UK Growth Stalls as Brexit Constraints Limit Economic Options
Britain’s Labour government faces a slow-moving economy with limited levers to stimulate growth. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget contained no measures projected to...
India’s Russian Oil Imports Defy Sanctions, Remain Near Record Levels
India’s imports of Russian crude are showing resilience despite Western sanctions targeting Moscow’s energy sector. Trade and refining sources estimate that December shipments will...
China’s Newest Carrier Fujian Makes First Taiwan Strait Transit
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, marking its first known transit of the sensitive waterway since...
Russia–China Far East Gas Route Moves Ahead
Construction is progressing on a planned Far Eastern route to supply Russian natural gas to China, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, said in...
Trump Widens Travel Ban to Seven More Countries, Including Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump has expanded a full travel ban to include seven additional countries, among them Syria, barring their citizens from entering the...
White House Rifts Laid Bare as Trump Aide Wiles Details Internal Clashes
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump’s second-term administration in comments published by Vanity Fair,...
Trump files $10 billion defamation suit against BBC over edited speech
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the BBC for up to $10 billion, claiming that edited clips of his January 6, 2021,...
After Russia Bribery Scandal, UK Reviews Foreign Influence in Politics
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The UK government has ordered an independent review into foreign financial interference in British politics following the conviction of a senior Reform UK...
M23 Rebels Agree to Withdraw From Congo Town After U.S. Pressure
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The M23 rebel group, widely backed by Rwanda, announced it will withdraw from the seized eastern Congolese town of Uvira after a direct...
Geopolitical Gambit: How a Saudi Bid Could Redraw the Global Energy Map
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Saudi Arabia’s Midad Energy has positioned itself as a leading bidder for Lukoil’s $22 billion international portfolio, leveraging Riyadh’s diplomatic ties with both...