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Venezuela’s Acting Leader Announces May 1 Pay Raise With No Figures Yet

The announcement points to a plan to fund higher pay through recovered state assets.

UK Sanctions Xinbi, Targeting Crypto Hub Behind Southeast Asia Scam Centers

Russia Summons Czech Envoy After Molotov Attack on Prague Cultural Center

Belgium Intercepts Suspected Russian ‘Ghost Fleet’ Tanker in North Sea With French Support

Kim Recasts North Korea Policy With Conditional Opening to U.S., Hard Line on South

EU Formally Lists Iran’s IRGC as a Terrorist Organization

Russia Threatens Naval Action to Stop Western Seizures of Its Ships

Ukraine Expands Sanctions, Targeting Russian Tanker Operators and GRU-Linked Unit

Mass Strikes Cripple Kyiv’s Power and Heat as IAEA Flags Nuclear Safety Risks

Joint Probe Launched Over North’s Drone Claims as Policy Rift Widens in Seoul

Swiss Data Chart Billions in Venezuelan Gold Shipments, Intensifying Scrutiny After Maduro Asset Freeze

Russia-Bound Tanker Reportedly Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Diverts to Turkish Port

Oil Opens 2026 Slightly Higher on Geopolitical Tension as Market Eyes OPEC+ Meeting

Iran’s President Declares ‘Comprehensive War’ With U.S., Europe and Israel

U.S. Imposes Visa Bans on Thierry Breton and Four European NGO Leaders, Prompting EU Rebuke

Freed Belarusian Prisoners Reach EU as U.S. Eases Potash Sanctions

Carlyle Taps Goldman Sachs for Bid on Lukoil’s Overseas Assets

Belarus Frees 123 Political Prisoners After U.S.-Brokered Deal

China Sanctions Former Japan Joint Staff Chief Serving as Taiwan Policy Adviser

Belarus Frees 123 Detainees, Including Nobel Laureate, After U.S. Lifts Potash Sanctions