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Russian Central Bank Slashes Interest Rate for Third Time as Ruble Rises
Russia’s Central Bank cut its key interest rate for the third consecutive time at an emergency meeting Thursday as authorities seek to rein in the surging ruble.
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Guterres announces new Cold War threat
The world faces the threat of a new Cold War "with nuclear undertones" and a surge in extreme nationalism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in a speech to graduates of…
Russia Intensifies Donbas Offensive
Russian forces on Tuesday stepped up their offensive on the last pocket of resistance around Lugansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, as the conflict entered its…
Moscow to deepen ties with China
Russia’s foreign minister has said Moscow will focus on developing relations with China, though would consider offers from the west to re-establish ties.
Sergei…
US-Japan ties, Biden unveils multinational trade initiative
President Joe Biden meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo and unveils a multinational trade initiative Monday as part of his push to reinvigorate US strategic power…
Syria’s barrel bomb experts in Russia to help with potential Ukraine campaign
Technicians linked to the Syrian military’s infamous barrel bombs that have wreaked devastation across much of the country have been deployed to Russia to help…
Gazprom confirms stop of Russia’s natural gas supplies to Finland
Russian energy giant Gazprom confirms its full-stop to natural gas deliveries to Finland after Finnish company Gasum failed to pay in rubles for the previous supplies,…
Sweden and Finland trod separate paths to Nato
In the words of the Swedish prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, Sweden and Finland submitted their historic Nato membership applications this week “hand in hand”. But…
Coronavirus pandemic may end soon
The coronavirus pandemic may end in the near future yet the virus itself won’t go away, Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and…
Ukraine war has stoked global food crisis : UN
The United Nations has warned that the war in Ukraine has helped to stoke a global food crisis that could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced…