IRPIN, Ukraine – Ukraine’s prosecutor general accused Russia on Tuesday of using rape as a tactic of war and described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “the main war criminal of…
By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices are expected to hold firm this quarter as investors seek refuge from soaring inflation and risks such as the Ukraine war, before retreating…
(Reuters) – Foreign financial aid will ensure the stability of Ukraine’s central bank reserves as the country deals with the economic shock from the Russian invasion, central bank governor Kyrylo…
LONDON – Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre has upset opera and ballet fans by abruptly cancelling a series of shows this week by directors who have spoken out against the war in…
‘They Want To Stifle Dissent’: DeSantis Declares War Against Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ At DHS Laurel Duggan on April 29, 2022 Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to fight the…
KYIV – Ukraine’s banking system posted a net loss in the first quarter after lenders had to transfer over $730 million of their earnings in local currency to reserves to…
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI – Finland’s Nokian Tyres is still running its Russian factory and as long as it stays in the company’s hands production there will not support Russia’s…
FRANKFURT – Bank lending to euro zone businesses slowed in March, reinforcing expectations that Russia’s war in Ukraine would prompt both banks and corporations to tread cautiously, data from the…
PARIS – French aerospace group Safran warned of “significant impacts” from the war in Ukraine and from rising inflation, but confirmed full-year forecasts as it reported 22% growth in first-quarter…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation on Thursday that will make it easier to export military equipment to Ukraine, reviving the “Lend-Lease Act”…
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA – The number of Cubans leaving their homeland has soared in recent months. The migration, often via irregular and dangerous routes over land and sea, has…
By Eric Onstad LONDON – Global demand for gold surged 34% year-on-year in the first quarter to the highest in over three years, driven by investors worried about Russia’s invasion…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Police Department today said they would join a growing list of law enforcement agencies across New Jersey that will defy New Jersey Attorney…
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO – Missing both legs and an arm, former special forces soldier Thushara Kumara is an unlikely critic of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a wartime defence…
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK – Thailand’s finance ministry on Wednesday reduced its 2022 economic growth forecast to 3.5% from a previous forecast of 4.0%, due to the…
WASHINGTON – Russia already has a weakened military and is a weakened state after its war on neighboring Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Tuesday before a meeting…
By Karl Plume CHICAGO – A string of strong quarterly profits by global agribusinesses Archer-Daniels-Midland Co and Bunge Ltd likely continued in the first quarter despite surging crop costs and…
BERLIN – German business morale unexpectedly rose slightly in April as companies were less pessimistic after the economy appeared resilient following the initial shock of the war in Ukraine, a…
BERLIN – Germany’s economy appears resilient after the first shock following the war in Ukraine, said Ifo economist Klaus Wohlrabe, who added there was no sign of a recession in…
SOUTHEASTERN POLAND – Russia is failing in its war aims but Ukraine is succeeding, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday after he and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…
BRUSSELS – European governments should deal with the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine through fiscal policy, to allow monetary policy to normalise in the face of high inflation,…
Dems Think They’ve Found A Way To Win The ‘Culture War’ Laurel Duggan on April 21, 2022 Democratic Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow went viral Tuesday for a speech slamming…
John Kerry Doubles Down On His Tone Deaf Ukraine War Remarks Thomas Catenacci on April 21, 2022 John Kerry reiterated his concerns Thursday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would…
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON – The war in Ukraine has shown the limitations of the decades-long German approach of seeking to change Russia through trade and spells the end of…
By Aram Roston WASHINGTON – In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and…