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Szijjártó Accuses Ukraine of Weaponizing TurkStream Pipeline Economy

Szijjártó Accuses Ukraine of Weaponizing TurkStream Pipeline

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claims Ukraine is deliberately attacking the TurkStream gas pipeline to influence the April 12 parliamentar...

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Spain Activates Economic Shield in Response to Gulf Crisis Economy

Spain Activates Economic Shield in Response to Gulf Crisis

The government of Pedro Sánchez plans to approve a package of fiscal and labor measures on March 17 to contain rising gasoline and electricity prices...

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End of Coal and Russian Gas: Czech Republic Faces Energy Transformation Economy

End of Coal and Russian Gas: Czech Republic Faces Energy Transformation

Energy group Sev.en will close three coal-fired power plants by spring 2027, while President Pavel rejects a return to Russian gas. The Czech Republic...

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2026 Municipal Elections: National Rally Waiting in the Wings Ahead of First Round Economy

2026 Municipal Elections: National Rally Waiting in the Wings Ahead of First Round

French voters head to the polls this March 15th for the first round of municipal elections, the first election organized under the new system resultin...

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Why Gangs Now Control 90% of Haiti's Capital Economy

Why Gangs Now Control 90% of Haiti's Capital

For decades, Haitian politicians armed street gangs to consolidate power. When the state collapsed, those gangs turned on their patrons — and now effe...

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How Zoning Laws Drive Up Home Prices Economy

How Zoning Laws Drive Up Home Prices

Restrictive single-family zoning covers roughly 75% of residential land in America and is a primary driver of the housing shortage and affordability c...

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How Wall Street Buys Single-Family Homes—and Why It Matters Economy

How Wall Street Buys Single-Family Homes—and Why It Matters

Large investment firms and private equity funds have purchased hundreds of thousands of U.S. single-family homes since 2012, reshaping housing markets...

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Druzhba Pipeline Blocked: Slovakia Faces Most Serious Oil Crisis Economy

Druzhba Pipeline Blocked: Slovakia Faces Most Serious Oil Crisis

The Druzhba pipeline, a key source of Russian oil, has been blocked via Ukraine since January 27, 2026, causing daily economic losses for Slovakia and...

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Poland's Record Defense Budget Financed by Debt Economy

Poland's Record Defense Budget Financed by Debt

In 2026, Poland is allocating nearly 5% of its GDP to defense – over 200 billion zlotys, with almost 40% coming from debt issued by the Armed Forces S...

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Orbán Raises Terror Alert Level Due to Iran War Economy

Orbán Raises Terror Alert Level Due to Iran War

The Hungarian government has raised the country's terror threat level by one notch following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran. Vik...

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AfD Gains Ground: Merz Coalition Under Pressure in Super Election Year Culture

AfD Gains Ground: Merz Coalition Under Pressure in Super Election Year

The Greens narrowly won the state election in Baden-Württemberg ahead of the CDU, while the AfD nearly doubled its share of the vote. Chancellor Fried...

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What Is the House of Lords and How Does It Work? Economy

What Is the House of Lords and How Does It Work?

The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament. It scrutinises legislation, holds the government to account, and can delay — b...

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