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Russia’s top oil company takes over largest rare earth deposit
Rosneft takes control of Russia's largest rare earth deposit

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's top oil company, Rosneft, has taken over control of the country's largest rare earth metals deposit, Tomtor,...

Trump re-ignites trade war, targets Europe in extraordinary attack
Trump lashes European Union, imposes 50% tariffs

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump re-ignited his trade war on Friday with an extraordinary attack on the European Union...

Bipartisan Senate bill targets China, Russia in nuclear energy race
Bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduce bill to boost nuclear power

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. senators from both parties introduced a bill this week aimed at countering China and Russia's growing influence...

Brussels Unveils $170 Billion Plan To Boost EU Defense Capabilities
Brussels Unveils $170 Billion Plan To Boost EU Defense Capabilities

On May 27, the European Union will formally approve its 150 billion euro ($170 billion) scheme to boost defense spending in the bloc....

A Love Story From Ukraine's Front Line To Rehabilitation
A Love Story From Ukraine's Front Line To Rehabilitation

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, 21-year-old Nazar Kaihorodov made an agonizing decision:...

OSCE blatantly ignoring Nazism in Europe Moscow
OSCE blatantly ignoring Nazism in Europe Moscow

The West is applying the organizations principles selectively, a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official has said The Organization...

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EU probes Visa, Mastercard fees amid antitrust scrutiny
Visa, Mastercard face EU antitrust heat, Bloomberg News reports

BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union antitrust regulators are examining fees imposed by payment giants Visa and Mastercard, Bloomberg...

US Army to list only birth sex in transgender soldiers' records
US Army to change transgender soldiers' records to birth sex

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Army plans to change the records of transgender soldiers to list only their sex at birth, according to a...

US FAA orders flight reductions at Newark Airport to ease congestion
US FAA announces Newark flight cuts to reduce congestion

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said this week that it will require airlines to reduce the number of flights...

Nine children from 1 family die as Israel Air force pilots hit 100 targets in Gaza
Israeli pilots kill 9 kids while their mother works at Gazan hospital

GAZA  - The home of a doctor working in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza was struck by Israel Air...

Universal unveils Epic Universe to challenge Disney’s dominance
Universal's new Epic Universe park challenges Disney in Florida

ORLANDO, Florida: For years, Universal Orlando played second fiddle to Disney's sprawling empire in Central Florida. Now, with the...

Biden-era fuel rules face pushback over EV inclusion
US to declare Biden fuel economy rules exceeded legal authority

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Department is expected to say that fuel economy rules created under President Joe Biden went...

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Dishonored [Blu-Ray]