Armed Conflicts

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Sudan's Civil War: What It Is and Why It Matters Economy

Sudan's Civil War: What It Is and Why It Matters

Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn apart by a brutal civil war between its army and a powerful paramilitary force, creating the world's largest hum...

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V4 Urges EU for Joint Gas Reserves After Iran Crisis Economy

V4 Urges EU for Joint Gas Reserves After Iran Crisis

The conflict in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered a new energy shock in Europe. The Visegrad Group countries are responding...

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Iran War Drives Mortgages Above 6%, Stalling Housing Living & Furniture

Iran War Drives Mortgages Above 6%, Stalling Housing

Escalating conflict with Iran has pushed U.S. 30-year mortgage rates back above 6%, threatening the spring buying season, while global home price grow...

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Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff Economy

Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined Donald Trump in Washington to pressure Spain to increase its defense spending in NATO, while Madrid refuses to...

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Slovakia: 100% Russian Gas Amidst Iranian Crisis Economy

Slovakia: 100% Russian Gas Amidst Iranian Crisis

Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (SPP) will cover 100% of its gas supplies from Russian sources from April 2026, a dramatic increase from 33% last year...

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Four Charter Flights from Riyadh to Bring Hungarians Home Economy

Four Charter Flights from Riyadh to Bring Hungarians Home

The Hungarian government is launching a total of four charter flights from Riyadh to Budapest on March 7th and 8th to evacuate thousands of Hungarian...

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Iran War Clouds a Promising Spring Housing Season Living & Furniture

Iran War Clouds a Promising Spring Housing Season

Just as mortgage rates fell below 6% for the first time since 2022, the U.S.-Iran war sent oil prices surging past $90 a barrel — threatening to derai...

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16 Nations Boycott Paralympics Over Russia's Flag Return Sport

16 Nations Boycott Paralympics Over Russia's Flag Return

Sixteen countries and the EU boycotted the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, protesting the IPC's decision to allow Ru...

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Day 8: Tehran Bombed, Hormuz Closed, Oil at $91 Economy

Day 8: Tehran Bombed, Hormuz Closed, Oil at $91

US and Israeli forces struck Tehran with their most intense bombardment yet on day eight of the Iran war, as a closed Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices...

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How the War Powers Resolution Works—and Why Presidents Ignore It Economy

How the War Powers Resolution Works—and Why Presidents Ignore It

Passed in 1973 to rein in presidential war-making after Vietnam, the War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours o...

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What Is the War Powers Act and How Does It Work Economy

What Is the War Powers Act and How Does It Work

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was designed to prevent presidents from waging war without Congress. More than 50 years on, it remains one of the mo...

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Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack Economy

Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's refusal to allow the use of the Rota and Morón bases for U.S. attacks against Iran has triggered an unprecedented diplo...

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