Exclusive: France and Italy aligned on need to delay final Mercosur vote, say sources
PARIS/ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on…
Germany deepens commitment to Ukraine’s defence in 10-point plan
BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Germany will deepen its commitment to Ukraine’s defence through joint ventures, further market…
Sterling laps up UK-Japan rate squeeze
LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A rare event of two G7 central banks moving in opposite directions on…
FBI foils bombing plot targeting Los Angeles, US attorney general says
Four charged with conspiracy and possession of unregistered destructive deviceTurtle Island Liberation Front planned bombings against multiple California…
French court jails Congo ex-rebel leader for 30 years
Lumbala convicted of crimes against humanity during Second Congo WarUse of universal jurisdiction hailed by justice advocatesFighting from…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy ditches NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
Zelenskiy seeks guarantees against future Russian attacksUS officials Witkoff and Kushner attend Berlin talksEuropean allies refine US peace…
‘Peace is not far away’ says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting
ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, said…
Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski among those releasedLeading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava also freedTrump envoy says US lifting sanctions…
Irish minister defends ‘limited’ trade curbs on Israeli settlements
Item 1 of 3 Actor Liam Cunningham leads demonstrators as they hold a banner in support of Palestinians…
EU set to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
Item 1 of 3 A street cleaner walks near sculptures at the foot of skyscrapers of the Moscow…
Russian central bank says EU plans to use its assets are illegal
Central bank says it’s suing Euroclear in Moscow courtEU plans to use seized Russian assets to help UkraineCentral…
Amnesty says Hamas attacks and Gaza hostage treatment amount to crimes against humanity
Item 1 of 4 Tal Shoham, a former hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023,…