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Russia warns Trump against snatching Panama Canal
“We’re taking it back,” says new U.S. president at his inauguration, triggering blowback from Moscow.
Arctic peace is crumbling, says top Faroe Islands politician
A reality check for Trump, would-be-ruler of Greenland
The method in Trump’s Greenland madness
Don’t panic about Trump’s refusal to rule out Greenland invasion, Denmark says
Robert Fico’s Russian gas fearmongering falls flat
Here’s a cause Greta Thunberg and the Pentagon can agree on
Finland probes Russian shadow fleet involvement in new Baltic cable break
Finnish police say there is reason to believe a ship belonging to Moscow’s sanctions-busting flotilla caused the damage.
Stockholm urges Chinese ship suspected of sabotage to return to Swedish waters
The vessel is currently anchored in international waters between Sweden and Denmark.
UK targets Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’ with fresh sanctions
“Russia’s oil revenues are fueling the fires of war and destruction in Ukraine,” says British foreign secretary David Lammy.
New Baltic Sea mystery as probe begins into two damaged cables
Network company executives refuse to rule out sabotage to submarine infrastructure.
A Chinese solar giant came to America for a Biden windfall. Then Trump won
Trina Solar built a Texas factory to receive almost $2 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act. It changed course the day after Donald Trump’s election victory.
Trump’s in. Here’s what it means for Europe.
From energy and trade to finance and defense, here’s how Donald Trump’s second presidency will impact EU policy.
Zelenskyy outlines a vision for ending the ‘hot stage’ of the war
The Ukrainian president says he needs to strike a deal with Putin to deescalate and not strike energy and food facilities.
Meet Elon Musk’s man in Washington
The SpaceX billionaire is forging new ties with a federal telecom official who could help funnel billions of dollars to his company if Trump is elected.
Revealed: Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet is secretly spilling oil all over the world
Satellite imagery shows the unforeseen consequences of efforts to hobble Russia’s war economy.
Saudis urge US to suspend weapons to Israel until Gaza aid resumes
Ambassador to the U.K. Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct in Lebanon as well.
Mozambique government welcomes probe into massacre at TotalEnergies gas plant
A POLITICO investigation revealed that a military unit massacred dozens of civilians in 2021.
Leaked: Tense correspondence between EU commissioner hopefuls and Parliament
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
Revealed: Liz Truss lobbied for UK role in project now linked to Mozambique massacre
In the summer of 2020 Britain’s then-trade secretary defied her Cabinet colleagues to secure financial support for the controversial development.
Israel could bomb Iran’s oil. Energy markets are noting it but not panicking.
President Joe Biden’s remarks about a possible Israeli strike on Iran’s oil facilities caused a jolt Thursday. But the world’s oil supply has new ways to get around.
Putin’s war economy faces pain if Saudis sink global oil prices
A Saudi move to grab market share will squeeze the Kremlin’s finances, experts argue.
Harris, Trump take an America First tone on dockworkers’ strike
Foreign shipping companies that dominate seaborne trade draw bipartisan criticism as U.S. ports grind to a halt.
US defense secretary orders forces to be ready to deploy in Middle East
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will remain in the region after Israel kills Hezbollah leader.
Italy prepares new crackdown on migrant rescue efforts
New legislation targets planes working with NGO vessels.
EU betting on India and Vietnam for chips
Looking to be less dependent on China and Taiwan, the West is keen to have alternative suppliers and are pushing at an open door with New Delhi and Hanoi.