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Sugar price on exchange hits April 2025 high
As of 10:54 a.m. Moscow time the price of sugar futures was up by 2.58% at 18.66 cents per pound
US seeking a deal to make Venezuela its gas pump – media
Venezuela is weighing an OPEC exit as the US seeks a 100-year lease on oil fields and guaranteed access to the country’s crude Read Full Article at RT.com
Moscow Court Jails Ex-Ukrainian Presidential Aide Oleksiy Arestovych 11 Years in Absentia
A judge found Arestovych guilty of spreading false information about the Russian military and publicly calling for terrorism.
Two-year curfew lifted in Sudan's capital
The military authorities retook control of the city 18 months ago, but the conflict continues elsewhere.
‘Deception is the foundation of Western diplomacy’ – Lavrov
Russia trusted in the decency of the US and EU until the end, but now the end has come, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Transnistrians jumping on Putin's fast-track program to citizenship — entity's leader
Vitaly Ignatiev reported that the first 40 passports under this decree have already been received
US officials say they `turned the tide’ in Hormuz — Axios
According to the media outlet, US officials believe it could be "a watershed moment in the war that brings not only gradual relief to the world economy, but also a better deal wit…
King Harald V of Norway obituary
Monarch who opened up the Norwegian royal family and its palaces to the public, and married a commoner despite his father’s oppositionKing Harald V of Norway, who has died aged 89…
BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank
The BBC's Lucy Williamson reports on settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.
The Kuril Flashpoint: Putin’s Visit and the Future of Japan-Russia Ties
The Kuril Islands dispute is not just a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan but reflects the larger complexity of geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Principled Caution: Navigating AI in Asian Newsrooms
In many Asian countries, letting an AI-generated error slip through could mean not only reputational harm but legal and political persecution
Russia, Belarus to resolve ‘common problem’ on southwestern borders — Lukashenko
According to the Belarusian leader, the problem will be resolved "no matter how much some people may want otherwise"
Dozens of ulra-Orthodox men block highway in West Bank after draft-dodger’s arrest
Suspect, a yeshiva student in his 20s from Ashdod, was initially stopped for driving a stolen vehicle; police working to clear road The post Dozens of ulra-Orthodox men block high…
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference
Speech part of effort to strengthen National Rally party’s international ties before Marine Le Pen’s presidential bidThe French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is to give a speec…
Ugandan king, crowned at age of three, dies at 34
According to the kingdom’s authorities, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has left an heir, whose name will be announced later
Two-thirds of South Koreans support idea of Seoul fielding own nuke arsenal — poll
Only 30% opposed this idea
Russian cosmonauts Teteryatnikov, Kiviryan ready for Crew-13 mission — Roscosmos
The cosmonauts passed their tests and exams and completed comprehensive training exercises based on the flight program for the Russian segment of the ISS
Oslo mayor calls off wedding ceremony after death of Norway's king
Anne Lindboe, the mayor of Norway's capital, had planned to marry her fiance on Friday.
Vast majority of Russian fighters seeks a military comeback post treatment, medic says
According to Lukas, doctors are doing all they can so those injured can recover as promptly as possible.
Berlin refutes media reports about talks on financing modernization of UK nuclear arms
German government spokesman Steffen Meyer recalled that Germany was negotiating closer cooperation of "purely complementary nature" on deterrence issues with France within NATO
Shootings surge as drug gangs torment Brussels
This year alone there have been more than 65 shootings in the Belgian capital, as drug crime soars.
Families of 33 missing Britons rush to Nepal as fears grow of more floods
Desperate relatives trying to reach loved ones last seen in area where entire villages have been swept awayNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesVisual guide: how the deadly flo…
Over three-quarters of Lithuanians support introducing universal military service — survey
As many as 23% of respondents favored sticking to the existing rules, while 14.5% of those surveyed voted for a professional army without conscripts
A summer of foodborne illness is already testing Trump's pick for top regulator
Heidi Overton has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration. But some worry she will pick loyalty to Trump over science.