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Türkiye’s exports totaled $20.31 billion in January, marking a 4% decrease compared to the same month a year earlier, according to figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Data showed that imports edged up by 0.1% year-on-year to $28.69 billion, pushing the monthly trade deficit to $8.38 billion—an increase......
Ukrainian and United States negotiators convened in Geneva on Thursday for a fresh round of talks on postwar reconstruction and the next phase of peace diplomacy, only hours after Russia unleashed one of its heaviest aerial barrages in months across multiple Ukrainian regions. Ukraine’s delegation is led by chief negotiator Rustem Umerov,......
Russia and Iran are steepening discounts on their crude exports to secure a shrinking pool of Chinese buyers after Indian refiners sharply reduced purchases of Russian oil. Moscow’s flagship Urals blend is now selling to China at about 12 dollars per barrel below the ICE Brent benchmark, compared with a discount of roughly 10 dollars......
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Wednesday that the country is taking measures to protect its energy infrastructure amid rising tensions with Ukraine. Orban claimed that Ukraine might be planning steps to disrupt Hungary’s energy system and ordered the deployment of soldiers and equipment to safeguard key facilities. The......
A 32-year-old Montenegrin national was detained at Warsaw Chopin Airport on suspicion of spying for China, Polish authorities reported on Tuesday. The arrest followed a European Arrest Warrant issued by Lithuania, which suspects the individual of acting on behalf of Chinese intelligence services. Officers from Poland's Central Bureau......
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that Budapest will not back further European Union decisions favorable to Ukraine until oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary resumes. In a letter addressed to António Costa, president of the European Council, Orbán argued that there are no technical barriers......
An alleged internal attempt to strip Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of his crisis‑management authority during January’s nationwide unrest collapsed when Ali Larijani refused to back the move, paving the way for his rise as the country’s dominant power broker. According to accounts attributed to French daily......
Denmark has reversed course on planned cuts to military assistance for Ukraine and will now provide about 14 billion Danish kroner in support in 2026, equivalent to roughly 2.2 billion dollars. The decision replaces an earlier plan unveiled in December 2025 that would have lowered next year’s Ukraine allocation to 9.4 billion kroner,......
Lithuania has urged the European Union to safeguard its unity as tensions rise over a new package of sanctions targeting Russia. Speaking ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys warned that the bloc must not allow internal disagreements to paralyze collective decisions. Budrys emphasized......
A Ukrainian missile barrage has severely damaged energy facilities in Russia’s Belgorod region, plunging parts of the border city and surrounding districts into fresh power, water and heating outages in the middle of winter. Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described the overnight attack as massive, saying it hit key energy infrastructure......
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the buildup of Russia’s nuclear arsenal an “absolute priority” after the collapse of the last remaining arms control treaty with the United States, signalling a more dangerous phase in great power rivalry. In a video address released for Defender of the Fatherland Day, Putin said......
Hungary has announced it will oppose the European Union's upcoming sanctions against Russia, citing concerns over oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline. This decision comes as tensions rise over the disruption of Russian oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia. The flow of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline was halted at the end of......
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of carrying out overnight airstrikes on Sunday, resulting in at least two deaths and nine injuries, with both sides claiming significant successes against enemy drones and missiles. The Russian Defense Ministry reported shooting down 86 Ukrainian drones, including 29 over Belgorod, and said one civilian......
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