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US issues fresh sanctions targeting Venezuela’s oil sector

The sanctions mark the latest action in Trump's pressure campaign against Maduro, which has included a ramped-up U.S. military presence in the region International News...

Bitcoin set for first yearly loss since 2022 as macro trends weigh on crypto

Despite reaching a fresh record high this year, bitcoin has struggled to regain its footing since October, and last month experienced its biggest monthly...

Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers under new ceasefire deal

The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed to halt fighting at noon on Saturday (0500 GMT), ending about 20 days of clashes that killed at least...

Switzerland’s SNB sharply reduces foreign currency purchases in third quarter

During the second quarter, the SNB bought 5.06 billion francs' worth of foreign currencies as economic uncertainty stirred by U.S. trade policy piled appreciation...

Oil prices set for biggest annual drop since 2020

Brent crude futures were down over 17% - the most substantial annual percentage decline since 2020 - and were on track for a third...

France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports

President Emmanuel Macron has often pointed to social media as one of the factors to blame for violence among young people and has signalled...

World begins to bid goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plunges

Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean, including Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Tonga and New Zealand International...

Thieves drill into German bank vault and make off with millions

The perpetrators drilled through a thick concrete wall at a branch of Sparkasse bank in the western city of Gelsenkirchen and then broke into...

Guinea coup leader Doumbouya wins presidential election, results show

The former special forces commander, thought to be in his early 40s, seized power in 2021, toppling then-President Alpha Conde, who had been in...

Dollar dismal, yen muted in 2025 but euro shines

Those themes are likely to remain in 2026, suggesting the dollar's dire performance could extend and underpin the behaviour of some of its peers,...

Heavy snow in Poland leaves drivers stranded in tailbacks of up to 20 km

While the situation left hundreds of people trapped in their cars in freezing conditions, by the early hours of Wednesday morning traffic was moving...

Queen Camilla describes being assaulted by man as a teenager

She said she did not know the man who attacked her International News via Reuters: Britain's Queen Camilla has described for the first time fighting off...
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