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This handout photograph taken on December 23, 2025 and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office on December 24, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with journalists in Kyiv.

US denies visas to EU ex-commissioner over tech rules

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BP sells 65% of Castrol for $6 billion cash boost

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Trump boasts of forcing Macron on drug prices

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