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North Korea and China resume direct flights between the two capitals
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The Beijing - Pyongyang flight resumed after a long interruption, reflecting signs of North Korea's gradual opening up.
Israeli Prime Minister orders expanding military operations in Lebanon
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Israel intensifies operations in southern Lebanon to counter missile attacks from Hezbollah.
Iran accuses US of preparing to launch ground attacks as Pakistan prepares for peace talks
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Pakistan announced its readiness to hold US-Iran peace talks in the next few days, amid Tehran's accusations that Washington is preparing a ground attack scenario.
US unexpectedly allows ships carrying 650,000 barrels of Russian oil into Cuba amid sanctions
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A Russian oil tanker suddenly entered Cuban waters while the US maintained energy blockade of this island nation.
Russia signals to the US: Either ease sanctions, or deplete fertilizer
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A leading economist has just warned that Russia has sent strong signals to the US and the West after suspending the issuance of fertilizer export licenses.
US sets conditions for exchanging Russian assets with EU
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The US wants the European Union (EU) to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, in return, the US is willing to lend Ukraine $50 billion.
Not only the West, Ukraine also seizes billions of dollars in Russian assets
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Ukrainian state police said that the seized Russian assets are being used to serve Kiev.
Russia seeks more support from Cyprus in the Nord Stream investigation
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In the Nord Stream investigation, in addition to Germany, the US and France, Russia is also seeking the help of Cyprus (Slovakia) - a member state of the European Union (EU).
New hot spot discovered for transporting Russian oil
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Russian oil traders have found a new location to transfer oil from one ship to another in the Mediterranean.
NATO admits surprise about Russia
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NATO recognizes Russia's superior capabilities in the defense industry since the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict.
EU hurts itself when sanctioning Russia's nuclear industry
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The IAEA director-general warned that some EU members are up to 40% dependent on Russian nuclear fuel.
The real reason why Gazprom CEO did not accompany Mr. Putin to China
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The Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline project will be a lifeline for Gazprom's gas exports.
Alternative supply faces problems, EU gas prices increase the highest of the year
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Norwegian gas exports on June 3 fell sharply due to the closure of the sleipner center, leading to the Nyhamna plant's outage, pushing gas prices to a year's high.
BRICS countries are about to abandon Western payment system SWIFT
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BRICS countries Russia - China are promoting the domestic payment system to replace the West's SWIFT.
Russia takes new action on Nord Stream
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Russia has sent further requests to the United States, Germany, France and Cyprus over the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion in the Baltic.
China's move on the USD makes the US insecure
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China sells a large amount of US Treasury USD bonds, causing Washington to be worried.
The largest nameline cemetery in Egypt - the dream of archaeologists
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Saqqara cemeteries are the dream of archaeologists, home to a large number of remains, tombs and about a dozen ancient Egyptian pyramids.
Nord Stream 2 pressures EU lawsuit to Permanent Court of Arbitration
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Russia's Nord Stream 2 AG said that the EU's pipeline regulations violate international law.
punishing failure, EU plans to eliminate Russia's money
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The EU is considering a new policy targeting Russian exports amid ineffective sanctions.
Donald Trump still ran for US president, even to be in prison
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The lawyer said that Mr. Donald Trump will still run for US president, even in prison, because "there are many people who need him".
