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Fico Conditions Ukraine's EU Accession on Druzhba Pipeline Restart Economy

Fico Conditions Ukraine's EU Accession on Druzhba Pipeline Restart

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to block Ukraine's path to EU membership unless Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline is resto...

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Babiš Cuts Defense Spending: Czech Republic Falls Below 2% of GDP, NATO Pressures Economy

Babiš Cuts Defense Spending: Czech Republic Falls Below 2% of GDP, NATO Pressures

The Czech Parliament has approved the 2026 budget, allocating only 1.7% of GDP to defense – well below NATO's commitment threshold. President Pavel wa...

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Hormuz Stranglehold: Oil Crisis Shakes the World Economy Economy

Hormuz Stranglehold: Oil Crisis Shakes the World Economy

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since a US-Israel military campaign against Iran began has sent Brent crude above $100 a barrel, paralyz...

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How US Government Shutdowns Work and Why They Happen Economy

How US Government Shutdowns Work and Why They Happen

When Congress fails to fund the federal government, hundreds of thousands of workers lose paychecks and public services grind to a halt — a uniquely A...

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How Lebanon's Sectarian Power-Sharing System Works Economy

How Lebanon's Sectarian Power-Sharing System Works

Lebanon divides every government post by religious sect — a system born in 1943 that was meant to keep the peace but has repeatedly produced paralysis...

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Poland to Lead EU GDP Growth: 3.5% in 2026 Economy

Poland to Lead EU GDP Growth: 3.5% in 2026

The Polish economy is accelerating to 3.5% GDP growth in 2026, placing it at the top of the EU among large countries. This is driven by domestic deman...

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Merz Silent on Trump's Threats: Berlin's Cold War with Madrid Economy

Merz Silent on Trump's Threats: Berlin's Cold War with Madrid

Chancellor Friedrich Merz remained silent in the Oval Office when Donald Trump threatened Spain with a trade embargo – and even doubled down on the is...

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EU Extends Sanctions Against Russia: Fridman and Usmanov Remain Listed Economy

EU Extends Sanctions Against Russia: Fridman and Usmanov Remain Listed

On March 14th, ambassadors from all 27 EU member states agreed to extend individual sanctions against Russia for another six months, despite oppositio...

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Trump Touts Iran's 'Total Defeat' as Hormuz Warships Mobilize Economy

Trump Touts Iran's 'Total Defeat' as Hormuz Warships Mobilize

On Day 15 of the US-Israel conflict with Iran, President Trump declared Tehran 'totally defeated' and seeking a deal, while calling on China, France,...

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How Haiti's Political System Works—and Why It Collapsed Economy

How Haiti's Political System Works—and Why It Collapsed

Haiti is preparing for its first general election in a decade, with over 280 political parties registered to compete. This explainer breaks down how H...

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Slovakia and Hungary Seek to Remove Oligarchs from Sanctions List Economy

Slovakia and Hungary Seek to Remove Oligarchs from Sanctions List

Bratislava and Budapest are conditioning their approval for the extension of EU sanctions against Russia on the removal of Mikhail Fridman and Alisher...

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Szijjártó Accuses Ukraine of Weaponizing TurkStream Pipeline Economy

Szijjártó Accuses Ukraine of Weaponizing TurkStream Pipeline

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claims Ukraine is deliberately attacking the TurkStream gas pipeline to influence the April 12 parliamentar...

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