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An apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike is seen through a broken window, Kyiv, Ukraine, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has held unannounced talks with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi as part of an intense new push by President Donald Trump's administration to end the war in Ukraine and more meetings were expected.
- French pollster Odoxa predicted for the first time that 30-year-old far-right leader Jordan Bardella would win the next presidential election, scheduled in 2027, no matter who his opponents would be.
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Finland is grappling with economic stagnation, rising joblessness and strained public finances, but still managed to secure the title of world's happiest country for the eighth year in a row in this year's annual World Happiness Report.
- The EU's highest court ruled that same sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.
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When Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves presents her second annual budget, she is expected to announce another round of hefty tax increases, testing the confidence of the governing Labour Party and drawing scrutiny from an uneasy bond market. Here's how the UK economy has fared since Reeves' first budget.
- Meanwhile, British retailers have reported the sharpest drop in confidence in 17 years and their sales fell again ahead of the budget which is likely to include tax increases, according to a survey.
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Novo Nordisk says its pill version of weight-loss drug Ozempic has failed to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. Health and Science Correspondent Julie Steenhuysen tells the Reuters World News podcast that despite this setback there is hope for future studies.
- The US government is expected this week to announce negotiated prices for 15 of the highest-cost prescription drugs under its Medicare health plan, a potential signal of the Trump administration's commitment to bring down healthcare costs.
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Alphabet is on track to hit a historic $4 trillion market valuation, powered by an impressive year-long rally fueled by the Google parent's sharpened focus on artificial intelligence tools.
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Russia's depressed car market has shown weak signs of recovery as 2025 draws to an end, but is set to hit near-record lows early next year as higher scrappage fees drive up prices, dealers and experts say. Stay up to date with the global automotive industry with the Reuters Auto File newsletter.
- The world’s oldest asset is at the heart of political debate and underpins the modern financial system. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Mike Bird, author of “The Land Trap”, about why property is such an enduring issue – and why it’s so hard to reform.
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Across the US, the number of homes covered by so-called “insurers of last resort” has been steadily increasing for the past five years.
These FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) plans were designed as a stopgap measure, but as climate change fuels stronger disasters, these insurers are increasingly relied on.
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Manjuari fish, a critically endangered fish according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Buzz, buzz, slap!
This mosquito-ridden lagoon deep in the Zapata Swamp, the Caribbean's largest intact wetland, is ground-zero for a humble but dedicated restoration effort that aims to save the manjuari, or Cuban gar, from extinction.
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