MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia’s position on the deployment of any European troops to Ukraine under a possible future U.S.-brokered peace deal was widely known but that the subject could be discussed. The New York Times reported that under current U.S. proposals, Ukraine would receive a security guarantee …
PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Paris’ Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, remained closed at 0800 GMT on Wednesday, as its staff continued discussions on whether to extend a strike over pay and working conditions that started on Monday. The strike comes after a spectacular jewel heist in October, as well as recent infrastructure problems, including …
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By John Irish PARIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The brother and lawyer of Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said on Tuesday they have no information on her whereabouts or health, four days after her arrest. Mohammadi was arrested on Friday after denouncing the suspicious death of lawyer Khosrow Alikordi …
BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Europe must be responsible for its own security, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “This is no longer an option. It is a must,” she told the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She added that Europe “cannot afford to let others define its worldview,” adding that …
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(Corrects phrasing of Israel’s view on settlements in paragraph 9) By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, Dec 16 (Reuters) – An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian in the town of Tuqu’ on Tuesday after the funeral of another teenager, the town’s mayor said. Violence has escalated in the West Bank since the beginning of the …
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Dec 17 (Reuters) – Debris from a downed Ukrainian drone briefly set fire to processing equipment and a pipeline at an oil refinery in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region overnight, authorities there said on Wednesday. There were no casualties reported at the Slavyansk refinery, which Kyiv has repeatedly targeted since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Two …
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Dec 16 (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in an interview made public in part on Tuesday, called for swift action to end the conflict in Ukraine while the United States remained engaged in diplomatic efforts. Lukashenko is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and allowed Belarus’s territory to be used for Moscow’s 2022 …
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ATHENS, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Greeks rallied in central Athens on Tuesday and doctors and teachers joined public-sector workers who walked off the job in protest at low wages and a cost-of-living crisis ahead of a vote on the 2026 budget. Greece has recovered from the 2009-2018 debt crisis after slashing wages as …
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(Corrects spelling in headline to say “threat”, not “treat”) HELSINKI, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Russia is the most significant, direct and long-term threat to security, peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Lithuania said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Leaders of the eight European Union countries …
BERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Under post-ceasefire guarantees provided by the United States and Europe to Ukraine, peacekeepers could in certain circumstances repel Russian forces, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told ZDF public television in an interview, adding that this remained a far-off prospect. Pressed by interviewers for details on the possible security guarantees floated by …
