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US imposes sanctions on 29 ‘shadow fleet’ tankers carrying Iranian oil

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Timothy Gardner and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on 29 vessels and their management firms as Washington targeted Tehran’s “shadow fleet”, which it says exports Iranian petroleum and petroleum products. The targeted vessels and companies have transported hundreds of millions of dollars of the products …

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Prices in biggest US power grid auction hit new record, signaling higher utility bills ahead

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Laila Kearney Dec 17 (Reuters) – Power bills for about a fifth of Americans are expected to continue to rise after the largest U.S. grid operator, PJM Interconnection, reported fresh record-high capacity prices on Wednesday that reflected electricity demand by data centers overtaking supplies. The expansion of Big Tech’s data centers has driven up …

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ICC calls US sanctions ‘flagrant attack’ against court’s independence

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

AMSTERDAM, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday that U.S. sanctions against two of its judges over its case involving Israel were a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence. “Such measures targeting judges and prosecutors who were elected by the States Parties undermine the rule of law. When judicial actors …

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Panama president announces first direct “voluntary return” flight to Caracas

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

PANAMA CITY, Dec 18 – Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday that the first direct flight under its “voluntary return” program will leave Panama for Venezuela on Monday. The direct flight is due to carry 70 Venezuelans to the capital Caracas, forgoing layovers in Colombia that were previously customary on the route from …

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Witkoff to meet Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish officials on Gaza

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Friday with Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish officials in Miami, Florida, to discuss the Gaza deal, a White House official said on Thursday. (Reporting by Steve Holland, Writing by Caitlin Webber; Editing by Katharine Jackson)

Defying crime, Peru’s Grinch spreads Christmas cheer on ‘MotoNoel’ taxi

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

LIMA, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Dressed in a familiar furry green suit, Jeferson Castro is not prowling Lima’s streets to steal Christmas. Instead, he is delivering smiles and hugs from his festive motorcycle taxi, spreading holiday cheer in a city where fear of crime is part of daily life. From his three-wheeled taxi, outfitted with …

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Saudi, French and U.S. officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By John Irish and Jana Choukeir PARIS/BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) – French, Saudi Arabian and American officials will hold talks with the head of the Lebanese army on Thursday in Paris aimed at finalising a roadmap to enable a mechanism for the disarmament of the Hezbollah group, diplomats said. Israel and Lebanon agreed to a …

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Trump orders ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s government, targeting its main source of income. It is unclear how Trump …

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Brazil Senate approves bill to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence for coup plot

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

BRASILIA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate approved on Wednesday a bill to shorten the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, although it is likely to face resistance from the Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The bill was approved by the lower house last week and now goes to …

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US military says it conducted strike on a vessel in eastern Pacific, killing four men

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men. “Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the U.S. Southern Command said …

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