Month: September 2026

US $10 billion plan aims to redraw Gulf oil routes and reduce reliance on Strait of Hormuz

Washington is proposing a $10 billion regional fund to rebuild damaged energy infrastructure and develop safer oil and gas export…

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Sweden: What drove Mohamed Abdukardir Ali’s surprise rise to parliament? Borlänge voters say they backed him to make a difference

Mohamed Abdukardir Ali’s surprise rise from ninth place on the Left Party’s Dalarna list to a seat in Sweden’s parliament…

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Sweden: Left Party leadership prepares statement on suspected election irregularities in Borlänge

Sweden’s Left Party leadership is preparing a statement on the investigation into suspected election irregularities linked to Mohamed Abdukardir Ali’s…

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$1 million a day for an oil tanker as Iran war triggers global shipping crunch

The Iran war has pushed the cost of chartering some VLCC oil tankers above $1 million a day as vessels…

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US grants visas to Pezeshkian and Araghchi for New York as Trump says he is open to meeting Iranian president

Washington has granted visas to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for the UN General Assembly as…

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War paradox: Houthi attacks push Saudi oil back through Strait of Hormuz

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline have pushed more Saudi crude back through the Strait of Hormuz, with exports…

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Just seven months after gaining Swedish citizenship, ninth-placed Left Party candidate wins a seat in parliament on personal votes

Mohamed Abdukardir Ali entered Sweden’s parliament only seven months after being granted Swedish citizenship, overturning his ninth-place position on the…

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Andersson responds to debate over immigrant-background voters after Sweden election

Magdalena Andersson has responded to the post-election debate over voters with immigrant backgrounds after comments by Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie…

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