Armed Conflicts

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Spain Closes Airspace to U.S. Aircraft Over Iran Conflict Economy

Spain Closes Airspace to U.S. Aircraft Over Iran Conflict

The Spanish government has prohibited U.S. aircraft involved in the war against Iran from overflying its territory and using its military bases, a dec...

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Poland Cuts Fuel VAT to 8% Amid Record Diesel Prices Economy

Poland Cuts Fuel VAT to 8% Amid Record Diesel Prices

Prime Minister Tusk's government has announced a "Lower Fuel Prices" package, reducing VAT on fuel from 23% to 8% and cutting excise duty to the EU mi...

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How Back-Channel Diplomacy Works—and Why Culture

How Back-Channel Diplomacy Works—and Why

Back-channel diplomacy allows rival nations to negotiate in secret, bypassing public posturing. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to Kissinger's opening o...

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Paris Bomb Plot Foiled: Three Minors Arrested Culture

Paris Bomb Plot Foiled: Three Minors Arrested

Parisian police have thwarted a bomb attack planned against the Bank of America headquarters in the 8th arrondissement. Three minor suspects have been...

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Iran War Sends Spanish Inflation Soaring to 3.3% Economy

Iran War Sends Spanish Inflation Soaring to 3.3%

Spain's CPI reached 3.3% year-on-year in March 2026, the highest rate since 2024, driven by rising fuel costs stemming from the conflict in the Middle...

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Israel Blocks Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre Culture

Israel Blocks Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre

Israeli police barred Cardinal Pizzaballa from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre — the first such disruption in...

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President Nawrocki Grants Amnesty to Poles Fighting in Ukraine Culture

President Nawrocki Grants Amnesty to Poles Fighting in Ukraine

President Karol Nawrocki has signed a law granting amnesty to Polish citizens who have fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces since 2014. T...

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Houthis Enter Iran War With First Missile Strike on Israel Economy

Houthis Enter Iran War With First Missile Strike on Israel

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday, marking their first direct attack since the US-Israeli war on Iran b...

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GfK Consumer Climate Plunges to -28: Iran War Fuels Anxiety Economy

GfK Consumer Climate Plunges to -28: Iran War Fuels Anxiety

The GfK consumer climate index falls to -28.0 points in April 2026 — the lowest level since the energy crisis in March 2024. Rising energy prices due...

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Air France Reworks Summer 2026 Network in Response to Middle East Tensions Economy

Air France Reworks Summer 2026 Network in Response to Middle East Tensions

Air France unveils its summer 2026 schedule, featuring a new Paris-Las Vegas route, a significant boost to Asian services, and the continued suspensio...

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Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High Living & Furniture

Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High

The conflict in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz blockade have driven U.S. mortgage rates to 6.38%, their highest in six months, as surging oil prices pu...

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How Heavy Water Reactors Work—and Why They Matter Science

How Heavy Water Reactors Work—and Why They Matter

Heavy water reactors use deuterium oxide instead of ordinary water to moderate nuclear reactions, enabling the use of natural uranium fuel — but also...

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