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Italian media have published fresh claims about the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombing, reporting that German investigators believe a former Ukrainian security officer masterminded the attack with six accomplices. The Nord Stream
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Canada announced on Friday that it will remove billions of dollars’ worth of retaliatory tariffs on US goods, marking a significant step to ease months of economic tensions with Washington. Prime Minister
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The FBI has raided the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former US national security adviser under Donald Trump who has since become one of the president’s sharpest critics. Federal agents executed
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China has sharply criticized the United States for deploying naval forces near Venezuela, backing President Nicolas Maduro in a tense standoff that is drawing global attention. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning condemned
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Chinese equities surged on Friday, with major indexes hitting multi-year highs, driven by a strong rally in technology and AI-related stocks. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.45 percent to 3,825.76 points, breaking
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European Union officials are fast-tracking plans for a digital euro in response to new U.S. legislation governing stablecoins, amid growing concern that dollar-backed tokens could undermine the competitiveness of the single currency,
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Times UK reports that JCB, Britain’s largest privately owned engineering company, faces losses running into “hundreds of millions of pounds” following the extension of US tariffs to cover finished goods containing steel
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a court to dismiss allegations that it failed to properly investigate sanctions violations by Standard Chartered, a case that has drawn attention at the
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