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Panama seizes control of strategic ports from Hong Kong’s Hutchison

Panama’s move to take control of the Balboa and Cristóbal container terminals marks a structural shift in the governance of infrastructure underpinning about 5% of global maritime trade and roughly 40% of US container traffic.

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BALKAN BLOG: Beyond Hungary, elections in Bulgaria and Slovenia to shape eastern EU’s political map

International focus is on Hungary's upcoming general election, but the outcomes of spring 2026 votes in Bulgaria and Slovenia could also affect the future of Central Europe’s illiberal bloc.

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Trump on Iran: "I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror ... to have a nuclear weapon."

"Since they seized control of that proud nation 47 years ago, the regime and its murderous proxies have spread nothing but terrorism, and death and hate."

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KYIV BLOG: Ukraine, too little, too late

Today we go into the fifth year of the Ukraine war which has now been going on longer than the Second World War ( 3 years and 11 months).

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Four years of war leave Russia stagnating and Ukraine exhausted

The war in Ukraine started exactly four years ago today. The Kremlin was hoping for a blitzkrieg victory but the heroic resistance by the local forces caught the Russian forces and Ukraine’s Western allies unawares.

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Russia's Kaspersky fights Western sanctions

Major Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is trying to push back against Western sanctions, threatening to sue Germany’s BSI for discouraging local users from using its products.

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Cuban fuel crisis: a Russian tanker is on route. Will Trump let it through?

A tanker widely believed to be carrying Russian fuel is heading towards Cuba, potentially setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between Moscow and Washington as the island struggles under a de facto US fuel embargo.

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AIR Tashkent, US company Samson Sky want to see 300 Switchblade flying cars in Uzbekistan’s skies

ASH: Hungarian elections as a read out to US midterms?

US formally warned Kyiv over attacks on Russia that damage American oil majors’ interests, says ambassador

AIR Tashkent, US company Samson Sky want to see 300 Switchblade flying cars in Uzbekistan’s skies

Memo on making it happen signed at opening of Easy to Fly Academy in Central Asian country.

ASH: Hungarian elections as a read out to US midterms?

For me the two most important elections globally this year will be midterms in the US in November, and elections in Hungary on April 12. The first will shape the course of democracy in the US, and the latter democracy both in Hungary and the EU.

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First consignment said to have been dispatched by rail following four-year suspension in deliveries.

Tensions in the relationship were evident in October when German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul cancelled a planned trip to China when it became clear that no senior Chinese official had agreed to meet him.

“Economic relaunch” package is designed to cushion the impact of fiscal consolidation and stimulate investment, the government said.

The Japanese government first revealed plans to place missiles on Yonaguni in 2022, although there has been talk in military circles in Tokyo of boosting defence infrastructure in the wider Okinawa prefecture around Yonaguni, since at least 2005.

Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Syrian army headquarters in the city of Al-Mayadeen in Deir ez-Zor province that left one soldier dead.

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Russia’s central bank and finance ministry are preparing legislation to establish a fully regulated domestic cryptocurrency market, four years after officials debated an outright ban on digital assets.

LA-based Scopely, owned by Saudi wealth fund company Savvy Games, to acquire video game developer.

Officials said the EU Tumo Engineering and Applied Sciences Complex will boost Armenia’s standing as a centre for engineering and technology.

Cobel Darou has launched semaglutide as Velorita in Iran, targeting a country where six in ten people are overweight, though neither Ozempic nor Wegovy are officially approved by Iranian health regulators.

Single Digital Gateway is intended as a unified portal for information, procedures and digital services offered by public institutions.

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When US state secretary Marco Rubio toured Hungary and Slovakia last weekend, American liberals were aghast. They were specifically flared up by Rubio openly endorsing the incumbent Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, in upcoming elections.

With its power grid collapsing and tankers turning back mid-ocean, the communist island faces a crisis its friends in Moscow, Beijing and across Latin America are unwilling — or unable — to prevent.

The current global environment calls for a more deliberate effort to strengthen and adapt the partnership between Kazakhstan and the UK for the years ahead, writes Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Yermek Kosherbayev.

After the first meeting in Oman this monthy, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi are meeting in Geneva to try to stop a new war.

The violence that happened in the Yemeni city of Ataq last week that killed five and injured dozens cannot be reduced to a clash between protesters and security forces, nor to a banned rally or raised slogans.

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The referendum could, and should, facilitate constitutional changes to strengthen institutions, including a shift from a unicameral to a bicameral legislature, increased judicial independence and the introduction of new prime ministerial term limits.

The Bank of Israel Monetary Committee maintained the interest rate at 4%, halting a streak of two consecutive 0.25% cuts implemented in November and January.

Short-term financing conditions remain manageable, but the country faces a steadily worsening debt trajectory over the medium and long term unless significant fiscal adjustments are made, European Commission report says.

The Warsaw Stock Exchange posted significant gains on February 23, defying a broader downturn across Western equity markets.

Analysts say harsh January weather drove the headline result, as sales of clothing and shoes picked up sharply while other segments performed in line with expectations.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Israel on February 26 for a two-day visit, his first since 2017, which could prove to be a defining moment in India-Israel trade relations.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business.

Japarov administration taking unique approach to improving road safety.

As consumption led growth fades, Poland is betting on investment to catch up with the UK.

For many observers, the three‑phase 2025–26 Myanmar general election was never about democracy. Held in December and January under the auspices of the military junta that seized power in a 2021 coup, the elections were widely dismissed.

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Observers have little idea over what it was all about. Did Berdimuhamedov meet Trump?

Analyst says president seems on brink of making country “personalist autocracy” after deciding man who always did his “dirty work” is no longer needed.

The Geneva peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine broke up yesterday with no concrete results. There were no announcements nor any readout of what was discussed.

Kazakhs still seeking answers to questions such as whether president issued his “shoot-to-kill” order on the basis of false information from people who turned out to be conspirators.

Just another day in the Turkish parliament. Homo sapiens rule the world because they represent the only animal that can cooperate flexibly in large numbers.

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Samsung’s development of a solid-state battery using silver as a core material could prove a disruptive moment for the electric vehicle industry, with potentially significant implications for global silver demand.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment has called on motorists to move away from petrol and diesel vehicles, as more than 120,000 fossil fuel vehicles have already been swapped for electric alternatives under a scheme launched in 2022.

FeroInvest owner Kočo Angjušev talks to bne IntelliNews about North Macedonia’s first battery energy storage system, the country's growing renewables market, and his response to US sanctions.

Funding aimed at vulnerable households, energy-poor citizens and small businesses facing higher costs from the green transition.

India’s leading power company, Adani Power Limited, has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Atomic Energy Limited, marking its formal entry into the country’s nuclear power generation industry

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