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EU targets Russia`s energy revenue, shadow fleet with new sanctions
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 18, 2025
The European Union has announced its toughest sanctions yet against Russia, targeting oil revenue, shadow fleet ships, and Nord Stream transactions. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy welcomed the move, calling it a timely and necessary response to...
Opinion – ASEAN Centrality in Indian Discourse: Rhetoric or Realpolitik?
E-International Relations
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July 19, 2025
Over the years, Indian leaders have frequently reaffirmed their commitment to ‘ASEAN centrality’ in regional affairs. In fact, as per the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) website, since Prime Minister Modi’s keynote address at Shangri-La...
Carlos Urraca, the EU lawyer who has adopted the PP's arguments as his own.
Ara
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July 19, 2025
BrusselsHe avoids the spotlight, doesn't have social media, and almost no one knew him. However, he was one of the week's protagonists: Carlos Urraca, the European Commission lawyer who strongly criticized the amnesty law being considered in...
G20 meeting: SA warns about dangers of AI
Witness
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July 18, 2025
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has cautioned that the unchecked and uneven adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) could exacerbate inequality and undermine inclusive development, particularly in the Global South. As chair of the G20 until...
Trump and Philippine leader plan to talk tariffs and China at the White House
Newsday - New York
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday at the White House, as the two countries are seeking closer security and economic ties in the face of shifting geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific...
EU eases Schengen access for Turks, urged to revive visa-free talks
Sabah
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July 18, 2025
The European Union has eased rules for Turks to use its open-border Schengen area, the bloc's ambassador to Ankara announced on Friday, calling for the urgent revival of negotiations on visa-free travel for Turks. Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat...
EU targets Russian energy revenue with new sanctions over Ukraine war
Shropshire Star
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July 18, 2025
The European Union approved a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines and the targeting of more shadow fleet ships, the EU foreign policy...
EU efforts to measure companies’ environmental impacts have global effects. Here’s how to make them more just
The Conversation
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July 18, 2025
If you choose to buy a sustainable product at the supermarket, or invest in a sustainable portfolio at your bank, how far does that sustainability reach? Does the product’s “sustainable” label account for the environmental and labour costs where...
G20 finance chiefs approach consensus in South Africa despite US tariff tensions
Yahoo Finance
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DURBAN (Reuters) -Finance chiefs of G20 countries expressed optimism for an agreement on a common position on trade and other global challenges on Friday despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs which have overshadowed their meeting. The G20,...
EU set for full-blown trade war with Trump as Brussels readies 'massive' hit to US economy
Daily Express
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July 15, 2025
The European Union is on course for a full-blown trade war with Donald Trump's America after preparing a new set of tariffs. Brussels is preparing retaliatory tariffs on US imports worth €72 billion (£63 billion), as tensions between the EU and...
EU Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Russia, Targets Shadow Fleet, Oil Trade In 'Strongest' Moves So Far
ABP Live
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July 18, 2025
Brussels [Belgium], July 18 (ANI): The European Union on Friday approved its 18th round of sanctions against Russia, calling it one of the "strongest" moves so far to reduce Moscow's ability to continue its war in Ukraine. The new sanctions...
EU pushes sanctions on Rosneft’s India refinery, lowers oil price cap
Financial Express
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The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on the Indian oil refinery of Russian energy giant Rosneft and lowered the oil price cap, as part of a new raft of measures against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The fresh sanctions package on...
Business News | Taranjit Singh Sandhu Joins USISPF as Advisor to Board, Chairman of Its Geopolitical Institute
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat and former Indian envoy to Washington has joined the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF...
EU makes ‘concessions’ for Slovakia to approve sanctions against Russia — DPA
TASS
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July 18, 2025
BRUSSELS, July 18. /TASS/. Slovakia delayed the adoption of new European Union sanctions against Russia but agreed to them after receiving "concessions," the DPA news agency reported. According to the agency, Slovakia’s veto was holding up the...
EU-India Ties: A Safe Investment Amid Global Turbulence, Says EU Ambassador
ABP Live
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July 18, 2025
The European Union-India relationship is on an ascending trend and the two sides represent for each other a safe investment at a time when trade, technology, migration and information are being weaponised, EU Ambassador to India, Hervé Delphin...
EU Approves 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia Targeting Energy and Banking
Mezha
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July 18, 2025
On the morning of July 18, a meeting of European Union ambassadors took place, during which the 18th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation was agreed upon. The official approval of this package will occur today at the EU General...
EU Council Tackles Post-2027 Budget and Spanish Language Push
The European Times
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July 18, 2025
Brussels, July 18, 2025 – European Union ministers gathered today in Brussels for the General Affairs Council meeting to address two significant agenda items that could shape the bloc’s future: the Commission’s first proposals for the EU’s...
UAE presents model for inclusive growth at UN forum
Madhyamam
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July 19, 2025
The United Arab Emirates presented its inclusive development strategy at the 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, detailing domestic and international strides in advancing women’s rights and leadership. Addressing the UN...
EU cloud gang wins Microsoft concessions, but fair software licensing group brands them 'stalling tactic'
The Register
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A trade group of European cloud providers has claimed a small victory in bringing lower prices and more flexibility in deploying Microsoft software on their infrastructure, though the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing has blasted it as a...
EU hits Russian oil, shadow fleet with new sanctions over Ukraine war
Al Jazeera
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July 18, 2025
The European Union has approved a new raft of stiff sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines, and the targeting of more shadow fleet ships. “The message...