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🇷🇺🛢️📉 Lukoil has declared force majeure at Iraq's giant West Qurna-2 oilfield, after Western sanctions on the Russian oil major complicated its operations.
Iraq has halted all cash and crude payments to Lukoil, Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
#Russia
Iraq has halted all cash and crude payments to Lukoil, Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
#Russia
Exclusive: Lukoil declares force majeure at Iraqi oilfield following sanctions
Lukoil has declared force majeure at Iraq's giant West Qurna-2 oilfield, four sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, after Western sanctions on the Russian oil major hampered its operations.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🇷🇺🛢️📉 Lukoil has declared force majeure at Iraq's giant West Qurna-2 oilfield, after Western sanctions on the Russian oil major complicated its operations.
Iraq has halted all cash and crude payments to Lukoil, Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
#Russia
Iraq has halted all cash and crude payments to Lukoil, Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
#Russia
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This photo of putin, taken by Azerbaijani media, wasn’t allowed to be published in russia
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This photo of putin, taken by Azerbaijani media, wasn’t allowed to be published in russia
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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Why do you send so many drones to Denmark?
Putin: I won't do it anymore. I won't send anymore to Denmark, to France, to Copenhagen...
Putin: I won't do it anymore. I won't send anymore to Denmark, to France, to Copenhagen...
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Why do you send so many drones to Denmark?
Putin: I won't do it anymore. I won't send anymore to Denmark, to France, to Copenhagen...
Putin: I won't do it anymore. I won't send anymore to Denmark, to France, to Copenhagen...
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⚡️The Economist maps Russia’s hybrid-warfare attacks across Europe.
September 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
⚡️The Economist maps Russia’s hybrid-warfare attacks across Europe.
Palestine has never been closer to either military defeat or political victory.
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Palestine has never been closer to either military defeat or political victory.
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Summary of the significant evidence that the B-2s currently airborne are a strike package heading directly for Iran:
1. Immediate refuelling after departing from Whiteman Air Force Base indicates that the aircraft are carry close to their maximum payload.
1. Immediate refuelling after departing from Whiteman Air Force Base indicates that the aircraft are carry close to their maximum payload.
June 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Summary of the significant evidence that the B-2s currently airborne are a strike package heading directly for Iran:
1. Immediate refuelling after departing from Whiteman Air Force Base indicates that the aircraft are carry close to their maximum payload.
1. Immediate refuelling after departing from Whiteman Air Force Base indicates that the aircraft are carry close to their maximum payload.
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The Gulf states are seriously assessing the possibility the Islamic Republic’s clerical regime falls. -Bloomberg
June 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Gulf states are seriously assessing the possibility the Islamic Republic’s clerical regime falls. -Bloomberg
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Iran: People appear to be celebrating Israel's attack on the Islamic dictatorship.
Under the regime's tyranny, men and women dancing and singing together in public is prohibited because the Muslim lunatics consider it "indecent" and "immoral."
Under the regime's tyranny, men and women dancing and singing together in public is prohibited because the Muslim lunatics consider it "indecent" and "immoral."
June 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Iran: People appear to be celebrating Israel's attack on the Islamic dictatorship.
Under the regime's tyranny, men and women dancing and singing together in public is prohibited because the Muslim lunatics consider it "indecent" and "immoral."
Under the regime's tyranny, men and women dancing and singing together in public is prohibited because the Muslim lunatics consider it "indecent" and "immoral."
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8 years ago I was roaming around many of my favorite places in eastern Ukraine, visiting friends: Mariinka, Avdiivka, Lysychansk and Shyrokyne. Every place in these photos is now completely destroyed, razed to rubble and occupied by the Russian army. These are photos of life that no longer exists.
June 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
8 years ago I was roaming around many of my favorite places in eastern Ukraine, visiting friends: Mariinka, Avdiivka, Lysychansk and Shyrokyne. Every place in these photos is now completely destroyed, razed to rubble and occupied by the Russian army. These are photos of life that no longer exists.
