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Two military helicopters collided in Malaysia.
The EU has reduced purchases of Ukrainian grain for the first time since the farmers’ protests began.
Biden promised Zelensky a speedy transfer of military aid.
The EU is preparing for a world war, said the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.
Another earthquake occurred off the coast of Taiwan.
The President of Poland called not to introduce the euro in the country.
Türkiye will conduct a ground operation against Kurdish forces.
A rally was held in Niger demanding that the American military leave the country.
Exercises to develop a scenario for the defense of the Suwalki corridor have begun in Lithuania.
Parliamentary elections in the Maldives ended with a turnout of more than 70%.
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Two military helicopters collided in Malaysia.
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The EU has reduced purchases of Ukrainian grain for the first time since the farmers’ protests began.
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Biden promised Zelensky a speedy transfer of military aid.
14 : 42
The EU is preparing for a world war, said the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.
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Another earthquake occurred off the coast of Taiwan.
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The President of Poland called not to introduce the euro in the country.
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Suez Canal blocked in both directions

Suez Canal blocked in both directions

The Suez Canal had traffic clog up on Tuesday after a massive container ship (the Ever Given) got stuck in it.

One of the biggest waterways on the globe, the Suez Canal, faced the unexpected thing on Tuesday. Tug boats were trying to clear the 396-metres-long vessel so that the pileup of ships that have collected on both sides of Canal.

The Suez Canal is a man-made passage that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. So, The Ever Given, which weighs 220,000 metric tons, becomes the real problem for intercontinental trade. In fact, the Suez canal gridlock could rise shipping costs and even the oil price.

According to the port officials, traffic could resume soon after workers succeeded in partially moving the 200,000-tonne behemoth on Wednesday.

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