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OILING THE WHEELS OF TRADE How Russia Sidesteps Sanctions to Sustain Critical Oil and Gas Revenue
Europe Diplomatic Magazine
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July 3, 2025
The SCF Turgut oil tanker owned by Sovcomflot, a Russian state-owned shipping company © Sovcomflot We merrily pump it into the fuel tanks of our vehicles without really giving a thought to where it comes from. We should, perhaps, stop and think....
2025 SEC Basketball Exit Survey
Rock M Nation - Missouri
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July 4, 2025
Over the past five years, we’ve come to lean on churn as a form of shorthand to describe what unfolds across college hoops. It wasn’t inaccurate, either. The transfer portal, implementation of NIL, and extra years of eligibility bestowed during...
Anti-landmine advocates ask Canada to try keeping Ukraine, others in Ottawa Treaty
Canada's National Observer
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July 3, 2025
Canadian advocates are urging Ottawa to protect the 1997 treaty Canada brokered to stop the use of landmines, as six countries on Europe's eastern flank move toward using the explosive weapons. "I'm deeply concerned about this," said Sen. Marilou...
Ronald Appleton KC, chief prosecutor during the Troubles
The Times
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Short, mild-mannered and bespectacled, Ronald Appleton was not obviously a heroic type, but in his own courageous way he did much to preserve the rule of law in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. As the province’s senior crown prosecutor for 22...
British basketball at war: How can BBF and SLB bloody battle be resolved?
City A.M.
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July 4, 2025
Friday 04 July 2025 5:45 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email British basketball’s domestic competition is at the heart of the row between SLB clubs and...
Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building entrance closed after masonry falls
Baltimore Brew - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
The downtown Baltimore headquarters of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) was roped off and condemned yesterday after bits of masonry fell from its facade onto the sidewalk. A yellow “emergency condemnation and demolition notice”...
The 2025 NATO Summit
CEPA
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July 1, 2025
Lauren Speranza All right. Well, good morning and good afternoon for anyone who is across the pond, delighted to be with you all today. I’m Lauren Speranza. I’m a fellow here at the Center for European Policy Analysis or CEPA, and formerly a...
Japan’s Minna Bank teams up with Fireblocks and Solana Japan to explore stablecoins
crypto.news
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July 4, 2025
Japanese digital bank Minna is reportedly exploring the use of stablecoins and Web3 wallets for real-world payments. According to a July 4 X post from digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks, the bank is collaborating with Fireblocks,...
Global Fault Lines: Conflicts Test US Dominance And China’s Rise As A Superpower
Friday Times
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July 3, 2025
The two major conflicts over the past two months — between India and Pakistan, and between Iran and Israel — have left us with several pressing questions. Is the United States’ status as the world’s sole superpower truly under threat? Closely...
Chisinau Hosts “Money in Politics 2025” Conference: Regional Dialogue on Democracy in the Digital Age
MoldovaLive
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July 4, 2025
Chisinau will host the 2025 edition of the regional conference “Money in Politics” on July 8 and 9, bringing together more than 30 experts, government officials, election administrators, and international development partners. Held under the title...
How Nato’s rising security budget is good news for Indian defence manufacturing
Firstpost
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July 3, 2025
The 2025 Nato Summit, which took place in The Hague on June 24-25, brought together representatives of all 32-member nations of the alliance. On top of the agenda was an agreement to increase national security expenditure to 5 per cent of GDP by...
The Moment Time Capsule
Moment
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June 26, 2025
THE YEAR WAS 1975. The season, early spring. The fall of Saigon and the end of the war in Vietnam were nigh, as was the reopening of the Suez Canal. Margaret Thatcher had just become the first woman to lead Britain’s Conservative Party, and the...
Northrop, ROMARM to Co-Produce Ground-Based Radar for Romania
The Defense Post
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July 4, 2025
Northrop Grumman and Romanian state-owned defense company ROMARM have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly produce a ground-based radar for the Romanian Air Force. The G/ATOR (Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar) is expected to deliver...
A closer look at EU sanctions enforcement following adoption of new directive
Global Investigations Review
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June 30, 2025
Introduction For sanctions to achieve their objectives, they must be effectively enforced. As Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, stated: The full force of our sanctions...
The New Warrior: Trained in the Bedroom, Deadly on the Battlefield
CEPA
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July 3, 2025
Russia’s rapacious expansionism has made many European countries reconsider the strength and skills of their armed forces. But efforts to expand the size of the continent’s military are faltering, with young people often uninterested or outright...
Should state support for Russian-language education continue in Azerbaijani? –
APA
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The presence of Russian-language sectors and fully Russian-medium schools in Azerbaijan’s public education system has sparked serious public debate. The constitution of Azerbaijan designates Azerbaijani as the state language, mandating that all...
Portuguese among most concerned about global issues
The Portugal News
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The conclusions are the result of the “Risks that Matter” survey, carried out between November and December of last year with more than 27 thousand people between 18 and 64 years old in 27 countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
Worldwide Birth Rate Warning Issued for 2025
Newsweek
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July 4, 2025
This year will bring "another significant decline of the birth rate" for an "overwhelming number of countries," new analysis shows. Birth Gauge, an open-source database that aggregates global fertility and population trends, analyzed the number of...
Some ‘false flags’ are literally just that
Lloyd's List
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Bogus registries have no more validity than forged passports and should be treated the same way APPROPRIATELY enough, the very expression ‘false flag’ — catnip in some of the more perfervid quarters of the internet — originated in the shipping...
Arrivals up 3.3% and nights down 0.7% year-on-year in Q2 2025: ETC
Travel Daily Media
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July 4, 2025
Off-season demand for sun and beach holidays is rising, likely driven by the shift in Easter holidays and evolving travel preferences. European destinations experienced renewed interest from China, alongside continued strong arrivals from the US....