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Slovakia Introduces Diesel Rationing: Limits and Higher Prices Economy

Slovakia Introduces Diesel Rationing: Limits and Higher Prices

Robert Fico's government has restricted diesel sales from March 20th for 30 days, with a maximum purchase of €400 per vehicle and separate pricing for...

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2026 Municipal Elections: Decisive Second Round on Sunday Economy

2026 Municipal Elections: Decisive Second Round on Sunday

The second round of the municipal elections on March 22, 2026, will take place in over 1,500 French municipalities, with tight races in Paris, Marseil...

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How Cuba's One-Party System Works—and Why It Persists Economy

How Cuba's One-Party System Works—and Why It Persists

Cuba's Communist Party has monopolized power since 1965. Here's how the island's political system is structured, how elections work without real choic...

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Vance to Visit Budapest: Washington Openly Sides with Orbán Economy

Vance to Visit Budapest: Washington Openly Sides with Orbán

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Budapest in the near future to support Viktor Orbán ahead of the April 12 parliamentary elections, s...

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Nawrocki's Veto: Poland Battles for Billions in Arms Funding Economy

Nawrocki's Veto: Poland Battles for Billions in Arms Funding

President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed a law implementing the EU's SAFE instrument, blocking formal access to €43.7 billion in defense loans. The Tusk go...

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"Mr. Nobody Against Putin" Wins Oscar, First for Czech Republic in 30 Years Culture

"Mr. Nobody Against Putin" Wins Oscar, First for Czech Republic in 30 Years

The Czech-Danish documentary "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" won Best Documentary at the 98th Academy Awards. This marks the first Oscar win for a Czech co...

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Merz's Arms Buildup: €600 Billion for Germany Economy

Merz's Arms Buildup: €600 Billion for Germany

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing forward with the largest rearmament program in German post-war history. The 2026 defense budget totals over €108...

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Eid al-Fitr on March 20: End of Ramadan in France Culture

Eid al-Fitr on March 20: End of Ramadan in France

The Grand Mosque of Paris and the CFCM have officially confirmed that Eid al-Fitr 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, March 20, in France. Some five mi...

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How China's Five-Year Plans Work and Why They Matter Economy

How China's Five-Year Plans Work and Why They Matter

Every five years, China's Communist Party releases a sweeping economic blueprint that shapes the world's second-largest economy — and ripples across g...

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Tusk Sides with Magyar Ahead of Hungarian Elections Economy

Tusk Sides with Magyar Ahead of Hungarian Elections

Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly expressed his support for the Hungarian opposition party Tisza during a march in Budapest on the Hungarian Nationa...

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Orbán and Magyar's Final Battle for Votes Ahead of April 12 Election Economy

Orbán and Magyar's Final Battle for Votes Ahead of April 12 Election

In the final month leading up to Hungary's parliamentary elections on April 12, Péter Magyar's Tisza Party holds a significant lead among decided vote...

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EU Summit: Fico Heads to Brussels with Oil Ultimatum Economy

EU Summit: Fico Heads to Brussels with Oil Ultimatum

European leaders will meet in Brussels on March 19-20 to address three intertwined crises: a damaged Druzhba oil pipeline, a blocked €90 billion EU lo...

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