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Bundesbank Pushes for Digital Euro and Capital Markets Union to Secure European Sovereignty
Bundesbank President calls for rapid progress on the digital euro and the savings and investments union, warning that Eu...
German Banks Tighten Lending Standards as Credit Risks Mount, Bundesbank Survey Shows
Germany’s banks tightened credit standards across all loan categories in Q2 2026, driven by rising credit risk and secto...
German hospitality turnover drops 2.0% in May, real decline hits 6.0% year-on-year
Seasonally adjusted real turnover in Germany's hotels and restaurants fell 2.0% from April, as a 7.1% real plunge in res...
Japan Moves to Ease Sale of Inherited Land Taken by State as Unsellable Plots Mount
The Finance Ministry subcommittee approved simplified valuation and negotiated sales for land heirs relinquish to the go...
With Hormuz Blocked, Iraq Trucks Oil Through Syria to the Mediterranean; U.S. Discusses Pipeline Reactivation
As conflict shutters the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq has turned to truck convoys across Syria to export fuel oil, reshaping M...
ISS Expedition 74 Crew Prepares for Earth Return Amid Handover to Expedition 75
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are concluding their eight-month mis...
NASA Sets Briefings for Next SpaceX Crew Rotation to Space Station
NASA, SpaceX, and international partners will preview the Crew-13 mission to the ISS in two August press conferences, in...
NASA and GE Aerospace Fly Hybrid-Electric Engine at Farnborough
A megawatt-class hybrid-electric propulsion system, developed in a NASA–GE Aerospace collaboration, took flight on a Saa...
Moonshot AI Plans Hong Kong IPO Within Six Months After K3 Model Reshapes Perception of China’s AI
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is preparing an IPO in Hong Kong within six months, capitalizing on the launch of its ope...
Brazilian Fintechs Grow Credit Share to 4.5%, But Big Banks Remain Unshaken
Fintechs like Nubank and Inter expanded their slice of Brazil's lending market by 1pp in a year, fueled by consigned loa...
Turkish Vatan Party Calls for Strategic Russia-China-Iran Alliance, Slams NATO
A party conference in Turkey released a declaration proposing a four-nation security bloc to replace NATO, reflecting a ...
FIFA Bets $13bn Cycle on Super Bowl-Style Final, Doubles Halftime for Madonna and Bieber
The 2026 World Cup final will feature a 30-minute musical break with global pop icons, as FIFA bypasses its own rules to...
Russia Warns of ‘Direct Threat’ and Countermeasures if US Typhon Missiles Deployed to South Korea
Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko says Moscow would treat deployment of American Typhon missile systems in South Korea as ...
Iran Widens Strike Zone to Saudi Arabia and Syria as Mediators Struggle to Avert Full-Scale War
Tehran struck Saudi and Syrian targets for the first time since the 7 July escalation, while the US confirmed two soldie...
Five Dead as 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Peru
A shallow quake in Peru's Junín region killed at least five people, injured over 20, and damaged hospitals and power lin...
Monument to Stalin and Metallurgist Bardin Unveiled in Cherepovets
Vologda Governor Filimonov opened a statue linking the Soviet dictator and the scientist who co-founded the local steel ...
Putin Hosts North Korean Foreign Minister, Underscoring Deepening Military Alliance
President Putin thanked Pyongyang for its support in the Ukraine war and conveyed warm greetings to Kim Jong Un, as high...
Serbian President Vucic Reaffirms Opposition to Russia Sanctions, Hails Russian Tourists
President Aleksandar Vučić reiterated Serbia's refusal to impose sanctions on Russia while a minister confirmed Russians...
Tokyo Anti-Militarization Protest Draws 25,000; Demands Resignation of PM Takaichi
Around 25,000 people marched in central Tokyo on Saturday to oppose Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s military buildup, ca...
Kazakhstan Slams Drone Strikes on CPC Oil Tankers as ‘Economic Assault’
Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry condemned a Ukrainian drone attack on two tankers loading CPC oil in the Black Sea, callin...
FIFA’s World Cup Revenue Hits Record $15 Billion, Fortifying Infantino Amid Scandal
Record hospitality and secondary ticket sales push FIFA’s 2026 World Cup take to $15bn, as a player-ban reversal scandal...
EU Backing for Fresh Russia Sanctions Frays as Business Pain Bites
Growing alarm over economic damage to European corporate giants is eroding consensus for the 21st sanctions package, wit...
Russian Stocks Sink 8.7% as Geopolitics and Rate Hike Fears Shake MOEX
The MOEX Russia Index fell 8.7% last week, dragged by geopolitical tensions, shifting central bank rate expectations and...
AI's Next Crisis: The Income Tax Collapse That Could Shake Governments
A Bloomberg analysis warns that automation of high-paying white-collar jobs by AI may hollow out income tax bases, forci...
Kaliningrad Governor Urges Readiness for Possible Western Provocations
Governor Alexei Bezprozvannykh says the Russian exclave must prepare for energy infrastructure sabotage and other destab...
China Launches WAICO, Open-Source AI Chip Stack as Xi Sets Global Rules Vision
29 nations signed a new AI cooperation body in Shanghai, while Alibaba open-sourced its SAIL chip software in a direct c...
Armenia Deepens US Defense Ties, Seeks to Diversify from Single Supplier
Armenian ambassador reveals plans to expand defense cooperation and sign a rare-earth minerals deal with the US, marking...
Russia to Send Property Tax Notices Automatically via Gosuslugi from August
From 1 August, Russian taxpayers will no longer need to request their property tax notifications on the government servi...
Sevastopol Restores Power to All Consumers After Prolonged Outages
The city’s grid operator has lifted all electricity supply restrictions following weeks of rolling blackouts caused by i...
Tesla Giga Berlin Targets 7,500 Cars Per Week as Model Y Demand Drives Expansion
Tesla's German plant expects 'significantly higher' output in 2026, aiming for 375,000 vehicles a year, while legacy riv...