Source link Beijing taking control of Taiwan will cause “severe damage” to the bloc’s economic interests, Anders Fogh Rasmussen is warning Preventing military escalation by China against Taiwan should become a priority for the EU, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said, as a summit in Beijing later this week brings the two […]
Source link The South Asian nation will be the fastest-growing emerging market in the coming years, the rating agency said India is set to overtake the EU’s powerhouse, Germany, in terms of economic might by the end of the decade, the S&P Global Ratings has projected. In its latest report, the Global Credit Outlook 2024, […]
Source link A new study detected a sharp uptick in trading activity on Tel Aviv and US stock exchanges before October 7 Some traders may have been informed about the Hamas plan to attack Israel on October 7 and used that knowledge to make millions of dollars by short-selling Israeli securities, a study by US […]
Source link Negotiations had previously been aborted by Kiev, Dmitry Peskov pointed out Tuesday Moscow is ready to resolve the ongoing conflict with Kiev through diplomatic means at any moment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the news media outlet RTVI on Tuesday. Russia has never rejected such an option, and it was Kiev that withdrew […]
Source link Grammy Award-winning conductor Justus Frantz has been snubbed by the organizers of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival (SHMF) in Germany, an event he founded more than three decades ago, Bild reported on Saturday. The festival’s current management has chosen to stop collaborating with the maestro after he continued to work in Russia. In a […]
Source link The plan could spell a humanitarian disaster for water-stressed Gaza, the newspaper says Israel is considering using seawater to flood the extensive network of tunnels under Gaza, used by Hamas militants to smuggle goods in and out of the Palestinian enclave, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources. According to US […]
Source link The humanitarian situation is “worsening by the hour” as Israel escalates its offensive, according to the agency’s chief in the enclave Palestinians in Gaza have been left with virtually nowhere to go as the Israeli army continues its offensive in the enclave following the end of a truce with Hamas, a UN official […]
Source link Measures taken by the Italian government to stem rising food prices have proved ineffective in the fourth quarter, data published by the National Consumer Union (UNC) on Monday showed. The report revealed that in November, fresh fruit saw the sharpest price increase of 4.4% compared to the previous month, followed by olive oil, […]
Source link The MMA star has said he would consider privately funding a run to replace Michael D. Higgins in 2025 Controversial Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor has fueled speculation that he may announce his candidacy for his country’s presidency ahead of elections in 2025, as he took aim at his potential political opponents on […]
Source link The Russian leader is also set to meet with his Iranian counterpart in Moscow, the Kremlin has announced Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates and to Saudi Arabia, to discuss issues relating to the Middle East among other topics, the Kremlin announced on Tuesday, adding that […]
Source link Barclays’ second biggest shareholder reportedly plans to get rid of half of its stake in major lender Qatar Holding, owned by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is looking to sell some £510 million ($644 million) worth of its shares in Barclays, one of the UK’s oldest banks, according to terms of the offering, […]
Source link The Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Grigorovich has arrived in Algiers and will stay for eight days, the Telegram-channel Military Informant reported on Monday. Algeria and Russia are to hold joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean on December 8, with the aim of strengthening military cooperation between the countries, according to a statement […]
Source link Helsinki wants to support Kiev “even more strongly” in its conflict with Russia, Antti Hakkanen said Finland is going to produce artillery shells for Ukraine because arming Kiev for its conflict with Russia is a “vital issue” for Helsinki, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen has said. He told Iltalehti newspaper on Tuesday that […]
Source link Washington announced on Monday that it is expanding a travel ban policy on Ugandan officials, whose government recently passed an anti-LGBTQ law, as well as a new visa restriction policy for Zimbabwean authorities, citing human rights violations in both African countries. The visa restriction policy for Uganda targets current and former officials believed […]
Source link Rafiq Ahmed, who founded the Communist Party of India in Tashkent, gave his descendants both a legacy and a name, but hardly any of them know why they are called ’Roosis’ Rafiq ‘Roosi’ Ahmed died four decades ago, but his visits to the erstwhile Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) are forgotten, to […]