Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a three-day visit to Moscow Monday seen as a rare show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, increasingly isolated over his war on Ukraine….
Ціна нафти на світових ринках опустилася до рівня грудня 2021 року
Як інформує Reuters, причиною падіння аналітики називають побоювання, що проблеми у банківській галузі можуть спричинити рецесію і скорочення попиту на пальне …
UBS Announces Credit Suisse Buyout to Calm Markets, but Asian Equities Sink
UBS is set to take over its troubled Swiss rival Credit Suisse for $3.25 billion following weekend crunch talks aimed at preventing a wider international banking crisis, but Asian equities…
Controversial Regasification Unit Arrives in Italy
A new floating storage and regasification unit considered crucial to Italy’s energy security arrived in Tuscany on Sunday, sparking local protests. Once installed at the Piombino site, the Golar Tundra…
У Швейцарії рятують банківську систему – UBS купує Credit Suisse
Про проблеми Credit Suisse відомо вже тривалий час …
UK to Send Migrants to Rwanda Soon if Courts Agree
Britain’s government said Sunday that it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months — but only if U.K. courts rule that the controversial policy is legal. …
China Condemns British MPs for Ignoring Demand Not to Visit Taiwan
China’s embassy in Britain on Sunday condemned a visit this week by British lawmakers to Taiwan, saying they were insisting on visiting the island despite China’s strong opposition. Taiwan’s Presidential…
Drought Throws Southern France Into Existential Crisis
Parisians have been clashing with police over the past week following French President Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise the pension age for workers. Macron now faces an angry public. And…
France’s Macron Faces Another Test With Parliamentary Votes on Monday
PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) – President Emanuel Macron faces a critical moment on Monday when the National Assembly is due to vote on no-confidence motions filed after his government bypassed…
Lacking Health Workers, Germany Taps Robots for Elder Care
The white-colored humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot — it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which…
Putin Visits Crimea on Annexation Anniversary, Day After ICC Warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to a report Sunday from the Russian state news agency Tass. Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday…
Vatican Unveils New Ethnographic Display of Rwanda Screens
The Vatican Museums officially reopened its African and American ethnographic collections Thursday by showcasing intricately restored Rwandan raffia screens that were sent by Catholic missionaries to the Vatican for a…
Top Ukraine, US Defense Officials Discuss Military Aid in Call
Three senior U.S. security officials held a video call with a group of their Ukrainian counterparts to discuss military aid to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said Saturday….
Egypt, Turkey Close to Resuming Full Diplomatic Relations
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Cairo on Saturday to push to restore full diplomatic relations between the two countries despite Ankara’s ongoing support for the Muslim Brotherhood group. During…
Pro-Moscow Voices Tried to Steer Ohio Train Disaster Debate
Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s…
Facing Arrest Warrant, Russia’s Putin Visits Annexed Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an…
Paris Calm for Now, Garbage Still Piling Up
A spattering of protests were planned in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond…
UBS Mulls Credit Suisse Takeover with Swiss Government Assurances
UBS AG was mulling a takeover of its embattled Swiss peer Credit Suisse Saturday, sources said, which could allay fears that an unfolding crisis at the bank might destabilize the…
British Defense Ministry: Russia Likely Preparing for Wider Conscription
Russia is “likely” gearing up to cast a wider net to increase its military forces, according to the British Defense Ministry’s daily Intelligence update on Ukraine. Earlier in the week,…
Before Xi Visit, Russia Says It Held Naval Drills With China and Iran in Arabian Sea
Russia, China and Iran have completed three-way naval exercises in the Arabian Sea that included artillery fire at targets on the sea and in the air, the Russian defense ministry…
IMF Changes Seen Opening Path for New Ukraine Loan
The International Monetary Fund said Friday its executive board has approved changes to its financing policy aimed at countries facing “exceptionally high uncertainty.” The measure is widely viewed as a…
Wagner’s Convicts Tell of Horrors of Ukraine War and Loyalty to Their Leader
In October last year, a Russian news site published a short video of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary army, sitting with four men on a…
МВФ схвалив зміну правил, яка відкриває шлях до нової кредитної програми для України
У заяві фонду зазначено, що зміни в його політиці фінансових гарантій будуть застосовуватися до країн, які зазнають «екзогенних потрясінь, які перебувають поза контролем влади країни та сфери її економічної політики»…
Q&A: White House ‘Concerned’ About Xi-Putin Meeting, ‘Supports’ Xi-Zelenskyy Meeting
John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, speaks with VOA Chinese Service White House correspondent Paris Huang, March 17, 2023. …
US Opposes Chinese Cease-Fire Proposal in Ukraine
The White House is rejecting Beijing’s proposal for a truce in Ukraine, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week and a…
Президент Зеленський підписав закон 7198 про компенсації за зруйноване майно
Основні новації закону 7198, який 17 березня 2023 року підписав Президент України Володимир Зеленський: – Компенсації надаватимуть виключно за майно (пошкоджене/зруйноване) з 24 лютого 2022 року; – Закон діє протягом…
White House Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Irish PM Ahead of Biden’s Ireland Trip
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday, part of the longstanding White House tradition of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations of Irish culture in the United…
Western Donors Pressed to Sanction Rwanda as DRC Violence Escalates
Around 100,000 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes following a string of recent attacks, and fighting between M23 rebels and government forces, according to…
Turkey’s President Says He Will Back Finland’s NATO Bid
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead…
Xi to Visit Putin in Russia Next Week
Chinese President Xi Jinging is making a state visit next week to Russia where he will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin from Monday to Wednesday, China and the Kremlin…