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Lithuania Declares State of Emergency Over Balloon Incursions Blamed on Belarus
The declaration comes after months of increased sightings of weather balloons used to smuggle contraband such as cigarettes across the border from Belarus.
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EU States Agree Position on New Illegal Immigration Rules
Last year, more than 918,000 people without residency rights were found to be illegally present in the EU.
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French Lawmakers Prepare Final Vote on 2026 Social Security Budget
The Dec. 9 vote follows warnings from the French government that rejecting the social security bill could leave the country without a budget heading into 2026.
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Ukraine Will Share Revised Peace Plan With US: Zelenskyy
Leaders of the UK, France, Germany, and Ukraine called on European allies to maintain pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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More Work Needed to Persuade Beijing to Grant Rare Earth Export Licenses, German Minister Says
Wadephul also said that the security and prosperity of Germany and Europe ‘are closely tied to China.’
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Zelenksyy to Receive Update on Peace Negotiations: Kyiv Negotiator
The Ukrainian president is traveling to London and Brussels for meetings following a weekend of discussions between Kyiv and Washington.
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Zelenskyy Says He Had ‘Long and Substantive’ Phone Call With Witkoff, Kushner as Peace Talks Continue
‘Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace,’ the Ukrainian president said.
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Russian Forces Advance as Ukraine Hit by More Than 600 Drone Strikes Overnight
Russian forces advanced north and southeast of Myrnohrad and infiltrated positions in northwestern Pokrovsk.
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How 7-Year Investigation Into UK Novichok Poisonings Led Back to Kremlin
The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry report says Novichok attack in 2018 was carried out on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, not ’staged' by Britain.
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US, Ukraine Officials Make Progress on Creating Security Framework, Talks to Continue
The meeting marked the sixth round of U.S.–Ukraine discussions in two weeks.
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German Lawmakers Back Voluntary Military Service Law, Leave Open Possibility of Conscription
The minimum service period is six months, and those who commit to at least 12 months are granted a subsidy for getting a driver’s license for a car or truck.
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UK Sanctions Russia After Inquiry Holds Putin Responsible for 2018 Novichock Poisonings
Moscow’s GRU military intelligence agency was sanctioned for its role in the death of a woman who unwittingly exposed herself to the nerve agent.
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EU Announces Probe of Meta Over 3rd-Party AI Restrictions on WhatsApp
Meta’s new restrictions may be in violation of EU competition rules that ban companies from abusing their dominant market position.
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EU Slaps Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine Over Content Rules
‘The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage,’ Vice President JD Vance said ahead of the decision.
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Putin and Modi Talk Trade, Peace in New Delhi
The Russian president is making his first visit to India, which is one of Russia’s biggest export markets, in four years.
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Eurovision Clears Israel for 2026 Contest as 4 Broadcasters Quit Over Gaza War
Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed the EBU’s decision, while Dutch, Irish, Slovenian and Spanish broadcasters announced a boycott.
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EU Unveils Plan to Reduce Dependency on China for Minerals
The EU plans to release $3.5 billion next year to fund projects that reduce dependency and use existing and new measures to boost the bloc’s economic security.
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Macron Urges Xi to Narrow ‘Unsustainable’ Trade Gap
The French president also sought to persuade the Chinese Communist Party to support a cease-fire in Ukraine.
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Ukraine Peace Talks ‘Useful’ but Reaching Concensus ‘Difficult’: Putin
The Russian president’s comments follow remarks by Trump describing U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin as ’reasonably good.’
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Lithuania Declares State of Emergency Over Balloon Incursions Blamed on Belarus
The declaration comes after months of increased sightings of weather balloons used to smuggle contraband such as cigarettes across the border from Belarus.
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EU States Agree Position on New Illegal Immigration Rules
Last year, more than 918,000 people without residency rights were found to be illegally present in the EU.
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French Lawmakers Prepare Final Vote on 2026 Social Security Budget
The Dec. 9 vote follows warnings from the French government that rejecting the social security bill could leave the country without a budget heading into 2026.
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Ukraine Will Share Revised Peace Plan With US: Zelenskyy
Leaders of the UK, France, Germany, and Ukraine called on European allies to maintain pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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More Work Needed to Persuade Beijing to Grant Rare Earth Export Licenses, German Minister Says
Wadephul also said that the security and prosperity of Germany and Europe ‘are closely tied to China.’
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Zelenksyy to Receive Update on Peace Negotiations: Kyiv Negotiator
The Ukrainian president is traveling to London and Brussels for meetings following a weekend of discussions between Kyiv and Washington.
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Zelenskyy Says He Had ‘Long and Substantive’ Phone Call With Witkoff, Kushner as Peace Talks Continue
‘Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace,’ the Ukrainian president said.
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Russian Forces Advance as Ukraine Hit by More Than 600 Drone Strikes Overnight
Russian forces advanced north and southeast of Myrnohrad and infiltrated positions in northwestern Pokrovsk.
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How 7-Year Investigation Into UK Novichok Poisonings Led Back to Kremlin
The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry report says Novichok attack in 2018 was carried out on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, not ’staged' by Britain.
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US, Ukraine Officials Make Progress on Creating Security Framework, Talks to Continue
The meeting marked the sixth round of U.S.–Ukraine discussions in two weeks.
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German Lawmakers Back Voluntary Military Service Law, Leave Open Possibility of Conscription
The minimum service period is six months, and those who commit to at least 12 months are granted a subsidy for getting a driver’s license for a car or truck.
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UK Sanctions Russia After Inquiry Holds Putin Responsible for 2018 Novichock Poisonings
Moscow’s GRU military intelligence agency was sanctioned for its role in the death of a woman who unwittingly exposed herself to the nerve agent.
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EU Announces Probe of Meta Over 3rd-Party AI Restrictions on WhatsApp
Meta’s new restrictions may be in violation of EU competition rules that ban companies from abusing their dominant market position.
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EU Slaps Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine Over Content Rules
‘The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage,’ Vice President JD Vance said ahead of the decision.
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Putin and Modi Talk Trade, Peace in New Delhi
The Russian president is making his first visit to India, which is one of Russia’s biggest export markets, in four years.
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Eurovision Clears Israel for 2026 Contest as 4 Broadcasters Quit Over Gaza War
Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed the EBU’s decision, while Dutch, Irish, Slovenian and Spanish broadcasters announced a boycott.
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EU Unveils Plan to Reduce Dependency on China for Minerals
The EU plans to release $3.5 billion next year to fund projects that reduce dependency and use existing and new measures to boost the bloc’s economic security.
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Macron Urges Xi to Narrow ‘Unsustainable’ Trade Gap
The French president also sought to persuade the Chinese Communist Party to support a cease-fire in Ukraine.
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Ukraine Peace Talks ‘Useful’ but Reaching Concensus ‘Difficult’: Putin
The Russian president’s comments follow remarks by Trump describing U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin as ’reasonably good.’
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