The energy ministers of the Group of Seven nations (G7) have issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy system, after authorities in Kyiv described Moscow’s most recent barrage as akin to “nuclear terrorism”. In a Friday statement, the G7 energy ministers – representing Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United...
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Western intelligence says Iran is rearming despite UN sanctions
Iran appears to be stepping up the rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite the reintroduction last month of United Nations sanctions that ban arms sales to the country and ballistic missile activity. European intelligence sources say several shipments of sodium perchlorate, the main precursor in the production of the solid propellant that powers Iran’s mid-range conventional...
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Trump Warns Israel Would Lose ‘All Of US Support’ If It Annexes West Bank
US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose “all support” from the United States if it proceeds to annex the West Bank, as White House officials heavily criticised a proposed Knesset vote on the matter, which they argue goes against Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. In an interview with TIME Magazine on October 15 that...
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Putin says Russia will never bow to U.S. pressure, warns on missiles
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (October 23, 2025) that Moscow would never bow to pressure from the United States or any other foreign power, and cautioned that it would deliver an “overwhelming” response to any military strikes deep inside Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions in...
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Oil prices jump after Trump puts sanctions on Russia in major policy shift
Donald Trump imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft, sending oil prices higher by more than $2 a barrel. The president imposed the new measures as his frustration grows with Russian president Vladimir Putin over the war. The sanctions are a major policy...
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UN’s top court says Israel obliged to allow UN aid into Gaza
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has said Israel has a legal obligation to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip by the UN and its entities to ensure the basic needs of Palestinian civilians there are met. An advisory opinion from the UN’s top court also said Israel had not substantiated its...
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France in fresh political crisis As PM Lecorn Quits After 26 Days
France has been plunged into a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister François Bayrou at a confidence vote in the National Assembly. The defeat – by 364 votes to 194 – means that Bayrou will on Tuesday present his government’s resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, who must now decide how to replace...
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US government reached $500m deal with Harvard to settle dispute: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his administration has reached a settlement with Harvard University under which the institution would pay $500 million to resolve a long-running dispute with the federal government. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the deal was close to completion. “Linda is finishing up the final details,” he said,...
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Trump visa curbs push U.S. firms to consider shifting more work to India
Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown, opens new tab will hasten U.S. firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. The world’s fifth-largest economy is home to 1,700 GCCs, or more than half the global tally, having...
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Leaders in Middle East and Europe welcome Trump’s Gaza peace plan
European and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a US peace plan for Gaza, as President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept it. The plan, agreed by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an immediate end to fighting, the release within 72 hours of 20 living Israeli hostages held by Hamas as well as...