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Hormuz Crisis Sends Oil Soaring, Markets Into Freefall Economy

Hormuz Crisis Sends Oil Soaring, Markets Into Freefall

The near-shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz following US-Israeli strikes on Iran has sent Brent crude past $80 a barrel and triggered the worst Asian ma...

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Spain: Set to Be Europe's Fastest-Growing Economy in 2026 Economy

Spain: Set to Be Europe's Fastest-Growing Economy in 2026

Spain is projected to lead European growth in 2026 with a GDP increase of 2.3%, according to the IMF. Unemployment is expected to fall below 10% for t...

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Fico to Visit Kyiv to Negotiate Druzhba Pipeline Economy

Fico to Visit Kyiv to Negotiate Druzhba Pipeline

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accepted Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation and will visit Kyiv on March 6th or 9th to discuss the resumption of R...

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Baden-Württemberg Election 2026: Dramatic Race Between CDU and Greens Economy

Baden-Württemberg Election 2026: Dramatic Race Between CDU and Greens

Four days before the state election in Baden-Württemberg on March 8, 2026, the CDU and the Greens are locked in a historically tight race. According t...

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Fertilizer Prices Surge, Putting Food Security at Risk Economy

Fertilizer Prices Surge, Putting Food Security at Risk

Fertilizer prices climbed 2.4% in early 2026, driven by soaring energy costs, the EU's new carbon border tax, and a rapidly escalating Strait of Hormu...

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Trump's Tariff Blitz Hits China, Canada and the World Economy

Trump's Tariff Blitz Hits China, Canada and the World

New U.S. tariffs targeting China and Canada took effect on March 4, 2026, as President Trump wields a rarely-used trade law to impose a 15% universal...

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Stocks Slide, Oil Surges as Iran War Roils Markets Economy

Stocks Slide, Oil Surges as Iran War Roils Markets

A global market selloff has wiped trillions from equities as oil prices spike to $84 per barrel and South Korea's benchmark index crashes 7%, driven b...

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Qatar LNG Blackout Sends Global Gas Prices Soaring Economy

Qatar LNG Blackout Sends Global Gas Prices Soaring

Iranian drone strikes on Qatar's LNG facilities triggered the biggest single-day gas price surge in years, exposing Europe and Asia's dangerous depend...

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South Sudan Massacre: 169 Dead, Peace Deal Unravels Economy

South Sudan Massacre: 169 Dead, Peace Deal Unravels

Armed attackers killed at least 169 people, including civilians and government soldiers, in South Sudan's oil-rich Ruweng region. UN officials warn th...

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Iran War Throws Ukraine Peace Talks Into Limbo Economy

Iran War Throws Ukraine Peace Talks Into Limbo

Scheduled Ukraine-Russia-US negotiations in Abu Dhabi are now uncertain after Iranian strikes hit the UAE. Zelensky says Turkey or Switzerland may hos...

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US Sanctions Rwanda's Army for Backing M23 Rebels in Congo Economy

US Sanctions Rwanda's Army for Backing M23 Rebels in Congo

The Trump administration sanctioned Rwanda's Defence Force and four senior commanders for supporting M23 rebels in eastern DRC, defying the Washington...

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Trump Defies Court, Imposes 15% Global Tariff Economy

Trump Defies Court, Imposes 15% Global Tariff

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his IEEPA tariffs in a landmark 6-3 ruling, President Trump pivoted within days to impose a 15% universal imp...

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