Economy

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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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Middle East Air Crisis Grounds Millions of Travelers Economy

Middle East Air Crisis Grounds Millions of Travelers

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered the most severe aviation crisis since the pandemic, with over 11,000 flights cancelled, the Gulf's three...

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Tisza Party Leads by 20 Points, Orbán Deploys Troops Economy

Tisza Party Leads by 20 Points, Orbán Deploys Troops

According to the latest Medián poll, the Tisza Party leads by 20 percentage points among decided voters ahead of the April 12 elections, while Viktor...

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Operation Horizon Extended: 10,000 Troops on the Rails Economy

Operation Horizon Extended: 10,000 Troops on the Rails

President Karol Nawrocki has signed an order extending military Operation Horizon until the end of May 2026. Up to 10,000 soldiers will continue patro...

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Merz in Washington: Germany Seeks Its Place Economy

Merz in Washington: Germany Seeks Its Place

As the first European leader to visit after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets US President Trump at the White Hou...

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