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US Senate’s Revised Russia Sanctions Bill Sets Up Tariffs on China, India for Oil Imports
A bipartisan bill with over 60 cosponsors would impose 100% tariffs on the top five buyers of Russian oil and gas, codif...
Kremlin Spokesman Says Crisis Is Driving Russia’s Technological Sovereignty
Dmitry Peskov claims Russia’s current turmoil is strengthening tech and information independence, while domestic busines...
Maldini and Leonardo Quit Italy Federation After Pirlo Coaching Plan Fails
Paolo Maldini and Leonardo resigned from the FIGC just 16 days into their roles after Andrea Pirlo withdrew his candidac...
Sheinbaum Denies Funding Anti-Argentina Social Media Campaign, Calls Milei’s ‘Argentinophobia’ Claim False
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected allegations by Argentine President Javier Milei that her government is bank...
Trump Halts Iran Strikes for Talks as Strait of Hormuz Blockade Deepens
President Trump says he paused military operations against Iran to pursue negotiations while the US Navy has turned back...
How Seized Russian Oligarch Yachts Became a Billion-Dollar Nightmare for the West
Four years after seizing luxury yachts to punish Putin’s allies, Western governments face staggering maintenance bills, ...
Lok Sabha deadlock set to end as parties agree to debate stricter anti-paper leak bill
Speaker Om Birla brokered a deal on Tuesday, clearing the way for discussion on the Public Examination (Prevention of Un...
Keiko Fujimori Names Elmer Cuba as Peru’s Economy Minister to Tackle Growth and Climate Risks
Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori has tapped former central bank director Elmer Cuba as her economy ministe...
Spain Plans Temporary Wildfire Income Benefit for Evacuated and Homeless Workers
The Spanish government is set to approve an urgent royal decree creating a temporary benefit for workers displaced or lo...
Moscow Accuses EU’s von der Leyen of Serving ‘Financial Groupings’ Amid Vaccine Contract Dispute
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova attacked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for al...
Kremlin Warns of 'Extremely Dangerous' Escalation After Reported Ukrainian Strikes in the Caspian Sea
Russia's spokesman brands Ukrainian attacks on Caspian vessels as a dangerous new escalation, while Iran reports one dea...
Connemann Moves to Digital Ministry, Retains SME Commissioner Role
Gitta Connemann shifts from the Economy Ministry to the Digital Ministry but stays as the federal government’s Mittelsta...
Gen‑Z Protests Force Indian Education Minister’s Resignation, Crack Modi’s Invincibility
Mass youth protests over exam paper leaks forced the resignation of India’s education minister, marking a rare concessio...
Diplomatic Breakthrough in U.S.-Iran Standoff Offers Hope for Reopening Vital Oil Chokepoint
Mediation gains and a mutual pause in attacks have raised the prospect of a permanent halt to hostilities and a mechanis...
Kuwait Explores Stronger Labour Ties with Bangladesh and Bhutan
The head of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower met the ambassadors of Bangladesh and Bhutan to discuss cooperation o...
Russia's State Duma Ends Eighth Convocation, Set for September Elections
The lower house of parliament concluded its five-year term, passing nearly 3,000 laws, including 183 related to the 'spe...
Dharmendra Pradhan Receives Hero’s Welcome in Parliament After Resignation Over NEET Row; Opposition Protests
BJP MPs hail ex-Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his return to Parliament after resigning over the NEET row; Opp...
Berlin Pride Attack: Second Suspect Freed as Political Debate on Security Heats Up
A second man detained after the deadly attack on Berlin's CSD was released without charge. The incident fuels demands fo...
Lee Eyes Wider Latin America Reach for Trade, Defense as Global Order Shifts
President Lee’s first Latin America tour targets a stalled Mercosur trade deal, defense cooperation with Brazil, and sup...
Xi and Lula Vow Stronger China-Brazil Ties, AI and BRICS Coordination
In a call, Xi Jinping and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva committed to deeper cooperation on artificial intelligence, energy, ...
Pentagon Recategorizes Iran War Casualties as Oil Drops 5%, US Strikes Halt, and Regional Tensions Persist
The US Defense Department removed four soldier deaths from its official Iran conflict tally, creating a separate 'Overse...
Colombia’s New President Gambles on Meritocracy with Bank of Talents to Tackle State Inefficiency
Colombia’s incoming president bets on a Talent Bank to replace political patronage with merit-based public hiring, aimin...
Japan's Ministers Told to Advance Foreign Worker Integration Plan, Design Language Program
Prime Minister directed relevant ministers to accelerate the comprehensive response plan for accepting foreign nationals...
Development vs OBC Quota: BJP, Congress Turn Datia Bypoll into a Microcosm of State Politics
The July 30 by-election in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia assembly seat sees the BJP campaign on development while the Congress ...
Lula Hosts South Korea’s President as Brazil Pivots Trade Strategy After U.S. Tariffs
Brazilian President Lula welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Brasília, aiming to unlock stalled Mercosur-So...
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order Ahead of Midterms
A federal appeals court refused to let the Trump administration enforce rules tightening mail-in voting in 23 states, up...
Online Campaign Demands 100% Petrol Choice and Minister’s Resignation Over Ethanol Blending
A pressure group calling itself E20 Janta Party has launched an online campaign seeking consumer freedom to buy unblende...
Panama Races to Protect Mangrove Carbon Vaults as Half Already Vanished
With 183,774 hectares of mangroves storing up to four times the carbon of rainforests, Panama is betting on blue carbon ...
US Judge Upholds OFAC Sanctions on Ex-Guatemala Official ‘Miguelito’ Martínez
A federal judge in Washington has ruled that the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control acted lawfully by keeping f...
Dominican Electoral Court’s Jurisdiction in Poll Regulation Dispute Questioned
The Superior Electoral Court declared itself incompetent to rule on a challenge to a new polling regulation, sending the...