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"This is a bilateral relationship on a contractual basis. Bulgartransgaz will strictly implement its contract and will not allow natural gas to be transited if the service is not paid for," the Energy Minister said.

Bulgaria to stop Russian gas transit unless Gazprom pays

Bulgaria will stop the transit of Russian gas through the Balkan Stream unless Gazprom finds a new way to pay following the imposition of US sanctions

A constitutional amendment beats an executive order every time in the US system of government, but Trump’s position represents the persistent belief that something should be done to stop the children of undocumented immigrants from claiming US citizenship.

Why the US has birthright citizenship and how Trump could challenge it

President-elect Donald Trump has for years been railing against the concept of birthright citizenship in the 14th Amendment

Taiwan on Monday said multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels were moving in regional waters and around the Taiwan Strait.

China’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says

China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said

The visit comes as a set of European leaders, including France, Poland, Germany and Italy, as well as the UK, look to act together in the face of a second Trump presidency and ensure unwavering support for Ukraine.

Macron to head to Warsaw to brief Tusk, Duda on US-Ukraine talks

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Warsaw to debrief on conversations with US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend

The country is reeling from a historic fiscal crisis and political instability not seen since before World War II, while Macron, the politician most responsible for the situation, is scoring international successes. (Flickr)

The Macron Paradox: Domestic Crisis, International Swagger

For a president with a severe domestic political crisis of his own making, France’s Emmanuel Macron seems to be getting his international mojo back

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On Tuesday, the price for Arabica beans, which account for most global production, topped $3.44 a pound (0.45kg), having jumped more than 80% this year. The cost of Robusta beans, meanwhile, hit a fresh high in September.

World

Coffee price surges to highest on record

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Coffee drinkers may soon see their morning treat get more expensive, as the price of coffee on international commodity markets has hit its highest level

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The first hallmark is the cult-like worship of Xi Jinping. State propaganda portrays Xi as the culmination of a holy trinity in Chinese history.

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China’s Turn to Fascist Rule

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

China is ramping up domestic repression to a degree that transcends the typical bounds of authoritarianism

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It is a major win for farmers who want more freedom to shoot animals that threaten their livestock. Hunters cheered the decision.

Europe

Wolves, farmers and VDL

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Although experts had warned that the EU’s bid to change the protection level of wolves was rounded in prejudices,the members of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife approved the bid to modify the status of wolves

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In the first address by a British chancellor to the Eurogroup since Brexit, Reeves will say resetting relations means "breaking down barriers to trade" as well as helping "businesses sell in each other’s markets".

Europe

Closer UK and EU ties will boost growth, says Reeves

Monday, December 9, 2024

Closer relations between the UK and the European Union (EU) will boost economic growth, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tell finance leaders on Monday

The fall of the Assad regime is a blow to Russia’s prestige.

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Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia’s prestige

Monday, December 9, 2024

For nearly a decade it was Russian firepower that had kept Bashar al-Assad in power

The lightning advance relied on an almost perfect alignment of stars for the forces opposed to Assad: his army was demoralised and exhausted; his main allies, Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, were severely weakened by conflict with Israel; and his other key military supporter, Russia, was distracted and losing interest.

World

How stars aligned for Syria’s rebels to oust Assad

Monday, December 9, 2024

After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power

Europe

Warsaw counts on Rome to block Mercosur deal

Monday, December 9, 2024

As an EU-Mercosur deal was reached after 25 years, it faces one last stumbling block: member state approval and Poland hopes Italy will play a part in blocking the deal

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Putin issued an initial decree in March 2022 forcing buyers of Russian gas to pay for deliveries via Gazprombank through a scheme involving payments in roubles.

World

Foreign clients of Russian gas feel the heat of US Gazprombank sanctions

Friday, December 6, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the option for buyers of Russian gas to convert currency into roubles at Gazprombank

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In comparison, Russia’s information operations operate on a completely different level. Their success is more a sign of our own weaknesses and societal vulnerabilities than of Russia’s all-mightiness in information warfare.

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Taking the Pulse: Are Information Operations Russia’s Most Potent Weapon Against Europe?

Friday, December 6, 2024

Moscow has been dialing up its hybrid attacks on European democracies

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These upcoming deals may first of all make him very rich, next add formidably to the wealth of his children and finally provide a bonanza to a group of vastly rich and fawning tycoons surrounding the Trump clan.

World

The Trump Era of Crony Capitalism

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Donald J. Trump, who relishes nothing so much as a great deal, is setting the stage for an triple avalanche of transactions

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China’s Commerce Ministry condemned the move, accusing the US of “abuse” of export controls and posing “a significant threat” to the stability of global industrial and supply chains.

World

China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

The Chinese government has slammed America’s introduction of fresh export controls on US-made semiconductors

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Since the spring of this year, solar panels on the roof have been powering the sites’ washing machines and dryers in a partnership with local energy cooperative Brupower.

Europe

Local energy communities pinning hopes on new Commission

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

An energy community project in south-west Brussels is cutting energy bills for a homeless shower facility

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The pontifical and pompous re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after the devasting fire, cannot conceal that France is sinking into an unprecedented political crisis

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Macron to head to Warsaw to brief Tusk, Duda on US-Ukraine talks

Macron to head to Warsaw to brief Tusk, Duda on US-Ukraine talks

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Warsaw to debrief on conversations with US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend

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