Russian tax revenue. Russia’s State Duma adopted a law increasing the profit tax rate for “natural monopoly entities transporting oil and oil products via trunk pipelines” – i.e., state pipeline ...

The first casualty of Romania’s presidential election was the opinion polls – none of which proved accurate. The second might be the country’s post-communist ideals, including its pro-Western ...

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Cutting costs. German car parts manufacturer Bosch said it plans to cut 3,800 jobs in Germany by the end of 2027 to reduce costs in an increasingly competitive market. The company will eliminate 5,550 ...

Starting next year, the U.S., Japanese and Australian militaries will conduct trilateral amphibious training in northern Australia, marking the first deployment of Japanese troops for joint training ...

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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been more than 100 years in the making. The fragmented geography of a potential Palestinian state, divided by hostile Israeli territory, undermines trust on both ...

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Escalation in Ukraine. In a video address on Russian TV, President Vladimir Putin said his country on Thursday fired a new, intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. He ...

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Expanding cooperation. Russia and North Korea signed an agreement on boosting economic cooperation following a meeting between trade officials in Pyongyang on Wednesday. No further details about the ...

Much of the public discussion about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming strategy for the Middle East, especially in light of the nominees to his national security team, is binary. In this ...