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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe

19:13 19.05.2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe

Press Release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe. On May 18, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks in Moscow with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation...

Senior diplomat sees growing risks of head-on clash between NATO, Russia

15:31 19.05.2026

Senior diplomat sees growing risks of head-on clash between NATO, Russia

Strategic risks of a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia are growing, which may have catastrophic consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS in an interview. The senior Russian diplomat highlighted "the escalatory narrative" from European capitals about "the looming threat of a high-intensity war" with Russia. "As …

Reuters: Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill – and counting

11:47 19.05.2026

Reuters: Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill – and counting

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has already cost companies around the world at least $25 billion - and the bill is climbing, according to a Reuters analysis. A review of corporate statements since the start of the conflict by companies listed in the United States, Europe and Asia offers a …

Britain’s hard right on the march as tens of thousands descend on London

11:46 19.05.2026

Britain’s hard right on the march as tens of thousands descend on London

When some 150,000 people descended on London in September for a rally organized by Tommy Robinson – an agitator who spreads anti-Muslim bigotry and has several criminal convictions – it felt like a watershed moment in British politics, CNN reports. “Something in our country changed,” Sadiq Khan, the mayor of …

Hungarian president resists Magyar's calls to quit

11:45 19.05.2026

Hungarian president resists Magyar's calls to quit

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok resisted calls from new Prime Minister Peter Magyar to quit in an interview published on Monday, saying there was no justification for his resignation, Reuters reports. Magyar's TISZA party ousted former leader Viktor Orban's Fidesz party in an election landslide in April, ending its 16-year rule …

Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump

13:57 18.05.2026

Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged “congratulatory letters” on Sunday ahead of the Russian president’s visit to Beijing this week, four days since Donald Trump left China after a high-stakes summit, - the Guardian writes. Xi, China’s leader, said bilateral cooperation between Russia and China had “continuously deepened and solidified”, …

How much did the war in Iran cost each US household?

13:52 18.05.2026

How much did the war in Iran cost each US household?

As of Sunday evening, each American household has lost $316 due to the war in Iran, Financial Times reports. On May 17, gasoline prices in the US surged by 51 percent - the highest uptick among all G7 countries.In terms of rising gasoline and diesel fuel prices, the damage inflicted …

CNN: Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make

11:29 18.05.2026

CNN: Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make

As Donald Trump grew increasingly frustrated with diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran, administration officials were closely watching whether the president’s trip to China — a nation with close ties to Tehran — would yield a significant breakthrough, CNN writes. But Trump landed stateside Friday with seemingly no …

POLITICO: Hegseth again stuns Pentagon with Poland troop withdrawal

11:28 18.05.2026

POLITICO: Hegseth again stuns Pentagon with Poland troop withdrawal

Pete Hegseth’s last-minute decision to cancel the deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland caught Pentagon staff and European allies by surprise — the latest example of an abrupt personnel move from the Defense secretary that blindsided both sides of the Atlantic, POLITICO stresses. It wasn’t clear exactly why Hegseth issued …

FT: Gulf conflict pushes European chemicals industry to breaking point

11:26 18.05.2026

FT: Gulf conflict pushes European chemicals industry to breaking point

In the Port of Rotterdam, one of the world’s largest and most advanced chemical clusters is at a critical juncture. Smoke still billows across the skyline and tankers travel back and forth through the port, ferrying feedstock into vast drums that are linked to facilities by pipelines, ‘Financial Times’ writes. …

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