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Russian ruble surges after release of American teacher
On Wednesday, the Russian ruble surged to its strongest level against the US dollar in five months following the release of ...
‘Global Kingpin’: Inside the US crackdown on alleged Lithuanian drug ring with history in NZ
A leaked memo from the Colombian prosecutor’s office reveals an international police operation targeting a drug trafficking ...
Syria’s interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war
Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after those nations backed autocratic President ...
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Syria just hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years
Syria introduced mobile phone services only in 2000, after the government licensed two private companies: Syriatel and Areeba ...
Russia braces for oil output cuts as sanctions and drones hit
Russia may be forced to throttle back its oil output in the coming months as U.S. sanctions hamper its access to tankers to ...
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The Netherlands’ LNG imports from Russia up by 68% yoy to 1.92 bcm in 2024 — CBS
THE HAGUE, February 12. /TASS/. The Netherlands increased imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia by 68% year-on-year in 2024 to 1.92 bln cubic meters, according to a report by the ...
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What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down
A court finding that the Trump administration did not comply with an earlier order and a recent statement by Vice President ...
US sanctions strand Iran, Russia oil on tankers, driving up crude costs
The amount of Russian and Iranian oil held on ships has hit multi-month highs as harsher U.S. sanctions reduced the number of ...
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Crackdown on Narcos Reveals Alleged Lithuanian Trafficking Group
A recent U.S. sanctions notice has put the spotlight on an alleged narcotics ring from the small Baltic country, which ...
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A Paradigm Shift for the Middle East
ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...
US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela, booting illegal migrants, gangbangers back home — with lots to go
The one-way tickets back to Venezuela are just a drop in the bucket in terms of what could come — given that the Biden administration ushered in more than 1 million Venezuelan migrants, ...