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Israeli Banks’ Withdrawal Threat Places Palestinian Trade and Public Finances at Risk
Correspondent banking is becoming a pressure point in the conflict, with Palestinian trade, salaries and essential imports dependent on shekel clearing through Israeli banks.
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Ukraine’s Strike on Kirov Extends Campaign Against Russia’s Missile Supply Chain
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces struck a military-industrial...
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Houthi Tanker Attacks Open a Second Oil Chokepoint as Brent Breaks 100 Dollars
Oil markets are no longer pricing one maritime bottleneck. Simultaneous pressure around Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb can raise fuel costs even before a physical shortage appears.
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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...
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Makerfield: The Right’s Civil War Could Deliver Another Dreadful Labour Prime Minister
The Makerfield by-election has become something far larger than...
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Modi Brings Stability to the G7 as Trump’s Unpredictability Clouds US Diplomacy
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Israeli Banks’ Withdrawal Threat Places Palestinian Trade and Public Finances at Risk
Correspondent banking is becoming a pressure point in the conflict, with Palestinian trade, salaries and essential imports dependent on shekel clearing through Israeli banks.
Houthi Tanker Attacks Open a Second Oil Chokepoint as Brent Breaks 100 Dollars
Oil markets are no longer pricing one maritime bottleneck. Simultaneous pressure around Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb can raise fuel costs even before a physical shortage appears.
Ireland’s alumina exports to Russia expose the limits of Europe’s sanctions policy.
For more than four years, the European Union has...
Middle East War Could Cut Global Growth to 1.3%, World Bank Warns
The warning shows how a Gulf conflict can move from oil markets into debt distress, food prices, inflation and European policy choices.
Gulf Disruption Turns China Into the Oil Market’s Potential Swing Refiner
The next energy shock may be decided less by crude supply than by who can turn available crude into diesel, jet fuel and gasoline fast enough.
Egypt Seeks Multi-Year LNG Contracts as Import Bill Threatens Public Finances
Cairo is trying to trade spot-market exposure for supply certainty, but multi-year LNG purchases could deepen pressure on reserves, debt and the Egyptian pound.
Human Rights and Social Issues
Opposition to Volker Turk’s New Term Exposes Divisions Over UN Human-Rights Leadership
The dispute over the UN rights chief's extension reflects deeper resistance to scrutiny over Gaza, Ukraine and abuses by powerful states.
Oniel Spence: Public Safety Must Come First in Britain’s immigration system
Few immigration cases illustrate the tension between individual rights...
Trump’s Generic-Drug Tariff Plan Exposes European Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
The tariff threat targets a low-margin industry that supplies most US prescriptions, creating a localisation test that could raise costs before it rebuilds capacity.
Cuban Dissident Artist Reaches United States After Five Years in Prison
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s arrival in the United States changes his personal status, but it also highlights how exile often becomes the endpoint of political-prisoner cases.
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High Court Hears Challenge to Government Approval of China’s London Embassy
The Royal Mint Court case tests whether ministers properly weighed planning, protest and security concerns before approving China's proposed London embassy.
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Kyrgyzstan and China’s lending boom: how Bishkek became exposed to Beijing’s balance sheet
For much of the post-war period, the International Monetary...
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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
The fifth anniversary festival Voices of Friends Poetry &...
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Brussels Hosts Belgium’s First Ever Indian Film Festival
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Venezuela Earthquake Response Exposes Limits of a Militarised State
Reuters’ reporting suggests that delayed orders, confused authority and basic equipment shortages slowed the military response during the hours when organised rescue mattered most.
Peru Rocked by Fresh Earthquake as Pacific Ring of Fire Stirs Again
A powerful earthquake struck central Peru on Sunday morning,...
Sanctioned Russian-Fuel Tanker Linked to Oil Spill in Protected Omani Waters
The Caroline Bezengi case connects sanctions evasion, opaque tanker ownership and environmental risk far from European ports.
Typhoon Bavi shows why climate resilience has become an economic imperative
Typhoon Bavi's arrival on China's eastern coast was, on...
Wildfire chaos in France is a warning Europe can no longer ignore
France’s latest wildfire emergency is being treated, officially at...
Beyond Climate Change: Europe’s Ecosystems Face a Reckoning
For generations, Europeans have taken pride in the continent’s...
Venezuela’s Darkest Hour: A Nation United in Grief After Catastrophic Earthquakes
As dawn broke over Venezuela on Thursday morning, the...
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.
Sydney Beachgoers & Surfers Return After Shark Attack
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Norway Presses EU to Recast Arctic Gas as a Security Asset
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Science & Technology
Skyroot: India’s First Private Orbital Launch Puts New Pressure on Europe’s Space Market
Skyroot’s Vikram-1 flight is not another launch promise. It is a demonstrated private orbital capability in a market where Europe is still trying to secure reliable access to space.
GoDaddy Says India’s Fake-Site Order Risks Global Privacy Conflict
An Indian court effort to expose operators of fraudulent...
Alibaba Lawsuit Turns US-China Security Blacklist Into Legal Fight
Alibaba's lawsuit against the Pentagon shifts Washington's China security designations from political pressure into a courtroom test of evidence, reputation and market access.
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...
