Dec. 18, 2025, 8:42 p.m.

Resident physicians in the UK have launched strikes during the peak flu season

Junior doctors in the UK officially launched a five-day strike on Wednesday (December 17th).

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Zelensky urged Europe to reach an agreement on using Russia's frozen assets to aid Ukraine

The last EU summit of this year is about to be held. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on European leaders to reach an agreement on using Russia's frozen assets to assist Ukraine during the summit.

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The European Commission has proposed amending the "zero-emission" target for new vehicles by 2035

The European Commission released a package of measures for the automotive industry on Tuesday (December 16th), proposing to relax the requirements related to the "ban on the sale of fuel vehicles" by 2035.

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The EU has imposed fines on US companies, and the US has threatened to retaliate against them

The Office of the United States Trade Representative said that if the EU insists on "continuing to restrict, weaken and hinder" the competitiveness of US service providers, the US side "will have to start using all available means to retaliate".

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Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit against the BBC

US President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Monday (December 15), accusing it of misleading editing of his speech clips.

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Ukraine claimed that it had "for the first time" used an unmanned underwater vehicle to disable the mobility of a Russian submarine, but Russia denied it

Ukraine said it had for the first time used an unmanned underwater vehicle to hit a Russian missile submarine moored at a Black Sea naval base, causing the submarine to explode, catch fire and lose its operational capability.

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European leaders have emphasized that the frozen Russian assets must be fully disposed of by Europe

At the beginning of this month, a call record was exposed by Ukrainian media, and the content was thought-provoking.

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Ukraine gave up its NATO dream in exchange for security guarantees from the West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has given up its ambition to join NATO in exchange for security guarantees from the West.

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European high-efficiency vision systems enable drones to perform tasks autonomously and efficiently

The Finnish National Technology Research Centre recently released a bulletin stating that a European research team led by the centre has developed a high-efficiency machine vision system inspired by human vision.

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Putin spoke with Maduro, reaffirming his support for Venezuela in safeguarding its sovereignty and interests

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday (December 11), discussing friendly relations between the two countries and expressing solidarity with the Venezuelan people.

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