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May 1

UAE to exit OPEC, EU-China relations on edge again, Violence erupts in Colombia ahead of election

It’s official: the UAE splits from OPEC

The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the 12-country cartel that coordinates oil production and exports, on May 1. The Gulf state has long been frustrated with the crude quotas that the group imposes. It will also exit OPEC+, a group that includes other large oil…

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May 2

Tehran tests Washington’s naval blockade, Spain’s leader visits China again, Ukrainian robots take back land

US blockade faces early test

One day after US President Donald Trump announced that he had started a blockade of ships coming in and out of Iranian ports via the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran is already testing those US commitments. A sanctioned tanker called Elpis that took on cargo in an Iranian port has reportedly crossed the Strait of Hormuz. It’s not the only one: three more ships…