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German households paid 43.5 US cents per kWh for electricity in 2025, the highest of 92 countries and 2.5 times the US price, according to a chart compiled by Bjorn Lomborg from IEA data. The chart says gaps were filled from Eurostat, national tariffs, Statista and GlobalPetrolPrices.
The UK ranked second at 41.5 cents per kWh, followed by Belgium at 40.3 cents, Italy at 39.7 cents and Ireland at 39.1 cents. The EU average was 32.6 cents, against 17.3 cents in the US, 7.7 cents in China and 5.5 cents in India. Prices include taxes and are in current US dollars.
Nineteen of the 20 costliest markets shown are in Europe; South Africa, at 26.5 cents per kWh, is the exception. The chart covers household electricity prices in 2025.
The figures are Lomborg’s compilation and were not independently checked against the paid IEA dataset. The chart cites IEA end-use energy prices and says it fills gaps with other sources.
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Construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway is steadily advancing, with work under way on 28 of the 29 planned tunnels and 47 of the planned 50 bridges along the route’s roughly 305-kilometre (190-mile) Kyrgyz section, according to Kyrgyz Railways, a partner in the project.
About 22% of total construction work is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, with tunnel excavation currently 21.5% complete, earthworks 67% complete and bridge pile foundations 95% complete, the project’s deputy director general said. The first tunnel, “Kosh-Dobo-2,” was fully excavated in August, and the first bridge structures are expected to be installed in 2027.
The railway is officially scheduled to launch operations in 2031, though contractors are striving to finish work earlier. Once complete, the roughly 530-kilometre line will provide China with a shorter, faster, and cheaper rail route into Central Asia and onward markets.
Kyrgyzstan has, meanwhile, announced that construction is set to begin in Manas on a new airport designed to handle air cargo. With the CKU railway running through Manas, the new airport facility is envisioned as a key cog in a major air, rail and road freight network.
The railway begins in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, crosses into Kyrgyzstan and exits into Uzbekistan through the city of Jalal-Abad and ends in the Uzbek city of Andijan.
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In late-1990s Keighley, a Pakistani rape gang groomed, plied with drugs and alcohol, and repeatedly raped two "highly vulnerable" girls aged between 13 and 16, with the victims describing gangs of Pakistani men sometimes queuing up to take turns raping them.
One of the rapists, Sajid Mahmood Khan, was sentenced to just 3 years in prison. Another, Amreaz Asghar, received 4 years and 6 months. Mohammed Din received 14 years for 11 separate counts of rape, or 1.25 years per rape.
Russell Brand today received 10 years and 6 months prison, with 9 years being for the charge of raping a fan 17 years ago, who travelled to his house for consensual sex, and who later alleged that he had non-consensual anal sex with her during the consensual sex.
One of the rapists, Sajid Mahmood Khan, was sentenced to just 3 years in prison. Another, Amreaz Asghar, received 4 years and 6 months. Mohammed Din received 14 years for 11 separate counts of rape, or 1.25 years per rape.
Russell Brand today received 10 years and 6 months prison, with 9 years being for the charge of raping a fan 17 years ago, who travelled to his house for consensual sex, and who later alleged that he had non-consensual anal sex with her during the consensual sex.
Iranian channels allege the Omani facility was used by the U.S. to monitor the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Saudi government has a long trackrecord of playing off Yemeni and Iranian attacks on its infrastructure, claiming damage from "falling debris" when in reality the facilities were directly struck by missiles.
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The attacks affected hundreds of supermarkets, causing food spoilage and reportedly triggering fires.
France has summoned the Iranian ambassador and announced plans to pursue EU sanctions against those responsible.
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Kiev faces a €70bn funding gap next year, with the EU pledging to cover about €45bn.
Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have signalled opposition to further contributions.
Berlin also wants future Ukraine funding decisions to require a qualified majority rather than unanimity, reducing the risk of vetoes.
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Chinese competition, massive bureaucracy and red tape introduced by EU, hysteric environmentalism and most importantly, the loss of cheap Russian natural gas are destroying what remains of German industry and with it will go European prosperity.
France isn't faring any better and having net recipients of EU funds like Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Czechia refuse to play ball on funding Zelensky's expenses is not tolerable any longer as the EU's biggest economies get poorer each and every year.
But with less German and French contribution to the EU budget, how much longer will it take until states in Eastern, Central and Southern Europe decide EU membership with all of its restrictions and obligations is no longer worth the money?
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🇺🇸⚡️- Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
A vote is expected to take place on Wednesday.
A vote is expected to take place on Wednesday.
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He reiterated that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons, warning that U.S. forces remain “locked and loaded” if the situation changes.
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A lot of people are saying Hegseth is effective and good at his job, and so they don't want to vote for these articles of impeachment.
Well, the reality is we're not indicting Hegseth for being bad at his job. In fact, he was very effective at killing schoolchildren in Iran. He was very effective at extrajudicial killings.
There's no argument in these impeachment articles that he's ineffective. The argument here is that he's broken laws and he's violated the Constitution.
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Now, there's something called the fog of war. Maybe you're in a battle and you don't have time to pay a lot of attention.
There's no fog of war on the first day. You've had months to identify these targets and pick them.
Yet they picked a school building on a school day with school kids in it, and then struck it again, and then struck it again.
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🇺🇸 Trump says Biden let in 25 million illegal immigrants, including thousands of murderers, but again promises flexibility on the question of an amnesty:
"Many of them have good jobs now. They’re productive."
