Saudi Aramco (TADAWUL: 2222), the world’s largest oil company, has announced a slate of 34 preliminary agreements with U.S.-based energy firms, potentially valued at $90 billion, marking a major expansion of energy cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States. The deals were unveiled during the visit of former U.S. President Donald Trump to Saudi […]
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Berlin — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for a more open and honest national dialogue on migration, emphasizing its positive role in shaping modern Germany. Speaking at an event in Berlin commemorating the 50th anniversary of Intercultural Week—a nationwide campaign promoting diversity and opposing racism—Steinmeier highlighted the essential contribution of migrants to the country’s […]
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Updating journalists in Geneva, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris described another night of terror in the war-torn enclave. She said that some of those injured in the attacks had sought help from the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, even though it was now “just a shell” after 19 months of war. […]
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OHCHR has urged Israel to stop all extrajudicial executions and other unlawful use of force and ensure all those responsible are brought to justice. Over the last two weeks, Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian men in planned summary executions, while seven others were killed in conditions that raise concerns over the use of unnecessary […]
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Farmers across the EU face heavy administrative obligations on top of their actual work. Dealing with them is time consuming and costly for farmers and national administrations alike. As part of a broader simplification effort, the European Commission has therefore proposed a set of changes to common agricultural policy rules that will relieve farmers […]
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16 May 2025 – Apple Pay users experienced widespread disruptions on Friday morning, with reports of payment failures surging past 2,000 within half an hour of the first complaints. Widespread Service Issues According to outage tracker Downdetector, users began reporting issues with Apple Pay, Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Apple Wallet as early as 8 […]
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Red Cross Evacuates Over 1,300 DR Congo Security Personnel from Rebel-Held GomaThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Thursday, May 15, that it had successfully evacuated more than 1,300 Congolese soldiers and police officers from Goma, a strategic city in eastern DR Congo now controlled by the M23 rebel group. M23, accused by […]
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16 May 2025 – Istanbul – Delegations from Ukraine and Russia have convened in Istanbul for the first direct ceasefire negotiations in years, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage personally in the talks. Ukraine’s Push for a Ceasefire Zelenskyy emphasized Ukraine’s commitment to taking all realistic steps to end […]
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16 May 2025 – In a significant boost for Bulgaria’s energy sector and green transition, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €50 million in the €500 million senior secured bond issuance by the Eastern European Electric Company B.V. (EEEC). The transaction marks the first publicly listed, euro-denominated, benchmark-sized bond issued by […]
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15 May 2025 – Warsaw – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has expressed deep concern over the sentencing of Rukhshona Khakimova, an investigative journalist and member of the National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan, to eight years in prison on treason charges. She urged Tajik authorities to grant […]
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