Taliban are in advanced negotiations with Russia and China to conduct bilateral trade in local currencies in a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on the U.S. dollar, Reuters reported, quoting Taliban’s acting commerce minister.
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BRICS bank gets new member
NDB president Dilma Rousseff has said Algeria will strengthen the institution’s global influence and regional development role
Algeria has officially become a member of the New Development Bank…
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French minister dials back suggestion to get rid of cash to fight drug dealing – POLITICO
The 42-year-old added that a presidential campaign — which he is already laying the groundwork for ahead of the 2027 contest — could be the right avenue for such a discussion.
A 2023 senatorial report estimated that illegal drug…
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Leningrad Siege Survivor Fined Over Anti-War Protest
A St. Petersburg court fined Leningrad siege survivor Lyudmila Vasilyeva 10,000 rubles ($126) for staging an anti-war protest, the court’s press service said Friday.
Vasilyeva, 84, held a rare solo…
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Ukrainian official says major prisoner swap with Russia is underway
CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — An exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine from their more than three-year war was underway Friday, a senior Ukrainian official said.
The swap was not yet…
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History shows that Donald Trump is making a serious error in appeasing Vladimir Putin
The policy of appeasement – strategic concessions to an aggressor that are designed to avoid war – is generally most closely associated in the UK with the Conservative leader Neville Chamberlain, prime minister between May 1937 and May 1940.
When…
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Russia is facing fresh sanctions, but Putin is used to dealing with a struggling economy
The UK and the EU have agreed to hit Russia with a raft of new economic sanctions after hopes of a ceasefire with Ukraine came to nothing. One French minister commented that it is time to <a…
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Chinese EV maker BYD outsells Tesla in Europe for 1st time
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD sold more units than its U.S. rival Tesla for the first time in Europe in April, according to data from auto sector information provider Jato Dynamics on Thursday.
BYD’s sales of fully…
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Groundbreaking new contact lens lets people see even in dark
Scientists have created contact lenses that enable wearers to see in the dark using infrared
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Global operation takes down ‘dangerous’ malware network – DW – 05/23/2025
Some of the world’s “most dangerous malware” was disrupted this week in a coordinated international operation, which led to the issuance of 20 arrest warrants, the EU anti-crime bodies Europol and Eurojust said Friday.
In an operation involving…
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