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WASHINGTON – The top U.S. general for forces in the Middle East said on Tuesday that he believed the United States would provide Egypt with F-15 aircraft. “I think we …

LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine raised 5.4 billion hryvnias ($185 million) on Tuesday at a third auction of local one-year bonds to raise money for its fight against Russian forces, the …

– Russia plans to spend 1 trillion roubles ($9 billion) on so-called anti-crisis measures, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday, as the government tries to at least partially offset …

– Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that natural gas exports outside former Soviet Union countries fell by 28.5% year on year to 30.7 billion cubic metres (bcm) in …

BERLIN – Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said the full impact of the war in Ukraine was not yet clear and is throwing the German carmaker’s 2022 outlook into question. “Under …

FRANKFURT – German refineries have started reducing imports of Russian crude and oil products, a domestic industry group said on Monday, adding that the adjustment would not threaten domestic supply. …

BEIJING – China will ensure stable economic operations this year, keep economic growth, employment and prices within reasonable ranges, state media quoted the cabinet as saying on Monday. China’s economy …

LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on Monday he believed the hryvnia currency rate would remain stable. “Exchange rate stability will be maintained,” he said on national …

– Sensor maker Velodyne Lidar Inc said on Monday founder David Hall and wife Marta Hall have cut their stake in the company to 10.1% from 42.9%. David Hall also …

– Russia will use Chinese yuan from its foreign exchange reserves after Western sanctions blocked Moscow’s access to the U.S. dollars and euros in the reserves, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov …

– Russian natural gas company Gazprom said on Saturday it was continuing gas shipments via Ukraine at an unchanged volume of 109.5 million cubic metres a day. (Reporting by Reuters; …

India Says Missile It Fired Into Pakistan Was An Accident Sebastian Hughes on March 11, 2022 A “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance led to the firing of a missile into …

By David Lawder DENVER – A U.S. gasoline tax cut is among the options being considered to provide relief to consumers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday, adding …

By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO – Chile’s tax reform, a key plank of new President Gabriel Boric’s economic plan, will focus on individuals, natural resources and environmental levies more than corporations, …

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES – Actor Alec Baldwin said in a legal filing on Friday that his “Rust” movie contract protects him from financial liability in the fatal shooting …

By Radovan Stoklasa BRATISLAVA – Hassan Al-Khalaf, 11, clung to hope when he trekked across Ukraine by himself, safely reaching Slovakia after joining the masses of refugees escaping Russia’s invasion …

By Nick Carey LONDON – Mercedes-Benz has 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in assets that could be threatened by Russian proposals to nationalise the property of foreign firms that leave …

LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he spoke to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday and they agreed on further support for Ukraine’s defence and more sanctions against …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said the United States will revoke Russia’s “permanent normal trade relations” status to punish Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The change, …

ZURICH – Nestle has stopped exporting and importing non-essential food items such as Nespresso coffee or S.Pellegrino water from and to Russia, a spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. The Swiss …

MUMBAI – India’s growth story remains as weak as it was during the 2013 ‘taper tantrum’ and geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Russia are further likely to hurt a recovery, …

TOKYO – The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, said on Friday it was possible Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine in the …

By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK – On the day Russia invaded Ukraine, Vlada Von Shats put a picture of a Ukrainian flag on the front door of her ‘Russian Samovar’ …

By Jamie Freed – Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd believes a deadline giving lessors just over two weeks left to end contracts with Russian carriers due to sanctions over its …