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Zelenskiy says speed of peace talks, US interest cause for some optimism

Tunisia arrests prominent opponent Hammami to enforce 5-year jail term

German conservatives back pension reform in trial vote ahead of parliamentary test

Pope Leo urges US not to attempt military ouster of Venezuela's Maduro

At the moment he was elected, Pope Leo told God: 'You're in charge'

Romania seeks judicial pension reform again after first try thwarted

Peru presidential hopeful unharmed after car shot

Putin threatens to 'cut Ukraine off from the sea' after attacks on tankers

Putin warns Europe: if you want war, then Russia will defeat you

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels accuse each other of sabotaging peace deals

UK police must act urgently to prevent sex crimes against women, says report

Owner of oil tanker damaged near Senegal says it is ceasing all Russian operations

Indonesia, Dutch sign deal to repatriate two convicts, one on death row

Imran Khan healthy but cut off in jail, sister says as family seeks access

Centrist Nasralla takes slim lead in Honduran presidential election plagued by delays as Trump alleges fraud

Nigeria's president names General Musa as defence minister

Eurovision faces major test as countries weigh Israel's participation

Reuters story on Tajikistan discussing Russian help to guard its Afghan border is withdrawn

Israel's Netanyahu says Syria deal possible, expects buffer zone

Venezuela approves migrant repatriation flight from U.S

France faces pandemic-level spending to support ageing population, audit office says

No consensus yet on Ukraine's NATO membership, Rutte says

Pope's prayers renew hopes for justice for Beirut port blast victims

Explainer-What might a Ukraine peace deal look like?

Bulgaria's government withdraws 2026 draft budget after protests

Trump frees Honduran leader convicted on cocaine charges, sparks outcry from Democrats

Hamas hands over one of two last hostage bodies in Gaza, Red Cross says

Guinea-Bissau cannot complete presidential election, commission says

Poland charges man with orchestrating sabotage from Russia

Belgian police detain former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini in fraud probe

Germany's foreign minister to visit China next week, as EU prepares to toughen up on trade

Zelenskiy says Geneva document 'refined' after US peace talks

Italy to postpone decree on military aid to Ukraine, sources say

EU vets assess Barcelona swine fever outbreak as cases rise to nine

Hungary PM Orban's Fidesz narrows gap on opposition rival, opinion poll shows

AI could increase divide between rich and poor states, UN report warns

Danish facilities group ISS falls on link to towers in deadly Hong Kong fire

Russia's Dmitriev to meet US envoy Witkoff in Moscow, sources say

'Mischievous hands': Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods

Malaysia tightens nuclear controls under amended law

Nigeria's president taps ex-top general to replace defence minister

Death toll from Indonesia floods and landslides passes 700

Sri Lanka grapples with trauma, loss after deadly cyclone that killed hundreds

'Is she alive?': Indonesian man's hopes of finding missing wife fade after flood disaster

Afghan Taliban vow border cooperation after Tajikistan says attacks killed five Chinese

China's military reaching further, more frequently into Pacific, says Australia

A Japanese regional assembly is set to vote by December 22 on restarting nuclear plant

Russian-flagged tanker reports drone attack off Turkey, authorities say