G7 leaders meeting in Japan will discuss sanctioning Russia’s billion-dollar diamond trade, an EU official said Thursday, hoping to further starve Moscow of funds for its war in Ukraine. “We believe we…
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Navracsics Holds Meeting With EP Budget Control Committee
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossTibor Navracsics, minister of regional development, held a meeting on Wednesday with the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control delegation. The meeting included discussions which may result in support for…
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UK Poultry Workers Infected With Bird Flu
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossIn the UK, 2 poultry workers have been infected with bird flu after they were in contact with diseased birds. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the 2 people returning positive…
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Turkey’s defense industry has introduced its new loitering munition (kamikaze drone), called AZAB T-200. According to experts in the west, this drone is an almost-exact replica of Iran’s Shahed-136, which…
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Slovenian Minister Fajon in Ethiopia on Strengthening Cooperation
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossMinister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Tanja Fajon visited Addis Ababa, invited by Ethiopian Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen. This was the first visit at foreign minister level and a significant…
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The AUKUS Deal and India’s Submarine Dilemma – the Diplomat
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossAs China nears its peak in terms of power accumulation, its perception of the international system as threatening its interests will gain traction. Beijing sensing a closing “window of opportunity” will drive its policymakers…
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Victoria Could Host New East Coast Military Base For Nuclear-Powered Submarines
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe Albanese government has thrown their support behind building Australia’s first military base in three decades on the east coast. A part of the AUKUS security pact with the US…
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Firefighters Battle Blaze in South of France in First Major Forest Fire of 2023
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossHundreds of firefighters are steadily wrestling under control France’s first major forest fire of the year, which has ripped through swaths of woods and scrub straddling the country’s southern border…
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Germany’s Energy Crisis is ‘more or Less Solved’ and Its Economy is Safe, Bundesbank’s Nagel Says
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossGermany’s energy worries are over and Europe’s largest economy has the “inherent strength” to recover from the dual shocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to Bundesbank…
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More Than 1M UK Small Businesses ‘trapped in High-cost Energy Tariffs’
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossMore than 1m small businesses may be paying energy bills significantly above market rates after becoming trapped in long-term contracts fixed when prices reached a historical peak last year. Trade…