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The UAE’s OPEC gambit: Clever power play or road to chaos?

Abu Dhabi’s break with the oil cartel is less about barrels than power – testing Riyadh, helping Trump, and redrawing Gulf alliances ...

Hundreds arrested in EU in ‘violence-for-hire’ crackdown

Criminals recruit youths via social media and messaging platforms to carry out murders and...

Pentagon lowballing Iran war cost – CNN

The $25 billion figure given to Congress excludes the rebuilding of US bases damaged...

Musk calls himself ‘fool’ in OpenAI court fight 

CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and betrayed its founding nonprofit mission, the billionaire...

Russia puts Ukrainian army’s transgender ex-spokesperson on terrorist list

US-born Sarah Ashton-Cirillo has repeatedly made thinly-veiled death threats to Russian journalists ...

Government reshuffle in Russian ally

Kazakhstan’s president has sacked the cabinet in a surprise move ...

Interim president appointed in Namibia

Nangolo Mbumba was sworn in after Hage Geingob died at age 82 ...

Russia should get security guarantees – ex-PM of Italy

Securing peace should take precedence over Kiev’s bid to join the EU, Giuseppe Conte has argued ...

Russian drone production soaring – official

Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has announced a billion-dollar investment for research and development in the field ...

Ex-Russian MP accused of treason

The Federal Security Service has opened criminal cases against Ilya Ponomarev, claiming he has switched to the enemy’s side ...

Germany’s financial woes could delay EU Ukraine aid – FT

Berlin reportedly wants to slash its contributions to the European Peace Facility, citing its generous unilateral aid to Kiev ...

Russian university strikes deal to train hundreds of African students

The five-year scholarship scheme will see around 600 Ghanaians studying at People’s Friendship University in Moscow ...

Maldives leader lashes out at India

President Mohamed Muizzu has ordered the removal of dozens of New Delhi’s troops stationed in the islands ...

UK has world’s highest rate of acid attacks – data

Police in the UK are searching for a man suspected of carrying out an acid attack on a mother and her two young children ...

Kremlin hails repatriation of tech giant

Netherlands-registered Yandex NV has agreed to sell its Russian operations to a consortium of local investors and spin off its main international projects ...

Russian internet giant completes $5 bn divorce

Yandex will be sold to a consortium of private investors, the company has announced ...

EU scouring for new Russia-sanctions targets – media

The new restrictions will reportedly target 200 entities and individuals but will not include import bans ...

Presidential election delay heightens tensions in African state

Violent protests have erupted in Senegal after incumbent leader Macky Sall postponed the February 25 vote to an unknown date ...

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