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August 26, 2025
European traders reported on Tuesday that Pakistan's TCP, the state-owned trading agency, has bought an initial 30,000 tons of white sugar from an international tender which sought around 200,000 tonnes and closed last week. Traders said that…
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August 25, 2025
Two sources who were briefed about the deployment on Monday said that the United States had ordered additional ships for the southern Caribbean in response to President Donald Trump's efforts to combat threats from Latin American cartels. Sources…
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August 25, 2025
According to a Friday filing at the U.S. District Court of Delaware, the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump intends on withdrawing federal approval for US Wind’s offshore wind farm near the Maryland coast. Attorneys from the Department…
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August 25, 2025
The Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC), a state-owned agency, is believed to have purchased a volume of wheat that was not disclosed late last week. It's expected that the wheat will be sourced in part from Russia. Traders said Iran wanted to buy about 180…
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August 25, 2025
Turkish authorities reported on Monday that Russian Nikolay Svechnikov was missing at the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race held in Istanbul on Sunday. Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC) said that search and rescue operations…
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August 25, 2025
European traders reported on Monday that Taiwan's MFIG buying group had issued an international tender for up to 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn, which could be sourced in the United States, Argentina or Brazil. They said that the deadline…
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August 25, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump hosted South Korean president Lee Jae Myung at Washington on Monday for their first meeting after they struck a deal last month that lowered U.S. duties on the Asian ally from 25% to 15%. Trump said that he would…
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August 24, 2025
A German sea rescue charity reported on Sunday that three young sisters drowned after the rubber boat they were in, along with dozens of migrants, got into difficulty on the dangerous central Mediterranean crossing between Libya and Italy. RESQSHIP reported that the bodies of three sisters aged 9…
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August 22, 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers, who have ended their longest losing streak of over three months and brought their 80 victories major-league record into the first game with the San Francisco Giants in the series opener on Friday night, will bring this to the San Francisco Giants.
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August 22, 2025
The defence ministry announced on Friday that Russian forces conducted an exercise in Baltic Sea, including drills for repelling an underwater attack. The ministry reported that units of divers "demonstrated their skills in detecting, capturing…
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August 22, 2025
Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, a state-owned company in South Korea, purchased approximately 45.200 metric tonnes of rice from the United States as part of an international tender which closed on August 8. It can take a few weeks for the corporation to make a decision on a tender.
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August 22, 2025
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for their first meeting in Washington on Monday. The two countries had struck a deal on trade last month that reduced U.S. duties on the Asian ally from 25% to 15%. Alongside trade, U.S.
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August 21, 2025
The government announced in a Thursday bulletin that the oil output in Guyana remained almost the same last month, at 664,000 barrels of crude per day. This led to an annual average of 643,000 barrels of crude per day in the first seven-month period of this year.
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August 21, 2025
Data from vessel tracking showed that two tankers chartered and carrying Venezuelan crude arrived in U.S. water on Thursday. This was the first time the U.S. imported Venezuelan oil after Washington granted a new permit. Last month, the U.S.
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August 21, 2025
Keir starmer, the British Prime Minister, faced new criticism on Thursday over his immigration policy after official figures revealed that asylum claims had reached a record-high and more migrants were being housed at hotels than a year earlier.
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August 21, 2025
Official data revealed on Thursday that more than 32,000 asylum-seekers were living in hotels across Britain by the end of the year 2025, with asylum requests reaching a new high. The housing issue is now a major concern for Keir starmer, the British Prime Minister.
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August 21, 2025
European traders reported on Thursday that a state grain buyer in Syria had issued an international bid to purchase around 200,000 metric tonnes of soft milling Wheat. The deadline to submit price offers is 15 September. The Ministry of Economy…
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August 21, 2025
European traders reported on Thursday that Jordan's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 120,000 tons of animal feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is set for August 27.
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August 21, 2025
The official Central News Agency reported on Thursday that the Taiwanese cabinet planned to spend T$949.5billion ($31.27billion) in defence next year, which is 3.32% the gross domestic product. This will be the first time the government has exceeded the 3% threshold since 2009.
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August 20, 2025
New Zealand announced on Thursday that it will spend NZ$2.7bn ($1.6bn) to purchase five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and two Airbus A321XLR planes, the first significant investment after a decision was made to replace the country’s aging defense fleet.
