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Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports
Russia has imposed a temporary ban on jet fuel exports. The ban is effective through November 30, 2026.
PoliticsPence Questions Trump's Credentials
Mike Pence criticizes Trump's shift to populist policies. Pence expresses concerns over Trump's conservative credentials.
PoliticsIsrael's Future Uncertain
Israel's actions are causing concern, with some warning of a growing process of brutalization. The US is also being affected.
PoliticsParis Arrests After Football Victory
Violence in Paris after Paris Saint-Germain wins UEFA Champions League final. Hundreds arrested.
PoliticsDrone Hits Ukraine Nuclear Plant
A drone hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, causing damage. The plant is in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine.
PoliticsSocialism's Next Test
A democratic-socialist line cook is leading in Wisconsin governor polls. Francesca Hong's progressive platform includes free child care and a $20 minimum wage.
PoliticsTroops Must Meet Fitness Criteria for White House UFC Event
The Defense Department is requiring military members to meet a certain body type criteria to attend a UFC event at the White House. The event is scheduled for June 14.
New Latvian government confirmed after Ukrainian drone incursion from Russia collapses coalition
Latvia’s parliament, the Saeima, confirmed a new government at a special session, with Andris Kulbergs taking office as prime minister. Kulbergs leads the United List, a former opposition party.
PoliticsPam Bondi Recovering From Thyroid Cancer
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is recovering from thyroid cancer treatment and joining the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
PoliticsLobbyist-linked lawyer secures VIP access in Brussels during tobacco reform push
An industry lawyer who has represented Philip Morris International (PMI) gained access to the highest echelons of the European Commission’s legal services at a time when the institution is set to redr
PoliticsRussia Threatens to Rip Up Natural Gas Deal With Armenia Over Its EU Ambitions
Russia has threatened to suspend or terminate a natural gas supply agreement with Armenia if authorities in Yerevan continue to pursue closer ties with the European Union. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
PoliticsFormer RT France editor-in-chief joins French right-wing channel CNews. There, she repeats Russian p
Ksenia Fedorova, the former editor-in-chief of RT France, has joined the French right-wing conservative channel CNews, according to Politico and the Russian Service of RFI . RT France ceased broadcast
PoliticsRussian Fuel Tanker Fails to Reach Cuba, Changes Course After Weeks at Sea
Russia's attempt to send fuel to crisis-hit Cuba has hit a setback after a sanctioned tanker carrying diesel failed to reach the island and spent weeks drifting in the Atlantic, according to maritime
PoliticsRussia Introduces Border Health Screenings in Response to Ebola Outbreak
Russia’s consumer protection agency said Wednesday that it has introduced enhanced health screenings for travelers arriving from African countries hit by a deadly Ebola outbreak. “Sanitary and quarant
Politics‘Under the guise of fashion, a child can be exposed to alien and dangerous ideas.’ Russian regional
The Tomsk Region Education Department has defended a ban on clothing with foreign-language inscriptions adopted by several schools in the region, saying it is meant to shield children from “alien and
PoliticsRussia’s State Duma passes bill criminalizing illegal cryptocurrency mining on first reading — with
Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill criminalizing illegal cryptocurrency mining in its first reading. The legislation would add Article 171.6 to the Criminal Code. Miners and those providing mining
PoliticsHantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak rise to 13
The latest case is among one of the Spanish passengers who was in quarantine. Specialist workers in full PPE carry boxes containing hazardous waste as they begin the process of disinfecting the cruise
Politics‘Pretty damn bullish’: Democrats have high hopes for Paxton-Talarico showdown
Texas Democrats have wandered in the wilderness for decades. They hope a seminarian-turned-politician will finally lead them out. Now that Republicans have nominated Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.
PoliticsA one-word answer to why EU lost control of Big Tech: Ireland
My favourite bit of interviewing Dr. Johnny Ryan was when he yelled “just off a plane, so if you know the answer, I will lose my mind if you ask me to repeat myself for the recording again” at me. It
PoliticsA future European defence is being born in Munich
Bavarian defence startups illustrate Germany’s transformation and the new nature of warfare. Four and a half years ago, Germany was ridiculed when, a month before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it sent
PoliticsHead of State Duma defense committee says Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada and Zelensky’s office don’t quali
The head of the State Duma’s defense committee, Andrei Kartapolov, told the Russian government newspaper Parlamentskaya Gazeta that neither Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada nor the presidential office qualifi
PoliticsRussia’s State Duma passes law allowing assets of emigrated Russians to be frozen over offenses ‘aga
Russia’s State Duma has passed, in its second and third readings, a bill that would allow Russians who have left the country to be prosecuted for offenses “directed against the interests of the Russia
PoliticsPutin Signs Law Forgiving Up to $140K in Debt for New Military Recruits
President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday forgiving up to 10 million rubles ($140,000) in unpaid debt for new military recruits and their spouses, marking the latest state financial incentive ai