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Month: July 2026
Moscow starts feeling bite of fuel shortages as Ukraine ramps up attacks
After a rare admission by President Putin that the army was suffering from a fuel shortage, Gallup pollsters have released new findings that Russia’s “economic pessimism” has hit a 20-year high. For months, Ukrainian drones have been attacking Russian oil infrastructure and the consequences are now being felt even in the capital – usually the […]
Continue ReadingGermany indicts Ukrainian over Nord Stream sabotage, alleges Kyiv-backed plot – POLITICO
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied that his government was involved in the sabotage. Six underwater explosions in September 2022 destroyed three of the four Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines linking Russia and Germany, triggering years of a blame game over who was behind one of Europe’s most consequential acts of sabotage. Russia, Ukraine, […]
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Continue ReadingEU top court dismisses Google fight against record €4.1bn EU antitrust fine – The Irish Times
Europe’s top court on Thursday dismissed Alphabet unit Google’s fight against a record fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators eight years ago for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals. The European Commission had originally handed out a €4.34 billion fine to Google in 2018 for its agreements which forced phone manufacturers to […]
Continue ReadingChina says pilot crashed small plane into skyscraper for ‘personal reasons’
The pilot who crashed his small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week was suffering from “chronic insomnia and anxiety” and did so for “personal reasons”, authorities said Thursday. The crash had killed the pilot, officially identified only by his surname Liu, and wounded 13 others. Liu, a 66-year-old Beijing resident, was a divorced freelancer […]
Continue ReadingMarine Le Pen says she won’t run for president if ordered to wear electronic bracelet
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has stated she will not run for president next year if a Paris appeals court orders her to wear an electronic tag. The […]
Continue ReadingVatican excommunicates bishops of breakaway traditionalist sect
The sect, the Society of St. Pius X, defied a direct plea from Pope Leo XIV and sought to consecrate four bishops without the Vatican’s approval.
Continue ReadingVatican excommunicates bishops of breakaway traditionalist sect
The sect, the Society of St. Pius X, defied a direct plea from Pope Leo XIV and sought to consecrate four bishops without the Vatican’s approval.
Continue ReadingFour dead as huge crowds celebrate Mexico’s World Cup win
Four people died, three of asphyxiation, during late night street celebrations in Mexico City after hundreds of thousands of fans gathered along the capital’s main central avenue as Mexico beat Ecuador to win their first World Cup knockout match in 40 years. Mexico City’s department of health said in the early hours of Wednesday that […]
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