According to Eurostat, from January to May 2025, despite sanctions, the EU imported 2.57 million tons (+1.1% compared to the same period last year) of metallurgical products from Russia, with a cost of €1.06B. Most of these imports are semi-finished products; in five…
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More resources for defense: Zelenskyy signs decree to audit state budget spending.
President Zelenskyy has signed a decree aimed at reducing bureaucratic procedures and initiating an immediate audit of state expenditures. The president emphasized that he expects concrete results from the Ukrainian government within a month. The main goals are to…
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Despite record spending on the war, the Russian military-industrial complex will gradually decline.
Experts from the British think tank Chatham House noted that the Russian Federation is spending unprecedented amounts on its war against Ukraine, but as a result of sanctions imposed by the West, it is losing the ability to modernize its army. Russia plans to spend 6.3%…
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Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking, the U.N. food agency’s regional…
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The largest frozen bakery plant in Ukraine has been opened in Transcarpathia with a ₴400M investment.
Bakery Food Investment launched a new frozen bakery facility in Khust, Transcarpathian region, with the total investment of ₴400M ($9.5M). BFI acquired the site in September 2024, and by May 2025, they had launched the first of five production lines. Four of these…
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US leaves Gaza ceasefire talks, says Hamas doesn’t want to end fighting
The U.S. is pulling out of talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as it believes the militant group isn’t negotiating seriously, special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.
Witkoff, who traveled to Europe on Wednesday to discuss Gaza and a ceasefire deal, said the group’s latest…
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Photos: Starvation in Gaza
Editor’s note: This gallery contains disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised.
Food markets are empty. Human waste is piling up. Illness is spreading. And people in Gaza…
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Zhytomyr region reinforcing border with Belarus amid rising tensions
Engineering fortifications continue to be reinforced along the Ukraine-Belarus border in Zhytomyr region.
This was reported by Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration (RMA) head Vitalii Bunechko on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.
“Together with Colonel…
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Britain and Australia scramble to show Trump they’re serious about AUKUS – POLITICO
Adam Kozloski, a senior fellow at the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank, said that while reports of the partnership’s demise had been exaggerated, there was nonetheless a clear shift in priorities for Washington.
“Every initiative that the Trump administration inherited is being…
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