Russia and Saudi Arabia draw closer amid OPEC upheaval
Russia and Saudi Arabia each produce between 9-10 million barrels of oil a day. Together, they account for over 20%…
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Armenia, once Russia’s reliable ally, considers an EU future
Citizens of Armenia are not only electing a new National Assembly on Sunday: They are also voting on the future geopolitical…
Sweden mulls prison for young teens as violent crime rises
Children aged 13 and 14 should still be in school. But in Sweden, young teenagers are being recruited by criminal networks to carry out attacks…
Iran uses war as cover for increased executions
“Several young men born in the second half of the 2000s are sitting beside me. They are under 20. They…
Has Zelenskyy forfeited an honor — and Poland’s sympathy?
On May 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree that a special forces unit of the Ukrainian army was being given…
With peace elusive, nuclear weapons make a comeback
Many countries are ramping up their military capabilities — and nuclear weapons are back on the agenda. According to the…
Kosovo PM wins snap vote, but with no majority
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje party on Sunday won the most votes in a snap election, yet failed to…
Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska carries fairytale run into French Open final
Polish world number 114 Maja Chwalinska made French Open history on Thursday as she beat Russian Diana Shnaider in straight…
France stunned by Ivory Coast in World Cup warm-up defeat
The Elephants overturned an early deficit to beat France 2-1 on Thursday, inflicting a rare defeat on Didier Deschamps’s side…
DHS disenrolls 3,400 Medicaid providers while flagging small fraction for further fraud review
The Minnesota Department of Human Services disenrolled 60 percent of providers from high-risk Medicaid programs, but only a small fraction…