Dangote refinery holds down Nigerian product imports while also threatening crude
Refinery appears to be meeting domestic needs while eyeing local feedstocks
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Don’t blame shipbrokers for the loopholes in this sanctions sieve
Our morals are not legally binding. Sanctions rules are. So write better rules
Aid groups slam Israel’s ‘weaponisation of Gaza relief’
More than 100 aid groups say Israel is obstructing life-saving aid from entering the Gaza Strip, resulting in vast quantities of relief supplies remaining stranded in warehouses across Jordan and Egypt as more Palestinians starve.
The Thailand-Cambodia War Was About Shoring Up Elite Power – Jacobin
The Thailand-Cambodia War Was About Shoring Up Elite Power JacobinA tale of two dynasties Engelsberg IdeasCambodia accuses Thailand of deploying barbed wire, tyres in Cambodian border village chinadailyasia.comASIA/CAMB…
Trump’s nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics was Jan 6 ‘bystander’ outside Capitol, says White House
E.J. Antoni, tapped by President Trump to serve as the nation’s top economic data official, appears in Capitol Police surveillance footage from January 6, 2021
Germany’s Renk plans to bypass embargo, export to Israel – The Jerusalem Post
Germany’s Renk plans to bypass embargo, export to Israel The Jerusalem PostGermany’s Merz faces conservative revolt over Israel arms suspension The Washington PostGerman Defense Contractor Mulls US Shift After Merz Israel Ban …
The Department of Homeland Security is starting to annoy both brands and artists with its wild social media behavior
DHS attracting complaints from creatives for using their work online but insists it is ‘bypassing the mainstream media to give Americans the facts’
Skittles, M&Ms To Be Naturally Dyed Soon, Says Candy-Maker Company
The move by Mars marks a step toward appeasing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has made artificial dyes a top target.
Kyiv’s supporters must be prepared for troop deployment in Ukraine, Lithuanian president says
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Women with AI ‘boyfriends’ mourn lost love after ‘cold’ ChatGPT upgrade
OpenAI’s release of GPT-5 prompts backlash in online communities for people with AI companions.