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‘Cutting US aid’ prompts EU geopolitical-risk warning

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Bloomberg Europe’s disaster-relief chief leans back in a chair in his Brussels office and fires off a warning: President Donald Trump’s plan to slash US international aid could undermine global geopolitical stability—and threaten America’s interests. The admonition by Christos Stylianides, the European Union commissioner for crisis management, highlights the extent to which Europe is grappling with Trump’s “America First” policy. ...

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Marseille knife man kills two women in suspected terrorism

Man kills two passengers with knife at marseille train station

Bloomberg Two women were killed at Marseille’s Saint Charles train station by a man wielding a knife and crying “Allah Akabar.” The man was shot dead by soldiers. Prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation into the attack, which happened just outside the southern French city’s train station at about 1.45 pm on Sunday. One woman’s throat was cut, and the other ...

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Saudi driving ban lift could increase gasoline demand

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Meed Saudi Arabia’s lifting of the ban on women driving could lead to an increase in its demand for gasoline, according to energy consultants First Global Energy (FGE). Saudi Arabia is the biggest consumer of gasoline in the region and is the world’s nine largest gasoline market. Current demand is around 580,000 barrels a day (b/d) – a figure that ...

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