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European natural gas prices dropped sharply on Monday as forecasts of milder temperatures across the continent eased immediate concerns over heating demand. The benchmark Dutch TTF contract slid more than 5 percent to around 30.75 euros per megawatt hour, according to Trading Economics, marking its lowest level since mid January. The decline......
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is continuing his European tour with visits to Slovakia and Hungary, two countries led by political figures who maintain close ideological ties with President Donald Trump. The diplomatic trip follows Rubio’s address at the Munich Security Conference, where he urged European nations to reaffirm what......
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has pledged to intensify his campaign against what he described as “pseudo-civil organizations” and foreign influence, as the country heads toward parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12. Speaking during his annual state of the nation address in Budapest, Orban signaled that he would......
The European Commission on Friday approved Universal Music Group’s 775 million dollar acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings, subject to conditions requiring the sale of Downtown’s royalty accounting platform Curve to address competition concerns. The conditional clearance concludes a months long regulatory review that examined......
Three people have died and four remain missing after a migrant vessel sank early Thursday in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey, Turkish coast guards reported. The rubber boat, carrying 45 passengers, began taking on water before dawn near Foça, a district in western Turkey north of the major city of İzmir. Thirty-eight passengers......
Offices of the European Commission were searched Thursday in Brussels as part of an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into potential irregularities linked to the sale of real estate assets to the Belgian state. A source close to the case confirmed that police conducted the searches in connection with......
China announced on Thursday that it will reduce anti-subsidy tariffs on certain dairy products imported from the European Union (EU), easing the measures initially imposed in December 2025 in response to European taxes on Chinese electric vehicles. According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the new tariffs will be lower than originally......
Russian energy company Novatek reported a sharp drop in net profit for 2025, underscoring the growing strain Western sanctions are placing on Moscow’s liquefied natural gas sector. The country’s largest LNG producer said net income fell to 183 billion rubles, or about 2.37 billion dollars, down more than 62 percent from 493.5 billion......
More than 3,000 Moroccan nationals filed asylum applications in Spain in 2025, according to data released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The figures include applicants of all ages and genders. A total of 3,003 Moroccans sought international protection during the year, placing Morocco sixth among the nationalities......
La Commission européenne a donné son feu vert sans conditions à l’acquisition de la société de cybersécurité Wiz par Alphabet pour 32 milliards de dollars, levant le dernier obstacle réglementaire majeur à ce qui deviendra la plus importante opération de rachat jamais......
The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said she will put forward a set of demands that Europe believes Russia must accept as part of any agreement to end the war in Ukraine, stressing that no peace settlement can be concluded without EU involvement. Speaking to reporters in Brussels, Kallas said Europeans must be recognised......
Transparency International raised the alarm on Tuesday over a growing deterioration of democratic standards worldwide, warning that corruption is gaining ground even in long-established democracies. In its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, the Berlin-based organization reported the lowest global average score recorded in more than a decade. The......
India has announced measures to support its steel industry as exports continue to face challenges from the European Union’s carbon border tax and import quotas. The remarks were made by India’s Steel Secretary, Sandeep Poundrik, at a government event in New Delhi. The announcement follows the recent EU–India trade agreement,......
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