Egypt won’t accept Ukrainian wheat exported by Russia, Zelenskyy says
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Key Points:
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is visiting the Middle East to secure oil and gas supplies amid rising fuel costs, with Rome pursuing an independent energy strategy.
- Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain have jointly called on the European Commission to impose taxes on energy companies that have profited excessively from the crisis in Iran, aiming for fair distribution of these extra corporate gains.
- Center-left parties across Europe, from Portugal to Denmark, are losing support as progressive and working-class voters grow disillusioned with their centrist policies and inability to effectively address the ongoing affordability crisis.
