Beyonce blamed for inflation rise in EU country

Concerts of the US R&B superstar may have impacted Swedish inflation last month, a chief economist at Danske Bank has said Swedish inflation declined less than expected in May, as Beyonce fans flocked from around the world to her concerts in Stockholm, possibly driving an increase in hotel and restaurant prices, data published by Statistics…

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EU leaders urge Brussels to reconsider Israel policy

The prime ministers of Ireland and Spain have called for a review of West Jerusalem’s compliance with an EU human rights agreement The European Commission must urgently reconsider whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza under the EU/Israel Association Agreement, an economic pact that forms the basis of relations between Brussels…

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Not funding Ukraine ‘absolutely crazy’ – Biden

A White House bid to secure more aid for Kiev may not survive partisan politics in Congress The refusal of congressional Republicans to provide more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia – unless the Democrats agree to address the issue of US-Mexico border security – is “just wrong,” US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, after a…

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