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Monaco Bombing of Sanctioned Ukrainian Businessman Opens Cross-Border Investigation
A deliberate explosive attack in Monaco injured three people reportedly including businessman Vadym Iermolaiev, who has been sanctioned by Ukraine. With a suspect believed to have fled into France and the motive unknown, the case has become a sensitive cross-border security investigation.
Energy
Hormuz Oil Flows Resume as Tankers Go Dark After Ship Attacks
Gulf producers are continuing oil and LNG loadings despite renewed attacks, but some tankers are switching off transponders for safety. The return of physical flows is easing prices while reducing visibility and leaving Europe's energy market exposed to a maritime-security crisis that has not ended.
Trade
China Targets Japanese Defence Firms as Export Controls Become a Strategic Pressure Tool
Beijing has restricted dual-use exports to 20 Japanese entities and placed another 20 under enhanced scrutiny. The action turns supply-chain dependence into direct pressure on a major US ally and offers Europe a warning about the security cost of relying on Chinese-controlled industrial inputs.
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Mark Galeotti’s Warning on Russia Deserves to Be Taken Seriously
In his latest Sunday Times analysis, Mark Galeotti offers...
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Why Britain Has Lost Faith in Keir Starmer
The spectacle unfolding around Sir Keir Starmer and his...
Opinion
Makerfield: The Right’s Civil War Could Deliver Another Dreadful Labour Prime Minister
The Makerfield by-election has become something far larger than...
Opinion
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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Hormuz Oil Flows Resume as Tankers Go Dark After Ship Attacks
Gulf producers are continuing oil and LNG loadings despite renewed attacks, but some tankers are switching off transponders for safety. The return of physical flows is easing prices while reducing visibility and leaving Europe's energy market exposed to a maritime-security crisis that has not ended.
China Targets Japanese Defence Firms as Export Controls Become a Strategic Pressure Tool
Beijing has restricted dual-use exports to 20 Japanese entities and placed another 20 under enhanced scrutiny. The action turns supply-chain dependence into direct pressure on a major US ally and offers Europe a warning about the security cost of relying on Chinese-controlled industrial inputs.
Putin Concedes Fuel Shortages as Ukrainian Strikes Expose Pressure on Russia’s Energy Lifeline
Russia has publicly acknowledged for the first time that...
Hormuz Tanker Strike Exposes Fragility of US-Iran Truce and Europe’s Energy Security
A tanker attack followed by renewed US and Iranian...
Bolivia Ends 15-Year Dollar Peg as Currency Reform Tests Its Lithium Ambitions
Bolivia has moved to a flexible exchange rate after...
Ukraine’s drone war reaches Kazakhstan’s energy balance
Ukraine’s campaign against Russian energy infrastructure has produced a...
Human Rights and Social Issues
Venezuela Quake Response Tests Europe’s Civil-Protection Reach
European rescue teams have joined the search for survivors after Venezuela's twin earthquakes, but difficult access and a narrowing rescue window are testing whether the EU's civil-protection machinery can deliver rapidly in a country with fragile institutions and strained international relations.
Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Exchange Keeps a Narrow Channel Open During Escalation
The return of 160 prisoners to each side, mediated...
Brussels Extends Lifeline to Millions Fleeing Ukraine Conflict
More than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of...
Gaza’s Summer Heat Turns Polluted Shoreline Into a Humanitarian Risk
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza are seeking relief from summer...
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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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Beyond Climate Change: Europe’s Ecosystems Face a Reckoning
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Venezuela’s Darkest Hour: A Nation United in Grief After Catastrophic Earthquakes
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Cheap solar panels show Europe’s energy-security debate has reached household level
European households are turning to low-cost solar options, including balcony panels and solar fences, as energy insecurity returns to the foreground. The shift is small-scale, but it shows how geopolitical risk is changing consumer behaviour.
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Norway Presses EU to Recast Arctic Gas as a Security Asset
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A planned luxury resort in Albania linked to Jared...
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Regional authorities said three people were killed and 12...
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Congo’s Battle Against Ebola Shows the Importance of Swift Global Health Action
The Democratic Republic of Congo is once again at...
EU-South Korea Digital Pact Shows Brussels Looking Beyond US-China Trade Friction
The European Union and South Korea have signed a...
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South Africa Battery-Minerals Plan Points to New Competition Over EV Supply Chains
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Britain’s competition regulator has imposed new rules on Google’s...