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An irate reader writes in to The @economist.com:
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
Has crime fallen in Britain? | Jun 7th 2025 Edition
Also this week, Oasis’s loud music, Generation X, Mark Twain, chessboxing
www.economist.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
An irate reader writes in to The @economist.com:
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
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Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
May 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
Russia is a terrorist state
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6 ballistic missiles and 6 cruise missiles have attacked Kyiv so far - plus an undisclosed number of Iranian-Russian “shahed” drones.
More incoming.
FU, Russia!
#StandWithUkraine
More incoming.
FU, Russia!
#StandWithUkraine
April 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
6 ballistic missiles and 6 cruise missiles have attacked Kyiv so far - plus an undisclosed number of Iranian-Russian “shahed” drones.
More incoming.
FU, Russia!
#StandWithUkraine
More incoming.
FU, Russia!
#StandWithUkraine
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Elon Musk and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent clashed in a heated West Wing shouting match over IRS leadership, escalating tensions. Dispute, witnessed by Trump, highlights Musk's friction with senior officials. Bessent got his pick, Michael Faulkender, installed.-Axios
April 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Elon Musk and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent clashed in a heated West Wing shouting match over IRS leadership, escalating tensions. Dispute, witnessed by Trump, highlights Musk's friction with senior officials. Bessent got his pick, Michael Faulkender, installed.-Axios
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Detonations continue at Russia’s 51st GRAU ammunition depot as of 22:00. Blasts still ongoing hours after the initial explosions.
April 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Detonations continue at Russia’s 51st GRAU ammunition depot as of 22:00. Blasts still ongoing hours after the initial explosions.
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🕯️Sumy. The number of civilians murdered by Russians has increased again, currently 31 people have been identified as killed, including 2 children.
84 people have been injured, including 10 children.
84 people have been injured, including 10 children.
April 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🕯️Sumy. The number of civilians murdered by Russians has increased again, currently 31 people have been identified as killed, including 2 children.
84 people have been injured, including 10 children.
84 people have been injured, including 10 children.
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😔 In Kryvyi Rih, there was a playground near the site of Strike, 5 children are known to have died.
April 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
😔 In Kryvyi Rih, there was a playground near the site of Strike, 5 children are known to have died.
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Orban gets rushed out of Budapest in a motorcade as his attempt to outlaw protests is totally ignored.
Putin's puppet is likely finished. Just a matter of time now.
Putin's puppet is likely finished. Just a matter of time now.
April 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Orban gets rushed out of Budapest in a motorcade as his attempt to outlaw protests is totally ignored.
Putin's puppet is likely finished. Just a matter of time now.
Putin's puppet is likely finished. Just a matter of time now.
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France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you
March 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you
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In case you’re wondering how committed Denmark is to NATO and Article V…
Consider that they died at the literal same rate as Americans in Afghanistan…
Fighting by our side in a war they didn’t start and arguably had no vital national interest in…
Save one: Alliance with the United States.
Consider that they died at the literal same rate as Americans in Afghanistan…
Fighting by our side in a war they didn’t start and arguably had no vital national interest in…
Save one: Alliance with the United States.
March 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In case you’re wondering how committed Denmark is to NATO and Article V…
Consider that they died at the literal same rate as Americans in Afghanistan…
Fighting by our side in a war they didn’t start and arguably had no vital national interest in…
Save one: Alliance with the United States.
Consider that they died at the literal same rate as Americans in Afghanistan…
Fighting by our side in a war they didn’t start and arguably had no vital national interest in…
Save one: Alliance with the United States.
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These people are so incredibly stupid and unprofessional 🤣
WTF America? 😂🤣
WTF America? 😂🤣
March 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
These people are so incredibly stupid and unprofessional 🤣
WTF America? 😂🤣
WTF America? 😂🤣
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💥/1. Very impressive video of attacks by Ukrainian FPV drones launched from sea drones deep in the Russian rear. By the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine.
March 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
💥/1. Very impressive video of attacks by Ukrainian FPV drones launched from sea drones deep in the Russian rear. By the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine.