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Wheat prices in Chicago rose on Wednesday after Russian drones reportedly hit a key Danube River grain port,

The closures come amid rising concern over the presence of Wagner mercenary fighters in Belarus.

Germany’s ruling coalition approved a scaled-back plan to decriminalize personal use of cannabis in a first step toward

Hungary unexpectedly plunged deeper into recession for the longest economic contraction in at least 28 years as the

The Dutch economy unexpectedly succumbed to its first recession since the pandemic on weakness in both consumer spending

Russia launched drone attacks in Odesa in southern Ukraine overnight in which warehouses and grain storage facilities at

It seems like inflationary pressures may take longer to dissipate, judging from the latest consumer price figures this

UK inflation remained higher than expected last month, adding to the case for the Bank of England to

PARIS The first launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket has slipped into 2024 after an incomplete recent

By Tim Hepher PARIS Europe's top space official has urged wavering politicians not to abandon European leadership in

Former Ukrainian captives have alleged they were subjected to torture, including electric shocks, while they were held at a detention facility in Russia. Speaking to the BBC over a dozen former detainees detailed the alleged physical and psychological abuse they suffered at the hands of Russian officers and guards at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility Number Two in Taganrog. They have since been released in prisoner exchanges. Guards at the facility carry black batons and metal bars to beat the captives in the legs, arms, or “anywhere they wanted”, senior lieutenant Artem Seredniak was quoted as saying. “It’s what they call ‘reception’,” he said. The captives were left under-nourished and the injured were not provided appropriate medical assistance, according to the report, which details a number of potential serious violations of international law. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government is set to build new fortifications and military infrastructure in northeast regions that border Russia and Belarus at a cost of nearly $35m, prime minister Denys Shmyhal has said. “At the request of Kharkiv and Chernihiv... we are allocating 911.5m hryvnias ($24.7m) for Kharkiv and 363m ($9.8m) for Chernihiv to build military engineering and fortification structures,” Mr Shmyhal said on Telegram. Read More Putin’s forces step up air strikes on Ukraine regions bordering Nato Experts warn Ukraine’s frontline push is being damaged by West Putin accuses West of ‘adding fuel to fire’ with conflict in Ukraine Russia's ruble has tumbled. What does it mean for the wartime economy?

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