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India Launches 85% Ethanol Fuel to Cut Oil Import Dependence

India is launching on Friday a new fuel blend with an 85% ethanol component as part of the fuel flex mobility program of the world's third-largest crude importer to reduce dependence on imported oil. The E85 fuel was officially launched at a ceremony in New Delhi in the presence of India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri. On Thursday, Puri launched India's first flex-fuel passenger vehicle by Maruti Suzuki in New Delhi. Flex-fuel vehicles can operate on a range of ethan

NASA: Astronauts have to leave the ISS space station due to a leak

The Russian space agency is taking a precautionary measure because of cracks on a module of the International Space Station. The problems are not occurring for the first time.

UK’s Keir Starmer says Russia could attack Nato within 4 years

Russia could attack a Nato country within four years according to western intelligence assessments, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned on Friday. He made the comments as he pledged his government would publish a long-delayed defence investment plan before next month’s Nato summit. “It is our intelligence assessment and the assessment of other countries in Nato that there could be an attack by Russia on Nato as soon as 2030,” Starmer said. “So you can see the urgency and the priority that...

Wall Street: interest rate hike before December? | Wall Street between job boom and AI hangover

AI euphoria is fizzling out, the Fed is coming under pressure - and SpaceX will soon test whether the market is still hungry for large tech IPOs.

Oil Markets Stop Believing Trump’s Peace Narrative

Fresh strikes on Kuwait and Oman undermine hopes of a U.S.-Iran de-escalation, keeping oil markets on edge and traders skeptical of diplomatic progress. Friday, June 05, 2026 This week’s strikes on Kuwait and the Friday morning attack on Oman have dented hopes for a de-escalation between US and Iran following the much-publicized Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Whilst Oman’s main port is reportedly up and running again, capping ICE Brent around the $95 per barrel mark, most global crude benchmarks will

Lockheed Martin UK-led consortium unveils GBAD concept for NATO

While company representatives were tight-lipped about the exact technical details of their offering, they explained that a flexible, software-based system would allow individual member-nations to connect their sensors to another nation’s command nodes.

Accident at Lufthansa: A risky incident – ​​for Lufthansa’s image

The Lufthansa jet's landing gear accident is not only embarrassing, it raises doubts about what was once the company's greatest strength at a critical time. A comment.

Today: Pharmaceutical companies cut investments because of Warken's health care reform

Two pharmaceutical giants react to higher health insurance discounts: What does this mean for Germany as a location? Also: Putin's Ukraine signals from the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

If the future brings trouble: Not a great moment: get into the Astro subscription trap via online horoscope

Horoscope websites sometimes entice you with free offers - but this is often followed by a large bill or even a debt collection letter. Now it's important not to be hasty, but to act carefully.

Economic situation: Putin admits economic problems in Russia

At the beginning of the year, the government in Moscow had to admit a decline in GDP and national debt is rising. Nevertheless, Putin is optimistic.

Canadian miner taps Brazil to carve China out of rare-earth supply chain

War in Ukraine: Merz, Starmer, Macron want to consult with Zelensky in London

More than four years after the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the conflict is currently sometimes pushed into the background. What can Europeans achieve?

Hong Kong ideal platform for Uzbek firms to spread wings globally, John Lee says

Hong Kong serves as an ideal platform to help Uzbek enterprises expand through its world-class professional services and international business environment, the city’s leader has told the Central Asian country’s prime minister as he wrapped up a five-day regional tour. Sources said Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Friday also invited Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov to be a keynote speaker at the coming Belt and Road Summit to be held in Hong Kong in September. It was understood that during a...

Controversial plans: Leave the splitting to the spouses

Demands that spouses should be taxed individually are becoming increasingly louder. There are better ideas.

Location: The pharmaceutical industry in Germany is still investing here

The industry had planned billions in investments in Germany. Now the first companies are withdrawing out of frustration with the government.

SPD: Where the social democratic profile was lost

The SPD has not become too left-wing. A response to the analysis of the economic historian Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich

United Nations: Merz: renewed candidacy for the UN Security Council for 2035/36

On Wednesday, Germany crashed its candidacy for the powerful United Nations Security Council. After a short period of reflection, the Chancellor announces how things should proceed.

‘DOGE’ wanted to declare 2.7 million people ‘dead’ at Social Security: whistleblower

This is the third whistleblower to come forward about alleged illegal activity by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Bilfinger Offshore Workers Striking Over Pay

'Strikes on the Alba FSU and FPF1 will have a significant impact on the day to day operations of these assets', Unite Industrial Officer Paula Buchan warned.

Cooking robots: Artificial intelligence is conquering field kitchens

The start-up Circus is installing more and more automatic cooking machines for the military. CEO Nikolas Bullwinkel reports rapidly growing demand from the defense sector.

DoD cyber strategy will set a ‘clear and specific vision’ for AI to enable the force: Official

Katie Sutton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and Principal Cyber Advisor, is looking to coordinate AI adoption across several entities within the Pentagon.

Amazon unveils latest warehouse robot as tech giants continue AI layoffs

"Our experience of robots is that it's actually driven up employment rather than the reverse," Amazon executive John Boumphrey told CNBC.

AI is designing OpenAI's next model in a sign of 'superintelligence': SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said his forecast of artificial superintelligence arriving in 10 years was "conservative" and thinks it will be here sooner.

Trump Auction Opens Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights for First Time Ever

The Trump Administration is holding its latest lease sale in Alaska on Friday in a test for investors and environmentalists as the auction comprises tracts in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding the oil and gas lease sale today, after last year the Trump Administration removed legislative protections from the Biden presidency that restricted oil and gas exploration in Alaska, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and fe

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Arctic Refuge Auction Will Test Oil Industry Appetite

President Donald Trump vowed to reopen Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

War in Eastern Europe: Ukrainian drone explodes in the Romanian port of Constanta

An errant unmanned sea vehicle detonates in Romania's largest port. It came from Ukraine. Russian jamming signals are said to have thrown it off its path.

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+++ Ukraine War +++: Zelensky regrets: “Russia is choosing war again”

Putin and former Chancellor Schröder hold one-on-one talks +++ Putin does not see Ukraine at an advantage in drone war +++ The news blog.

+++ Ukraine War +++: Putin currently sees no reason to meet with Zelensky

Putin criticizes the “unfair West” +++ EU states want to discuss negotiations with Zelensky +++ Merkel does not want to negotiate with Putin +++ The news blog.