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US-Iran Strikes Push Oil Higher as Europe Watches Hormuz Risk
Oil prices rose and global shares fell on Wednesday after renewed exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran, underscoring Europe’s exposure to any...
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Italian Astronaut Picked for Artemis III as Europe Gains Place in NASA Moon Architecture
NASA has named Italian European Space Agency astronaut Luca...
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Belarus Prisoner Deal Stalls as US-Lukashenko Diplomacy Slows
The United States has reported a delay in efforts...
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Modi Brings Stability to the G7 as Trump’s Unpredictability Clouds US Diplomacy
When Narendra Modi and Donald Trump meet on the...
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Nigel Farage and the Perils of Anti-Establishment Politics
For more than three decades, Nigel Farage has occupied...
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Trump Family Crypto Links Cast Long Shadow Over Global Oil Markets
The overlap between the Trump family’s fast-expanding crypto empire...
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Keir Starmer Clings On as Britain Prepares to Tune Him Out
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Digital-Driven Healthcare Transformation: A New Chapter of Holistic Care in Taiwan, by Dr. Chung-Liang Shih Minister of Health and Welfare Taiwan
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US-Iran Strikes Push Oil Higher as Europe Watches Hormuz Risk
Oil prices rose and global shares fell on Wednesday...
South Africa Battery-Minerals Plan Points to New Competition Over EV Supply Chains
South Africa is moving to bring electric-vehicle battery materials...
Middle East Escalation Sends Oil Higher, Reviving Europe’s Energy-Price Risk
Oil prices rose sharply on Monday after renewed Israeli...
Nationalisation of Britain’s Steel Industry Never Worked Before, so Why Is Labour Determined to Repeat the Experiment?
For anyone familiar with Britain's post-war economic history, the...
Europe avoids jet fuel shortage, but price shock starts cutting air routes
The European Union does not expect an immediate jet...
Serbia extends Gazprom deal as EU energy decoupling leaves Balkans exposed
Serbia has secured a further three-month extension of its...
Human Rights and Social Issues
Belarus Prisoner Deal Stalls as US-Lukashenko Diplomacy Slows
The United States has reported a delay in efforts...
ECHR Exit Debate Becomes a Security Question for Britain and Europe
Senior Conservatives have warned that leaving the European Convention...
France’s Public Education System Engulfed by Child Abuse Allegations
France is confronting what campaigners are calling one of...
China Coal Blast Leaves 90 Dead as Questions Mount Over Mine Safety
The death toll from a gas explosion at a...
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From Mass Repression to Nuclear Ambition: The Real Risk of Iran’s Regime, writes Hossein Amjadi
For decades, international debates about Iran’s nuclear ambitions have...
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Voices of Friends 2025 Burabay, Kazakhstan November 29 – December 2, 2025
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Brussels Hosts Belgium’s First Ever Indian Film Festival
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Albania Resort Dispute Tests Foreign Investment and Environmental Governance
A planned luxury resort in Albania linked to Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners has become a test case for the country’s handling of foreign investment,...
The Weather: Britain’s Favourite Topic Turns Serious as Drought Bites
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440 ppm: Our Atmosphere Has Now Entered Unknown Territory
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The announcement of the World Bank’s new “Water Forward”...
Greenpeace warns of rising collapse risk at Chornobyl sarcophagus after drone damage
Greenpeace Ukraine has warned that the sarcophagus enclosing the...
The hidden cost of AI: the data centres reshaping energy, water and geography
Artificial intelligence is often presented as a digital revolution...
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South Africa Battery-Minerals Plan Points to New Competition Over EV Supply Chains
South Africa is moving to bring electric-vehicle battery materials...
UK forces Google to give publishers AI-search opt-out as media bargaining fight widens
Britain’s competition regulator has imposed new rules on Google’s...
France-Israel Defence Show Dispute Turns Eurosatory Into Diplomatic Test
France’s decision to restrict Israel’s official participation at Eurosatory...
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Europe’s campaign to loosen the grip of American technology...
