Costa Rica: New Financing and Political Accountability
Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance successfully placed €1 billion (approximately $1.172 billion) in bonds on the local market, the third
Trump Administration Halts Offshore Wind Projects Tied to Engie
The Trump administration has blocked two offshore wind energy projects in the United States that involved French energy giant Engie,
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Germany secretly strips AfD supporters of gun rights. The German state of Saxony has been quietly revoking and denying firearms
Oil Prices Surge Past $109 as US-Iran Talks Collapse Again
Global energy markets lurched higher on Monday after the second round of US-Iran peace negotiations was suspended yet again. Brent
India and New Zealand Sign Landmark Free Trade Deal
In a bid to shore up economic resilience amid global uncertainty worsened by the Middle East conflict, India and New
Iran Impasse: Trump Convenes Meeting on Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran remain locked in a diplomatic stalemate, prompting President Trump to convene a broad meeting focused
Powell’s Final Act at the Fed
Against this volatile geopolitical canvas, Jerome Powell is set to chair his final Federal Reserve meeting on April 27–28. The
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Italy's Serie A faces a potential match-fixing scandal after referee coordinator Gianluca Rocchi came under investigation for sports fraud —