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Sunday December 21, 2025

Zelensky expresses cautious optimism about trilateral meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he generally supports the idea of a trilateral meeting involving the national security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and Russia, expressing cautious optimism about the prospect of such a meeting, reported Xinhua. Zelensky said the proposal was put forward by the

Published: 20:43 pm,Saturday 20 December 2025

Getting a German driver's licence is too expensive: Authorities agree

Getting a driver's licence in Germany - with current costs estimated at around €3,500 is not going to get cheaper any time soon, but the government is working on it.

Published: 20:48 pm,Friday 19 December 2025

EU approves €90b loan for Ukraine

The European Council on Friday approved a 90-billion-euro loan package to support Ukraine's military and economic needs over the next two years, reported Xinhua. According to a European Council statement, the loan will be financed through European Union borrowing on the capital markets and backed by the EU budget

Published: 20:56 pm,Friday 19 December 2025

Ex top German diplomat Ischinger criticizes EU loan to Ukraine

A deal struck in Brussels to finance Ukraine without directly using frozen Russian assets represents a loss of credibility for the European Union, former top German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger said on Friday, reported dpa. The agreement, reached in the early hours of Friday morning, gives Ukraine what it urgently

Published: 02:20 am,Saturday 20 December 2025

Putin calls for cooperation with Europe for mutual prosperity

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia and Europe would prosper by uniting and complementing each other rather than fighting, reported Xinhua. Speaking during his annual year-end press conference, Putin said closer cooperation between Russia and European countries could generate significant economic benefits for all sides. "If we

Published: 02:27 am,Saturday 20 December 2025

MPs fail to reach deal, leaving France facing budget uncertainty

A joint committee of French lawmakers from the National Assembly and the Senate failed on Friday to reach a compromise on the country's 2026 budget, said the National Assembly on its social media X, highlighting deep divisions that mean France will not have a state budget in place

Published: 02:38 am,Saturday 20 December 2025

Hungary opposes use of Russian assets, opts out of EU loan for Ukraine: Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that Hungary had opposed the use of frozen Russian assets and rejected participation in a joint European loan for Ukraine, following overnight talks among European Union (EU) leaders in Brussels, reported Xinhua. Orban said in posts published on X and

Published: 02:41 am,Saturday 20 December 2025

Germany moves to ban laughing gas sales to under-18s

Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, approved a law on Friday banning the purchase and possession of nitrous oxide by people under 18, as the substance has increasingly been used as a party drug, reported Xinhua. The legislation, which had been passed by the lower house, the

Published: 05:13 am,Friday 19 December 2025

European farmers' protests against Mercosur deal highlight EU division

Thousands of farmers from across Europe rallied near the European Parliament and the Europa Building in Brussels on Thursday as European Union (EU) leaders convened for a summit, with a long-negotiated trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur on the agenda, reported Xinhua. Protesters, many arriving

Published: 04:56 am,Friday 19 December 2025

EU guarantees insufficient for using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine: Belgian PM

Guarantees proposed by the European Union (EU) for using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine were "still insufficient," said Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Thursday, warning that Belgium would not bear the risks alone, reported Xinhua. Addressing the Belgian parliament ahead of an EU summit, De

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