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Beijing wants to limit the meeting to prepared statements, while Washington wants a free-flowing discussion.
Furthermore, the United States wants to discuss the issue of nuclear arms control. However, Beijing is unwilling to participate in three-way negotiations on this issue, according to WSJ.
According to a representative of the US administration, Xi is not ready for an exchange of views without a pre-prepared script.
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Russia continued their large-scale Geran-2/4/5 drone attacks against Ukraine over the last 24 hours, using over 250 drones and S8000 Banderol cruise missiles to strike dozens of targets across Ukraine.
The targeted regions were similar to previous nights, with the heaviest attacks being carried out on Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv Oblasts. Some smaller attacks targeted Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, and Kharkiv Oblasts.
During the 24 hours, explosions were heard in/near approximately 76 locations across Ukraine, including around 59 unique towns and cities.
These locations include:
- Derazhnya, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
- Novodnistrovs'k, Chernivtsi Oblast
- Khmil'nyk, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Kozyatyn, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Haisyn, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Ladyzhyn, Vinntysia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations inTul'chyn, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Shpykiv, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Rakhny-Lisovi, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Balta, Odesa Oblast
- Berezivka, Odesa Oblast
- Pivdenne, Odesa Oblast
- Kyselivka, Mykolaiv Oblast
- Zavodske, Mykolaiv Oblast
- Mykolaiv City
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Vil'nohirs'k, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Samar, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Approximately 5 different locations in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Vil'noandriivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Zaporizhzhia City
- Lozova, Kharkiv Oblast
- Leb'yazhe, Kharkiv Oblast
- Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast
- Vasyshcheve, Kharkiv Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kharkiv City
- Kozelshchyna, Poltava Oblast
- Rokytne, Poltava Oblast
- Horishni Plavni, Poltava Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Poltava City
- Kanatove, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Pobuzke, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast.
- Cherkasy City
- Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast
- Doslidnyts'ke, Kyiv Oblast
- Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast
- Hlevakha, Kyiv Oblast
- Chabany, Kyiv Oblast
- Nalyvaikivka, Kyiv Oblast
- Dymer, Kyiv Oblast
- Peremoha, Kyiv Oblast
- Pidlissya, Kyiv Oblast
- Zalissya, Kyiv Oblast
- Khotyanivka, Kyiv Oblast
- Oseshchyna, Kyiv Oblast
- Selyshche Vodohin, Kyiv Oblast
- Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kyiv City
- Olyshivka, Chernihiv Oblast
- Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast
- Chernihiv City
- Popivka, Sumy Oblast
- Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast
The primary targets were, once again, electrical substations, thermal power plants, warehouses, and railway infrastructure.
Note: Not every explosion necessarily represents an impact, as some can be mixed up as interceptions, although the vast majority of these locations did experience direct strikes. Additionally, this report will not have accounted for every single targeted location, and it's expected that there is a large number of other areas hit that aren't listed here.
The targeted regions were similar to previous nights, with the heaviest attacks being carried out on Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv Oblasts. Some smaller attacks targeted Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, and Kharkiv Oblasts.
During the 24 hours, explosions were heard in/near approximately 76 locations across Ukraine, including around 59 unique towns and cities.
These locations include:
- Derazhnya, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
- Novodnistrovs'k, Chernivtsi Oblast
- Khmil'nyk, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Kozyatyn, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Haisyn, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Ladyzhyn, Vinntysia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations inTul'chyn, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Shpykiv, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Rakhny-Lisovi, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Balta, Odesa Oblast
- Berezivka, Odesa Oblast
- Pivdenne, Odesa Oblast
- Kyselivka, Mykolaiv Oblast
- Zavodske, Mykolaiv Oblast
- Mykolaiv City
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Vil'nohirs'k, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Samar, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Approximately 5 different locations in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Vil'noandriivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Zaporizhzhia City
- Lozova, Kharkiv Oblast
- Leb'yazhe, Kharkiv Oblast
- Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast
- Vasyshcheve, Kharkiv Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kharkiv City
- Kozelshchyna, Poltava Oblast
- Rokytne, Poltava Oblast
- Horishni Plavni, Poltava Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Poltava City
- Kanatove, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Pobuzke, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Approximately 2 different locations in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast.
- Cherkasy City
- Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast
- Doslidnyts'ke, Kyiv Oblast
- Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast
- Hlevakha, Kyiv Oblast
- Chabany, Kyiv Oblast
- Nalyvaikivka, Kyiv Oblast
- Dymer, Kyiv Oblast
- Peremoha, Kyiv Oblast
- Pidlissya, Kyiv Oblast
- Zalissya, Kyiv Oblast
- Khotyanivka, Kyiv Oblast
- Oseshchyna, Kyiv Oblast
- Selyshche Vodohin, Kyiv Oblast
- Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast
- Approximately 3 different locations in Kyiv City
- Olyshivka, Chernihiv Oblast
- Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast
- Chernihiv City
- Popivka, Sumy Oblast
- Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast
The primary targets were, once again, electrical substations, thermal power plants, warehouses, and railway infrastructure.
Note: Not every explosion necessarily represents an impact, as some can be mixed up as interceptions, although the vast majority of these locations did experience direct strikes. Additionally, this report will not have accounted for every single targeted location, and it's expected that there is a large number of other areas hit that aren't listed here.
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It's since been confirmed the pipeline experienced a fire that was quickly extinguished.
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