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US presses Iran sanctions driving oil prices higher

The EU endorsed Washington’s sanctions push against Tehran, while efforts to block Iran’s oil exports and financial tran...

Moscow won't ask Kiev to stop terrorist attacks ahead of US envoys' visit to Russia

According to earlier reports, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner intend to travel to Moscow and Kiev on September...

Playing for time: Despite US pressure, Israel stalls Lebanon talks until after election

Ahead of the eighth round of talks in Rome, the Israeli military reported clearing Hezbollah's underground stronghold at...

China under pressure over trade at G20 finance meetings

Exports from the world’s second-largest economy have surged in recent months, drawing the ire of competitors frustrated ...

Survivors recount US strike on wedding in Iran

Survivors recount US strike on wedding in Iran Maryam and Ziaeddin were meant to spend the most memorable night of their...

Russian tourist volume to EU falls over tenfold from 2019 levels — ATOR

According to Association of Tour Operators of Russia, it is premature to assess the new sanctions' impact on future trav...

Red Cross says transferred four people released by Israel to Lebanon

The Red Cross on Friday said it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day af...

US pressure puts Takaichi’s economic agenda in the crosshairs

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EU warns Serbia Ratko Mladić’s funeral is 'important test' for future membership

EU's enlargement chief Marta Kos says Belgrade's handling of the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, known a...

Stability or fiasco? Giorgia Meloni becomes longest-serving Italian PM

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 4: Italy's Giorgia Meloni becomes the longest-serving prime minister in Italy's postwar...

Reform UK officials step down as new funding scandal hits far-right party

Resignations come after documentary alleges party arranged for overseas company to fund polling.

Liberia: Opposition Links Justice Minister's Removal to Weah's Return

[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has linked President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's re...

Argentina threatens oil firms with sanctions as Falkland Islands dispute intensifies

Argentina threatens oil firms with sanctions as Falkland Islands dispute intensifies Argentina has threatened sanctions ...

Trump trade envoy claims London is choosing 'Brussels over America'

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Britain's EU alignment is complicating efforts to expand last year's trade d...

Iranian town mourns after deadly strike on wedding

Mourning turns to anger as residents of Kuhestak say Baloch communities are being placed in path of conflictPeople in Ku...

Witkoff and Kushner to visit Russia and Ukraine at weekend, says Tass

Witkoff and Kushner to visit Russia and Ukraine at weekend, says Tass US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner wil...

Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions as he refocuses on Falklands

Argentina's president accused of political machinations as he eyes shifting US stance on Las Malvinas.

US triggered 'copper race' by imposing export duties — Rosneft CEO

Igor Sechin said that supplies of copper ore and concentrate also doubled during the first seven months of this year

Africa: Has the AU Successfully Taken Africa's G20 Baton From South Africa?

[ISS] Africa's G20 priorities have lost ground under the US presidency, with little pushback from the AU or other develo...

‘There was blood everywhere’: Survivors recount US strike on wedding in Iran

‘There was blood everywhere’: Survivors recount US strike on wedding in Iran Submitted by MEE correspondent on Fri, 09/0...

Argentina threatens oil firms with sanctions as Falkland Islands dispute intensifies

Argentina threatens oil firms with sanctions as Falkland Islands dispute intensifies Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 09/0...

India’s push to secure place in global chip supply has ‘secret weapon’: its people

India is betting big on domestic manufacturing of semiconductors – the microscopic brains that power everything electron...

No specific conditions yet for Ukraine peace settlement — Kremlin spokesman

Dmitry Peskov said it is too early to talk about any new peace initiatives following Vladimir Putin’s statements at the ...

Liberia: Hundreds Gather as Weah Visits Imprisoned Ex-VP Howard-Taylor

[Liberian Investigator] Former President George Weah led senior officials of the Congress for Democratic Change to Monro...

Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute in sovereignty push against Britain

Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, the British over...

Xi’s Big Personnel Reshuffle Picks Up Pace as New Faces Emerge

China has named a former vice finance minister as acting mayor of Shanghai, the latest in a string of appointments ahead...

Air Tanzania Suspends Flights to Russia Following Zelensky’s Airspace Warning

The decision comes two months after Air Tanzania launched direct flights to Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport.

China has priority access to Northern Sea Route — Rosneft CEO

"The Hormuz crisis became a moment of truth for the global energy system, highlighting the significance of alternative l...

Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage and Russia is the chief suspect

Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere...

Chinese armed trainer jets drive away Philippine aircraft over Scarborough Shoal

China sent armed trainer jets to drive away Philippine light aircraft over the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, ...

Italy’s Meloni Pays a Price for Losing Far-Right Label

The Italian prime minister presides over the longest-serving government since World War II after shedding firebrand imag...

The missing $580,000 that could bring down South Africa’s president

Cyril Ramaphosa is battling impeachment proceedings in long-running scandal over burglary of cash hidden at his game far...

Taiwan is a society comfortable with contradictions 

Taiwan correspondent Yip Wai Yee reflects on her four-year journey in this special farewell episode.

Germany's far-right poised for power in state election

Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor ...

Press review: Germany, France and UK boost missile ties as China challenges US in Mideast

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, August 4th

Russian strike damages WHO warehouse in Ukraine; second such attack in weeks

First airline cancels flights to Moscow amid Ukrainian threat to 'close' Russia's skies

The suspension comes after Air Tanzania flight TC 422, traveling from Zanzibar to Moscow, was forced to divert to St. Pe...

New fears of oil supply disruption as US-Iran hostilities resume

Renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran have brought back fears of oil supply disruption. Prices are on t...

Ukraine's Europe minister says non-EU allies need to step up their financial support

"We need, first of all, to reach out to countries outside of the EU because the idea was that one third of Ukraine's nee...

Germany’s AfD: What If Far-Right Group Wins Power in Saxony-Anhalt State?

When Elon Musk posted on X in 2024 that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a politic...