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US Justice Department indicts former FBI Director Comey for second time
The move follows longstanding pressure from President Trump, who has repeatedly called for Comey's prosecution.
29.04.2026 · 2 min read
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Born in Heliopolis to a doctor and a literature professor. Covered the second intifada, Iraq war embedded with British forces, Arab Spring as Reuters Cairo bureau chief. Speaks classical Arabic, Egyptian colloquial, fluent English and French. Reads two newspapers in print every morning.
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China detains nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships in Panama Canal dispute
Beijing's move follows a Supreme Court ruling on the Canal and has drawn sharp criticism from Washington and Latin American governments.
29.04.2026 · 2 min read
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Syria Is Now a Laboratory — and Everyone Wants to Be the Scientist
Washington's envoy frames Damascus as a new diplomatic frontier. What happens in that lab will reshape the region's next decade.
4 saat önce · 3 min read
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The Ceasefires That Almost Hold: Gaza, Lebanon, and the Cost of Managed Conflict
A 45-day Lebanon truce extension and ongoing strikes on Gaza reveal the region's exhausting new normal — neither war nor peace.
1 gün önce · 3 min read
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The Strait That Could Starve the World
Iran's hardened negotiating position and Hormuz shipping tensions are rewriting global food and energy security in real time.
2 gün önce · 2 min read
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Trump in Beijing While Tehran Draws Lines: One Summit, Two Wars
The first US presidential visit to China in nine years collides with Iran's hardening stance — and the world's most critical waterway hangs in the balance.
3 gün önce · 3 min read
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Iran's Nuclear Shadow Lengthens as Bushehr Restarts and Washington Waits for Tehran's Answer
Construction resumes at Bushehr Unit 2 as US-Iran diplomacy hangs by a thread — and the Strait of Hormuz is already seeing clashes.
09.05.2026 · 2 min read
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May's Reckoning: When Influence Outlasts Ideology
As markets digest political shifts and gatekeepers lose their grip, Friday's agenda reveals how power is quietly being redistributed across continents—from the Red Sea to Brussels to the trading floor.
01.05.2026 · 2 min read
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ECB signs digital euro standards deals with ECPC, nexo and Berlin Group
The European Central Bank has formalised agreements with three European standard-setting bodies to anchor open technical standards at the heart of the digital euro payments architecture.
29.04.2026 · 2 min read
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ECB Survey: Euro-Area Firms Face Sharply Tighter Lending Costs in Q1 2026
Interest-rate burdens and financing fees rose markedly, while one-year inflation expectations jumped to 3.0% partly driven by the Middle East war.
29.04.2026 · 2 min read
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ECB Survey: Euro Area Banks Tighten Credit at Fastest Pace Since Q3 2023
The April 2026 bank lending survey shows a larger-than-expected squeeze on business loans, with geopolitical and energy risks cited as primary drivers.
29.04.2026 · 2 min read
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ECB survey: eurozone consumers' 1-year inflation expectations jump to 4.0% in March
The sharpest monthly rise in short-term inflation expectations since 2023 comes as growth and unemployment outlooks also deteriorate.
29.04.2026 · 2 min read
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ECB's Cipollone: Digital euro needed to end Europe's reliance on non-European payment schemes
Two-thirds of euro area card transactions are governed by non-European companies, a vulnerability the digital euro is designed to close.
29.04.2026 · 2 min read