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Pacific island office enabling sanctions-busting ‘shadow fleets’
(AFP) - Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside...
US to zero out tariffs on UK pharma under trade deal
London (AFP) - The United States on Monday exempted British pharmaceuticals from import tariffs under a unique deal which sees...
UK withdraws loan for Mozambique gas project
London (AFP) - Britain's government said Monday it would withdraw its financial support for TotalEnergies' gas project in Mozambique, which...
Arms makers see record revenues as tensions fuel demand: report
Stockholm (AFP) - Sales by the world's top 100 arms makers reached a record $679 billion last year, as the...
OPEC+ likely to maintain current output levels
Vienna (AFP) - Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied nations (OPEC+) are expected to keep...
Crowds, bargains greet US shoppers on ‘Black Friday’
New York (AFP) - The annual "Black Friday" kickoff to the US holiday shopping season drew crowds Friday as millions...
Canada PM under fire for alleged climate U-turn
Montreal (AFP) - Critics accuse Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of betraying the fight against climate change. Others say he...
Belgian PM digs in against EU push to use Russian assets for Ukraine
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called an EU plan to use frozen Russian assets...
India economic growth beats forecasts but tariffs loom
New Delhi (AFP) - India's economy grew faster than expected in the last quarter, official data showed Friday, but the...
Swiss MPs seek probe into lavish Trump gifts after tariff deal
Zurich (AFP) - Two Swiss lawmakers have asked the country's attorney general to probe the legality of gifts reportedly given...
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