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March 27, 2025
On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin launched a nuclear submarine with Zircon hypersonic missiles that can travel at speeds up to several times faster than sound. Citing documents related to the launch, the Russian agencies said that the Perm…
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March 27, 2025
The company announced on Thursday that Bolivia's energy company YPFB will receive a total five cargoes of diesel and gasoline through Chile before April 4. Three of these cargoes are expected to be imported directly from Houston. YPFB confirmed on Thursday the origin of the goods…
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March 27, 2025
The local governor's offices confirmed that six foreigners died when a tourist sub sank near the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in Egypt. However, they did not confirm the nationalities. The Russian consulate at Hurghada confirmed that the "SINDBAD"…
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March 26, 2025
Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary for State, said that on Wednesday. The United States would evaluate any demands made by Russia following its "in principle agreement" with a ceasefire negotiated by the United States in order to ensure safe navigation through Black Sea.
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March 26, 2025
Nutrien stated on Wednesday that it does not believe the proposed Black Sea Shipping Deal between Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. would have a significant impact on the North American or Global Fertilizer Market this year. Nutrien spokesperson…
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March 26, 2025
A deal on the freedom of navigation of ships and ports in the Black Sea, which would ensure the safety of civilian vessels as well as port infrastructures, "will make a significant contribution to the global food supply chain and security," said Stephane Dujarric…
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March 26, 2025
Analysts and industry sources say that a potential agreement to ease restrictions on Russia’s access to international agriculture markets, hailed by Washington and Moscow, will not have a significant impact on the global food supply. The U.S.-brokered deal…
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March 26, 2025
A deal on the freedom of navigation of ships and ports in the Black Sea, which would ensure the safety of civilian vessels as well as port infrastructures, "will make a significant contribution to the global food supply chain and security," said Stephane Dujarric…
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March 26, 2025
The Russian drone attacked the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, which provides access to the Black Sea for the country. It also struck Kryvyi Rih. Ukrainian officials claimed that this was the biggest drone strike on the city in the war. On Tuesday…
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March 26, 2025
The Russian Defence Ministry said that Russian units had destroyed nine Ukrainian drones over night, including two in the Black Sea. On Tuesday, the United States and Russia reached separate agreements to stop their airstrikes over the Black Sea as well as against each other's targets in energy.
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March 26, 2025
The Russian state news agency TASS reported that a submarine of the Pacific Fleet of Russia conducted drills on the Sea of Japan. It launched cruise missiles against sea and coastal targets. "During an exercise scheduled, the diesel-electric…
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March 25, 2025
In remarks published late Tuesday, Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov stated that the Black Sea maritime security agreement aims to return Moscow to predictable grain markets and fertiliser markets which would allow for profit while ensuring global food security.
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March 25, 2025
The Kremlin announced on Tuesday that Moscow has agreed to guarantee safe navigation in Black Sea provided Western sanctions against companies exporting food and fertilizer are lifted. The United States and Russia have also agreed on measures…
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March 25, 2025
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, said that the truce over the Black Sea and the energy infrastructure took effect immediately on Tuesday. He also stated that if Moscow violated the agreements he would ask Donald Trump for more weapons and sanctions against Russia.
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March 25, 2025
Ukraine's Defence Minister said that Kyiv had agreed to the two ceasefires with Russia announced by the United States Tuesday, and that Kyiv welcomed third countries who would support the implementation of these accords. The United States announced…
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March 23, 2025
After discussions with Ukrainian diplomats on Sunday, a U.S. delegation will meet with Russian officials to discuss progress towards a Black Sea ceasefire as well as a wider cessation in violence in the Ukraine war. The so-called "technical talks" come as U.S.
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March 21, 2025
CME Group, a financial markets operator, is developing plans to create a Black Sea Wheat Futures Contract that tracks Romanian and Bulgarian wheat prices. CME, the company that has U.S. Corn, Wheat and Soybean Futures that serve as global benchmarks for prices…
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March 21, 2025
Spiegel, citing anonymous security sources, reported that Germany had confiscated an old tanker, found drifting off its northern coast, believed to be a part of the shadow fleet Russia used to circumvent oil sanction. German authorities seized the Panama-flagged vessel…
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March 21, 2025
Spiegel, citing anonymous security sources, reported that Germany had confiscated an old tanker, found drifting off its northern coast, believed to be a part of the shadow fleet Russia used to circumvent oil sanction. German authorities seized the Panama-flagged vessel…
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March 18, 2025
The Crimean Peninsula, which Russia took from Ukraine in 2014., is the focal point of the most serious East-West conflict since the Cold War. It was widely believed that the fate of Crimea, and four provinces in which Russia has taken territory since it invaded Ukraine in 2022…
