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Pope tells Italian spies not to smear politicians or journalists

12 Dec 2025

ROME, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Friday urged Italy’s intelligence services to avoid smearing public figures and journalists, saying abuse of confidential material risked undermining democracy and public trust. His appeal came amid heightened scrutiny of Italy’s security agencies following recent surveillance scandals involving spyware and alleged hacking of phones of reporters and …

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Ukraine hits Russian oil infrastructure in Caspian for second time

12 Dec 2025

KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck two Russian oil rigs in the Caspian Sea, an official in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Friday. The source said SBU drones hit the Filanovsky and Korchagin oil rigs, which both belong to Russia’s Lukoil.  The Filanovsky rig – part of Russia’s largest Caspian …

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Ukraine, US, Europeans still working on common stance for peace push, French official says

12 Dec 2025

By John Irish and Louise Rasmussen PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine, the United States and European powers are still working to find a joint position that would outline the contours of a peace deal, including security guarantees for Kyiv, that could be taken to Russia, a French presidency official said on Friday. “Our goal …

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Nobel Peace Prize committee condemns “brutal” arrest of Iranian laureate Narges Mohammadi

12 Dec 2025

OSLO, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was arrested in a “brutal” manner in Iran and must be released immediately, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prize, said on Friday. Mohammadi has previously served multiple sentences on charges including spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic. Late last …

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UN completes investigation into ICC prosecutor’s alleged sexual misconduct

12 Dec 2025

AMSTERDAM, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The United Nations has completed an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, the presidency of the court’s governing body said on Friday. The findings will remain confidential while an external panel of judicial experts reviews them – a process that is …

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Zelenskiy visits Kupiansk as Ukraine retakes parts of frontline town

12 Dec 2025

By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces said they had retaken parts of the northeastern town of Kupiansk and had encircled Russian troops there as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the area and praised the operation, saying it strengthened Ukraine diplomatically. With U.S.-backed peace efforts underway, Moscow has said it is advancing on …

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Ukrainian, European, US security advisers met, head of Ukrainian negotiation team says

12 Dec 2025

Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian, European and U.S. national security advisers met on Friday and discussed further coordination of their positions on proposals for a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian negotiating team said. “They discussed further synchronisation of positions, security issues, and next steps in working on a peace …

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Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo to send trophy back in protest over Israel’s participation

12 Dec 2025

ZURICH, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo on Thursday said they were handing back their trophy in the latest protest about Israel’s continued participation in the contest over the war in Gaza. Nemo, the non-binary singer who won in 2024 with “The Code,” a drum-and-bass, opera, rap and rock song, said Israel’s continued …

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Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge

12 Dec 2025

MADRID, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities have detected four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the central Madrid region, where forestry agents collected hundreds of dead storks over the past several weeks including more than a hundred in the past 24 hours. The outbreaks are part of an unprecedented surge in bird …

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Thousands strike and march in Italy against Meloni’s budget

12 Dec 2025

MILAN, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A national strike by Italy’s largest trade union to protest against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s 2026 budget brought thousands onto the streets on Friday and disrupted trains, schools and other public services across the country. The CGIL union estimated that some 61% of all public and private sector workers had …

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