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Russia hits gas transport system in Ukraine’s Odesa region, Kyiv says

10 Dec 2025

By Anna Pruchnicka and Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Russian drones have hit the gas transport system in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday, an area which contains several pipelines carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas to Ukraine from Greece. Mykola Kolisnyk, deputy energy minister, did not say what …

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Latest EU proposal to fund Ukraine is closest yet to international law, Lagarde says

10 Dec 2025

FRANKFURT, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The latest version of a European Union proposal to support Ukraine financially is the closest yet to being in compliance with international law, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday. EU leaders have been debating for months how to use immobilized Russian assets to finance Ukraine while remaining …

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UN human rights office in ‘survival mode’ amid major funding cuts

10 Dec 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said on Wednesday that his office was in “survival mode” due to major funding cuts from global donors, while rights violations and needs in conflict-affected areas surge. “Our resources have been slashed, along with funding for human rights organisations …

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Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tie strains

10 Dec 2025

TOKYO/MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defence ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew from the Sea of Japan toward the East China Sea to rendezvous …

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Justice Department unveils new charges in alleged Russia-backed cyberattacks

10 Dec 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled additional federal criminal charges against a Ukrainian national accused of participating in cyberattacks and other computer intrusions against key infrastructure in support of Russian interests. The defendant, Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, 33, was charged in a second indictment in the federal court in Los …

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From Israeli-held zones in Gaza, foes of Hamas seek lasting role

10 Dec 2025

Dec 10 (Reuters) – Groups operating from Israeli-held areas of Gaza say they will continue to fight Hamas despite the killing of their most prominent commander, reporting more recruits since an October ceasefire as they eye a role in the enclave’s future. The emergence of the groups, though they remain small and localised, has added …

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Poland could give Ukraine MiG jets in swap for drone tech

10 Dec 2025

WARSAW, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Poland is in talks to transfer MiG-29 jets to Ukraine in exchange for access to Ukrainian drone technology, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on public radio on Wednesday. “In some time, MiG-29 aircraft will no longer serve in the Polish Air Force due to their depleted service life,” the defence …

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Poland could give Ukraine MiG jets in swap for drone tech

10 Dec 2025

WARSAW, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Poland is in talks to transfer MiG-29 jets to Ukraine in exchange for access to Ukrainian drone technology, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on public radio on Wednesday. “In some time, MiG-29 aircraft will no longer serve in the Polish Air Force due to their depleted service life,” the defence …

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Russia says it awaits an answer from the US on New START as nuclear treaty ticks down

10 Dec 2025

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lucy Papachristou MOSCOW, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday said it was still awaiting a formal answer from Washington on President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to jointly stick to the last remaining Russian-U.S. arms control treaty, which expires in less than two months. New START, which runs out on February 5, …

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