Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen. Marco Rubio is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as the president-elect's secretary of state nominee.
The two countries are building a pipeline to plug into the Druzhba energy network Budapest and Belgrade will speed up construction of a new pipeline to supply Serbia with Russian crude via the Druzhba energy system, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. The decision comes in the wake of the latest US sanctions on Russia. Szijjarto announced the plan on Wednesday following a phone call with Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic. In a post on Facebook, Szijjarto wrote that energy crises in recent years, often spawned...more by politics, have shown that countries need to cooperate closely to guarantee the security of their energy supplies. “Some actors in world politics can create serious difficulties with their sanctions and restrictions, and they do not seem to take into account the interests of their allies in their decisions,” Szijjarto said. He called Belgrade a strategic partner, saying that without Serbia there is no Hungarian energy security, and vice versa. Serbia, which is heavily dependent on Russian oil supplies through Croatia, has been affected by Western sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict. The restrictions imposed since 2022 have included an embargo on seaborne Russian oil along with a $60-per-barrel price cap on other types of crude. Hungary has pledged to help Serbia out with gas if needed. In October 2022, the two countries agreed to construct a new pipeline to supply the Balkans nation with Russian Urals crude via the Druzhba energy system. Read more Biden’s Russian oil sanctions creating ‘serious challenges’ – EU state Druzhba, which is one of the longest pipeline networks in the world, carries crude some 4,000km from Russia to refineries in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The latest sanctions against Russia, announced by the US last week, have worsened the situation with oil supplies to Serbia. The restrictions targeted two major petroleum producers – Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz – as well as their subsidiaries. One such subsidiary is Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS), which handles deliveries of Russian oil to Serbia and neighboring European nations. Related insurance providers as well as more than 30 oilfield service companies and over 180 vessels used to deliver Russian oil have also been blacklisted. Szijjarto has warned that the sweeping curbs “could lead to a serious increase in fuel prices” in Hungary and other countries in the region....
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Kurt Geiger is entering the new year with a grin. The British accessories brand revealed that December 2024 was their most profitable month in the business’ history, with a 17 percent growth in direct-to-consumer sales. The brand also said handbag sales grew by 54 percent in December as its presence in North America has skyrocketed. “We’re going big in North America. Seeing our growth in the region, we believe our creative and social spirit and our statement-making styles aren’t just for Londonphiles. We love the idea of Kurt Geiger being a worldwide conduit of London’s pop cul...moreture scene,” said Neil Clifford, CEO of Kurt Geiger. Kurt Geiger is putting a lot of investment into brick-and-mortar locations across the U.S. and Mexico, with three new stores in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as a location in Mexico City and Querétaro, Mexico. Further openings this year include spaces in Miami, Houston, and a second unit in New York. The brand said it plans to have 50 stores across North America. As reported, Kurt Geiger announced record breaking numbers for the business back in August 2024, with annual sales reaching $466 million in the year ending February 2024, a 10 percent increase from the year-ago period. Earnings increased by 34 percent, exceeding $50 million. The brand cited its “affordable luxury” handbags for its success. “Quite simply, we stand out from the crowd. Our brand has [a] unique design aesthetic – fun, colorful and instantly recognizable. That, combined with a strong British DNA and an incredible value proposition – we’ve filled a white space with bold, maximalist silhouettes at an affordable price point,” said Clifford.
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Two rugby players investigated for rape in Argentina were named in France's 42-man Six Nations squad on Wednesday. Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou have maintained that they had consensual sex with a woman following their Test debuts in July 2024. The case was dismissed by an Argentine court last month.
The Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will be featured in four of ESPN's first 10 "Sunday Night Baseball" broadcasts, it was announced Wednesday, along with a March 27 appearance on MLB's main Opening Day.
The lander of Texas-based rocket and spacecraft builder Firefly Aerospace has begun a 45-day trip to the moon.