By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Italy’s ruling parties are urging caution in the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, according to a draft parliamentary resolution, saying the impact on state finances should be carefully assessed. The European Union wants to tap part of the roughly 210 billion …
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By Julien Pretot and Vincent Daheron PARIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A Paris labour court on Tuesday ordered Paris St Germain to pay Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros ($70.6 million) in unpaid salary and bonuses, bringing a partial end to one of the most acrimonious disputes in French football. The ruling followed months of legal …
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By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Europe launched an International Claims Commission for Ukraine on Tuesday in an effort to ensure Kyiv is compensated for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and alleged war crimes. The gathering in The Hague of dozens of …
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Dec 16 (Reuters) – Russia has labelled Deutsche Welle an “undesirable organisation”, in what the German international broadcaster called an effort to suppress independent reporting. Russia regularly designates entities it says undermine its constitutional order or national security as “undesirable”. The law specifies prison terms of up to five years for funding such activity, or …
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PARIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) – France’s 2026 budget faces a decisive week as lawmakers race to hammer out a final compromise text before a crucial vote set for December 23. Here is a summary of what is likely to happen in the coming days. WHERE DOES THE PROCESS STAND? A joint committee of seven lawmakers …
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LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office on Tuesday said that any legal action against the BBC was a matter for the broadcaster but the government supported its independence, after a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump sued the BBC for up to $10 billion in damages over edited …
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By Christine Chen and Tom Bateman SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Government authorities have not done enough to stamp out hatred of Jews in Australia, which has allowed it to fester in the aftermath of October 7, said the daughter of a Holocaust survivor who was wounded at the Bondi shootings on Sunday. Victoria Teplitsky, …
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STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The sinking of the Estonia ferry in 1994 was caused by the failure of its bow section, not an explosion or collision as claimed by some, authorities said on Tuesday in a report aimed at finally closing the case on Europe’s worst civil maritime disaster since World War Two. “The …
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WARSAW, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Polish security services have detained a 19-year-old student suspected of seeking to establish contacts with Islamic State and charged with preparing an attack at a Christmas market that could have caused mass casualties, authorities said on Tuesday. Mateusz W., a student at the Catholic University of Lublin, wanted to commit …
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Dec 16 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Russia must be held responsible for the “crime of aggression”. Zelenskiy was speaking in The Hague ahead of a conference to establish an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, which will validate claims of war damages to be repaid by Russia. (Reporting by Anna …
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