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LOT passenger jet veers off Vilnius taxiway, no injuries reported

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A passenger aircraft from Polish carrier LOT veered off a taxiway at Lithuania’s Vilnius airport after arriving from Warsaw on Wednesday, halting all traffic, the airport operator said. All passengers from flight number LO771 disembarked and there were no reports of injuries, the airport said on Facebook. The Embraer 170 aircraft was carrying …

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Vatican reports first budget surplus after years of deficits

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican closed 2024 with a budget surplus of 1.6 million euros ($1.85 million), it said on Wednesday, signalling a turnaround after years of deficits that had frustrated Church leaders, including the late Pope Francis. In its first budget report since 2022, the Vatican said it had seen a …

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Ireland tightens immigration rules in bid to slow population growth

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland introduced measures to tighten its immigration rules on Wednesday that the justice minister said were aimed at slowing a “worryingly” high rate of population growth amid numbers seeking asylum that were too high. Dublin has been gradually reforming its procedures following a sharp rise in immigration. The new measures included obliging asylum …

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Belgian national strike disrupts schools, flights and public transport

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The third and final day of a national strike in Belgium on Wednesday grounded most flights at Brussels Airport and disrupted public transport. The strike, organised by the country’s main unions, is the latest in a series of protests against the coalition government led by Prime Minister Bart De …

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European states buy underwater drones for military use, manufacturer says

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

By Petra Wischgoll, Oliver Denzer and Cassell Bryan-Low DAMP, Germany (Reuters) -Two European governments have agreed to buy underwater drones for military use, their German manufacturer told Reuters, as countries in the region ramp up defence spending to address what they say is an increased Russian threat. Autonomous underwater drones lend themselves to various military uses, …

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Poland to receive $51 billion from EU’s defence investment programme, PM says

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will receive 44 billion euros ($50.91 billion) from the European Union’s SAFE programme to boost its armed forces, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. The SAFE programme provides up to 150 billion euros in cheap loans to EU member states that request financial assistance for investments in defence capabilities. In televised …

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German travel agency Dertour records US slump as politics hits demand

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Dertour, Germany’s leading provider of tours in North America, has recorded a double-digit percentage slump in bookings to the United States since President Donald Trump took office and does not expect demand to recover, said the firm’s Germany head. “Unfortunately, this trend is continuing,” said Boris Raoul, CEO of Dertour Germany. “The current …

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Russia says its proposals on New START arms treaty are intended to prevent negative global scenarios

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow’s proposals regarding the New START nuclear arms control treaty are designed to prevent negative global scenarios. Earlier, President Putin offered to voluntarily uphold the limits capping the size of the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, as outlined in the 2010 New START …

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EU court says same-sex marriages should be recognised throughout bloc

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -The EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. The court said Poland had been wrong in not recognising the marriage of the couple when they moved back …

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Pope’s visit is a blessing for Lebanon’s forgotten psychiatric patients

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

JAL EL DIB, Lebanon (Reuters) -Staff at Lebanon’s De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital are delighted that Pope Leo’s visit will give its carers and residents, often abandoned by their families, recognition at last. Established in 1952, the church-run hospital is one of only a few mental health facilities in Lebanon, a country where people diagnosed …

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