NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - India signed an economic partnership agreement with Oman on Thursday to boost bilateral trade and investment as it seeks to exp...
Dec 18, 2025
Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship
By Nika Khutsieva MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Russian ban on U.S. gaming platform Roblox has fuelled debate among some children and parents about censorship and the utility of bans in a world where c...
Dec 18, 2025
Russia says it hopes Trump does not make 'a fatal mistake' on Venezuela
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not make a fatal mistake over Venezuela and said that Moscow w...
Dec 18, 2025
Saudi, French and U.S. officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan
By John Irish and Jana Choukeir PARIS/BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - French, Saudi Arabian and American officials will hold talks with the head of the Lebanese army on Thursday in Paris aimed at finalisin...
Dec 18, 2025
Turkey urges peaceful Syria-SDF talks, warns patience running out – foreign minister
ANKARA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday that Turkey did not want to resort to military action again against Syria's Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but war...
Dec 18, 2025
Over 1,000 civilians killed in Sudan's Darfur when paramilitary group seized camp, UN says
GENEVA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Over 1,000 civilians were killed when a Sudanese paramilitary group took over a displacement camp in Sudan's Darfur region in April, including about a third who were summari...
Dec 18, 2025
