The Kremlin again warned Ukraine’s allies not to allow Kiev to hit Russian territory with Western weapons, with President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman promising “consequences” if such attacks occurred. “It will ultimately be very harmful to the interests of the countries that have chosen the path of escalating tensions,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The […]
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Member of the European Parliament for Alliance 90/The Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) Sven Giegold speaks at the Extraordinary National Council of the Greens about the outcome of the exploratory talks and the start of coalition negotiations after the Bundestag elections. Michael Kappeler/dpa Germany plans to change or withdraw the controversial gas storage fee it charges
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Votes are being counted in South Africa after Wednesday’s general election. Ahead of the vote, opinion polls suggested the ruling African National Congress (ANC) could win less than 50% of the vote for the first time in three decades. Growing criticism of the party that led the fight against apartheid under the late Nelson Mandela
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Local news site from the Middle East Amwal Al-Ghad reports that the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a usufruct agreement with Eroğlu Egypt. The $40 million deal will see the construction of a ready-made garment factory in the Qantara West Industrial Zone, to make the zone a regional hub
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Insights from Al Jazeera, the Financial Times, Reuters and The Guardian The news More than half a million people have been forced to flee their homes due to flooding in southern Brazil, in what officials have described as “the worst disaster” in the history of the area. The floods, which have killed at least 160
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Planned in H1 2025 China’s Geely has announced it will launch hybrid models with its more fuel-efficient next-generation engine in the first half of 2025, Reuters reports. The new models will be launched for the Galaxy series and the Lynk & Co brand. According to a product certificate issued by government-owned CATARC Huacheng Certification Co,
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Title icon The news JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress in South Africa appears to be losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since it came to power after the end of apartheid thirty years ago, according to forecasts based on early election results. Polling stations for Wednesday’s elections closed at 9 p.m. On
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The agency revealed that in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, cases of recruitment and use of children in armed groups, along with killings and mutilations, increased by more than 130 percent between the two periods. Protect the vulnerable Gilles Fagninou, UNICEF‘s Regional Director for West and Central Asia, underlined the need to curb the worrying
The registration period has begun for candidates who want to participate in the Iranian presidential elections in just over a month. To register their bids, candidates must appear in person at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the next five days. The early elections were called because the previous incumbent president, Ebrahim Raisi, died in
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That was the strong message from the President of the western Pacific country of Palau, Surangel Whipps, who spoke during an interactive dialogue on Wednesday during the Fourth International Conference on SIDS (SIDS4)which takes place this week on the twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. He told deputies that there was a
