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Oil flows resume to Hungary and Slovakia via Druzhba pipeline
Oil is once again flowing to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline, officials from both countries said late on Tuesday, after a Ukrainian drone strike on an oil pumping station in Russia's Tambov region halted supplies.
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, a key conduit for generating money for Kremlin's war efforts, with oil and gas sales accounting for a quarter of Russia's total state budget proceeds.
Unlike most other European Union countries, Slovakia and neighbouring Hungary have kept up their dependence on Russian energy and get most of their crude through the Druzhba pipeline.
China to stage massive military parade marking World War II anniversary
China will hold a large-scale military parade in central Beijing on 3 September to mark 80 years since Japan's surrender in World War Two, showcasing new weaponry and air power amid rising regional tensions.
Hundreds of aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, will fly over Tiananmen Square alongside ground equipment, some never seen in public before according to authorities. The parade will feature 45 military contingents and last 70 minutes. President Xi Jinping will oversee the event, joined by foreign dignitaries including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is expected to unveil new hypersonic and anti-ship missiles, drone-defence systems, and early warning aircraft designed to protect China’s expanding naval presence.
Syria and Israel meet in Paris as U.S. mediates peace effort
Syria and Israel aim to boost stability in southern Syria and the broader region according to reports.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday for talks and addressed the potential reactivation of the 1974 disengagement agreement, which established a U.N.-monitored buffer zone in the Golan Heights.
This was the second meeting in the French capital in under a month, following July talks where no final agreement was reached on reducing hostilities in the south.
U.S. imposes new tariffs on steel, aluminium products and auto parts
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded steel and aluminium tariffs on Tuesday, to include more than 400 products, aiming to protect domestic industries.
The new tariffs target items such as wind turbines, mobile cranes, bulldozers, railcars, furniture, compressors, pumps, and imported automotive parts including exhaust system components and electrical steel for electric vehicles.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelen...
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One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi ...
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, urging Washington to step in to ensure that Moscow abided by the terms of the putative agreement.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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