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Attendees at SPIEF 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum energy panel

Energy Transition Faces a Metal Reckoning, Sechin Warns at SPIEF 2026

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin told the SPIEF 2026 energy panel that metal consumption in electricity generation, electric transport, and power grids will require nearly 200 million additional tonnes by mid-century — a

June 6, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Iran football players working out during training session in Antalya Turkey ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Iran World Cup Players Granted US Visas, With IRGC Carve-Out Still in Place

Iran's World Cup squad received US visas just ten days before their Group G opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear the clearance came

June 6, 2026

News·Sports

Japan-linked crude oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran crisis, 2026

Eneos Endeavor Docks at Negishi Refinery, Second Japanese Tanker to Clear Hormuz Since Iran War

The Eneos Endeavor, a supertanker managed by Japan's largest refiner, discharged the last of its 2.15 million barrels of Gulf crude at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama on Saturday — completing a

June 6, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Anti-US billboard in Tehran showing Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran Gulf conflict

US Downs Four Iranian Drones Near Strait of Hormuz, Strikes Radar Sites at Qeshm

US forces shot down four Iranian drones bearing toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, then struck coastal radar sites at Qeshm Island and Goruk, drawing a seven-missile Iranian volley at Kuwait

June 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vladimir Putin at the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF plenary session

Putin Says Israel Sees Iran’s Bushehr Plant as Worth Protecting, Vows to Continue Nuclear Work

Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin disclosed that Israel has expressed willingness to ensure the safety of Bushehr — a revelation that reframes a back-channel no one publicly

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Uzatom head Azim Akhmedkhadjaev and Rosatom Director Alexey Likhachev at the Jizzakh nuclear power plant construction site in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, speaking alongside Vladimir Putin at St. Petersburg's Konstantinovsky Palace, hailed the formal launch of construction on Central Asia's first integrated nuclear power plant as a historic milestone —

June 5, 2026

Business·News·Science

Smoke billows from a Gazprom Neft oil refinery in Russia

Gazprom Seals New Deal to Boost Gas Supplies to Kazakhstan as Miller Meets Sklyar at SPIEF

Russia's Gazprom and Kazakhstan's presidential administration signed an agreement at SPIEF on Thursday for additional gas supplies in 2026, deepening the two countries' energy ties even as Astana's domestic demand strains its

June 5, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Nord Stream natural gas pipeline landfall facility at Lubmin Germany

Putin Says Gazprom Ready to Resume Gas Supplies to Germany, Nord Stream 2 Line Intact

Vladimir Putin told world news agency heads at SPIEF 2026 that Gazprom has never refused to supply Germany and a surviving Nord Stream 2 line could begin flowing the same day Berlin

June 5, 2026

Business·Economy·News

SPIEF 2026 delegates exhibition hall St Petersburg Russia Africa Summit October 2026 Moscow trade

Russia Sets Economic Agenda for Third Africa Summit as Moscow Seeks Trade Parity at SPIEF 2026

Russia's Foreign Ministry confirmed at SPIEF 2026 that the October Moscow summit will center exclusively on trade and investment, even as analysts note Moscow's economic footprint in Africa remains a fraction of

June 4, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter conducting maritime operations in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran naval blockade

CENTCOM Says 36 Humanitarian Ships Cleared Hormuz as Blockade Redirects 127 Vessels

U.S. Central Command says it has redirected 127 commercial vessels and disabled six under the ongoing naval blockade of Iranian ports, while allowing 36 ships carrying humanitarian cargo to pass through the

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Energy Transition Faces a Metal Reckoning, Sechin Warns at SPIEF 2026

Iran World Cup Players Granted US Visas, With IRGC Carve-Out Still in Place

Eneos Endeavor Docks at Negishi Refinery, Second Japanese Tanker to Clear Hormuz Since Iran War

US Downs Four Iranian Drones Near Strait of Hormuz, Strikes Radar Sites at Qeshm

Putin Says Israel Sees Iran’s Bushehr Plant as Worth Protecting, Vows to Continue Nuclear Work

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Gazprom Seals New Deal to Boost Gas Supplies to Kazakhstan as Miller Meets Sklyar at SPIEF

Putin Says Gazprom Ready to Resume Gas Supplies to Germany, Nord Stream 2 Line Intact

Russia Sets Economic Agenda for Third Africa Summit as Moscow Seeks Trade Parity at SPIEF 2026

CENTCOM Says 36 Humanitarian Ships Cleared Hormuz as Blockade Redirects 127 Vessels

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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