Decision time in Brussels: Will EU ignore threats and seize frozen Russian assets?
Europe • Dec 18, 2025, 7:21 PM
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Some brand it "the most crucial EU summit" since the financial crisis of 2008; a last chance to stave off bankruptcy for a Ukrainian government that might run out of money by the end of spring. But where will the money come from?
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Ukraine withdraws troops from eastern town amid deadly Russian strikes
Europe • 10:57 PM
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Ukraine said on Tuesday it had pulled its forces out of a hard-fought eastern town as Russia stepped up air strikes that killed civilians, knocked out power supplies and underlined the lack of progress in diplomatic efforts to end the war ahead of Christ
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Pope calls for Christmas Day truce, laments Russia’s rejection
Europe • 10:35 PM
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Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday renewed his call for a worldwide truce on Christmas Day, expressing sadness that Russia had apparently rejected the appeal, as fighting in Ukraine raged on, civilians were killed in Russian air strikes, and diplomatic efforts invo
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'Carol of the Bells' also known as the Ukrainian Christmas anthem
Europe • 4:26 PM
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Bryan Quinn tells us more about 'Carol of the Bells', the famous Ukrainian Christmas carol.
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Russia attacks Ukraine energy sector with drones and missiles strikes
Europe • 3:54 PM
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Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child, two days
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Donald Trump's appointment of envoy to Greenland sparks tension with Denmark
Europe • 11:56 AM
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Henrik Dahl, Danish MEP, is our guest.
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Russia attacks Ukraine energy sector with over 600 drones, dozens of missiles
Europe • 11:26 AM
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Douglas Herbert gives us his analysis.
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Car bomb kills Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov in Moscow
Europe • 10:12 AM
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Gavin Hall, Lecturer at University of Strathclyde, is our guest.
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'It's mainly the western part of Ukraine which has been targeted'
Europe • 8:55 AM
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Russia launched more than 600 drones and dozens of missiles to strike Ukraine's energy sector in overnight attacks on Tuesday. "It's mainly the Western part of Ukraine which has been targeted [including] the regions of Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk, as w
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Ukrainian troops withdraw Siversk as strikes and power outages continue
Europe • 6:01 AM
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Ukrainian forces have pulled out of the embattled eastern town of Siversk, Kyiv's military said on Tuesday, as Russian troops step up a battlefield offensive along the front line. Meanwhile, several Ukrainian regions suffered power outages amid fri
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Activist Greta Thunberg arrested at London pro-Palestinian protest
Europe • 12:48 AM
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British police arrested Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg in London on Tuesday during a pro-Palestinian protest, after authorities said she held a sign in support of a group banned under the UK’s terrorism laws.
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