Source link The rally has been attributed to rising tensions in the Middle East that have spurred safe-haven demand The price of gold reached an all-time high on Friday, soaring above $2,400 per ounce as a global safe-haven rush continues. Spot gold prices rose 2.4% to a record high of $2,431.52 per ounce before pairing […]
Source link A court has nullified a 2003 decision which allowed the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to take possession of a 12th-century cathedral The government of Ukraine has successfully seized a historic 12th-century cathedral from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) through a court challenge. The government has been harassing the UOC for years, pushing priests and […]
Source link The commodity broke above the $10,000-per-metric-ton mark on Tuesday for the first time ever The price of cocoa beans surged to an all-time high on Tuesday, amid supply constraints in West Africa, which produces about 70% of the crop globally. Benchmark cocoa futures for May delivery on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in New […]
Source link The incumbent head of state has also attracted a record share of the total poll, securing a fifth term in office Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as Russia’s president, according to the official results of the country’s presidential vote, published on Monday by its Central Election Commission (CEC). Putin has claimed 87.28% of the […]
Source link Jens Stoltenberg has called for more Ukraine aid, insisting that allowing Russia to prevail in the conflict would be a “grave” error NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned members of the bloc against committing a “historic mistake” by allowing Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, to secure victory in the Ukraine conflict. Speaking […]
Source link Allocating more aid could enable Ukraine to launch a new counteroffensive next year, William Burns told the US Senate The US is standing at “a profoundly important crossroads” in terms of whether to continue funding Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, according to CIA Director William Burns. With a White House request to appropriate […]
Source link Pro-Palestine campaigners spray and cut a portrait of a British politician involved in creating the state of Israel A pro-Palestine group has spray-painted and slashed a painting of Lord Arthur James Balfour, an early 20th Century British foreign secretary who supported the establishment of a Jewish homeland in what is now Israel. A […]
Source link The Competition and Markets Authority has announced a full-scale investigation into the rising costs Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced this week that it was launching an investigation into rising prices on infant formula in an effort to contain the cost-of-living crisis. The decision to scrutinize formula makers follows an earlier report […]
Source link Gemini kept returning “diverse” pictures in response to prompts about Europeans The Gemini artificial intelligence program will not be allowed to generate images of people pending a patch, Google announced on Thursday, after critics panned it as “absurdly woke” and “blatantly racist.” Formerly known as Bard, Gemini was launched earlier this month and […]
Source link The court was highly critical of an effort by Colorado activists to bar the former president from seeking office again US Supreme Court judges appeared ready on Thursday to shoot down a landmark legal challenge in Colorado seeking to prevent former President Donald Trump’s name appearing on ballots in the state this November. […]
Source link The president of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby, met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday The transitional president of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby, described his visit to Moscow as “historic” during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Prior to the talks, the Chadian leader and a delegation […]
Source link Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a grand shrine at the site, earning significant political credit for his government RT’s Runjhun Sharma reports from Ayodhya, once a sleepy town in northern India, which carries great significance for Hindus as the birthplace of the god Ram. On January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a […]
Source link A Finnish MEP wants to invoke Article 7 and suspend Viktor Orban’s voting rights to ensure the bloc can continue supporting Ukraine About 120 members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg have signed a petition to strip Hungary of its voting powers in the European Union, an influential Finnish MEP announced on Friday. […]
Source link Türkiye has been ramping up purchases despite the Western sanctions, according to Reuters Türkiye has become the largest importer of Russian energy in the Western Hemisphere after European countries halted most Russian oil and natural gas imports, Reuters reported this week. Despite being a NATO member, Türkiye has chosen not to cut ties […]
Source link The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a mayoral election for the first time, with candidate Tim Lochner making history in the Saxon town of Pirna. The victory comes less than two weeks after regional authorities designated the AfD as “extremist.” The AfD has enjoyed rising support among German voters in […]