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US outlines roadmap to simplify tax negotiations with 18 countries
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The Trump administration has outlined a roadmap to facilitate tax talks, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Russia only names the one who holds the key to reviving Nord Stream
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Restarting the Nord Stream pipeline is technically feasible, but the final decision depends on Germany's political will.
Details of the funeral of Pope Francis this afternoon
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This afternoon (September 26), the funeral of Pope Francis was held in the Vatican.
Gazprom Russia says hospital for the third time
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NIS Serbia, which majority of its shares belong to two Russian energy giants, Gazprom Neft and Gazprom, has asked for a third time to avoid a US sanctions checkpoint.
Predicting the feasibility of the idea of lifting Nord Stream 2 sanctions
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lifting sanctions on Nord Stream 2 could be part of the US-Russia deal.
NASA makes surprising announcement about China's Three Gorges Dam
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NASA claims that China's Three Gorges Dam could slow down the Earth's rotation.
Superstorm warning, first record cold air in 2025
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The first super blizzard of 2025 with record cold air is attacking the US.
Surprising proposal as EU loses Russian gas supply
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Italy is pushing for a gas price ceiling in the European Union (EU) of 60 euros, down two-thirds from the current ceiling of 180 euros.
Russia vows further retaliation after shooting down 8 US missiles from Ukraine
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Russia has vowed to continue retaliating after announcing it shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles and 72 UAVs from Ukraine on the morning of January 4.
La Nina has not yet arrived, El Nino forecast to increase in 2025
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Although La Nina could bring global temperatures down in 2025, the planet is still warming at an alarming rate.
Loss of Russian gas sends German economy into deep recession
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Germany, the EU's economic powerhouse, is on track for its longest recession since World War II.
New opponent wants to replace Ukraine in transit of Russian gas
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Turkey hopes to provide Russia with a gas pipeline to Europe after Ukraine decided to stop the transit of Russian gas.
World 24h: German MP calls for Nord Stream 2 to start
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International News 4.1: A unique opportunity to bring Russian gas to Germany via Nord Stream 2; Immediate consequences in neighboring Ukraine when losing Russian gas...
Forecast of world gas price developments in 2025
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Experts predict that world gas prices will increase moderately in 2025, then decrease in 2026 and 2027.
Finland refuses to release oil tanker suspected of cutting cables in Baltic
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Finland has detained the Eagle S oil tanker on suspicion of severing the Finland-Estonia Estlink 2 power cable.
South Korean Presidential Guards Refuse to Leave Their Positions
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's bodyguard chief refuses police questioning request.
South Korea's political crisis has no end in sight
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On January 3, the South Korean Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) was forced to stop executing an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after an hours-long confrontation between investigators and presidential security personnel.
Hard inside, easy outside
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From the beginning of 2025, the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU) was transferred from Hungary to Poland. The EU seemed to be relieved about this because Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in his six-month tenure as rotating EU president, has made the EU more unhappy than happy, more conflicted than cooperative with the EU, and because Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is known as a supporter and close friend of the EU, having once served as President of the EU Council.
India speaks out about China building the world's largest dam
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India has expressed concerns to China over a mega hydroelectric dam with three times the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam that China has approved to build in Tibet.
Ukraine criticized for "betraying trust" when turning off gas valves
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After Ukraine turned off the Russian gas valve, Slovakia criticized Ukraine for betraying trust and said it would seek retaliatory measures.