Source link Pentagon’s strikes in Syria and Iraq are illegal under international law, Moscow’s envoy has told the UN Washington is fanning the flames of conflicts in the Middle East by conducting unlawful strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has said. Russia has requested an urgent session […]
Source link As mediation efforts fail to bear fruit, war between Israel and Lebanon seems to be matter of when, not if Israel’s Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz met his French counterpart on Monday, warning him that “time [is] running out to find a diplomatic solution in Lebanon,” and indicating that his country was prepared to […]
Source link The union’s fourth work stoppage since November kicked off on Tuesday and is set to last six days German train operators have begun a six-day strike that will be their longest ever and that analysts warn could end up costing the country’s economy as much as €1 billion ($1.09 billion). The strike called […]
Source link Nearly 40% of jobs across the globe could be affected by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), with high-income economies more exposed than emerging markets and low-income countries, the IMF has warned in a new report. In a blog post over the weekend, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva called for governments to tackle the […]
Source link President Javier Milei has issued a warning at Davos, saying “collectivist experiments” will lead to poverty One month on from taking office as Argentina’s new president, self-described “anarcho-capitalist” Javier Milei has urged Western leaders to steer clear of the socialist path he claims led his country into an economic crisis and surging poverty. […]
Source link The Pakistani government has condemned an alleged Iranian missile strike in the Balochistan province on Tuesday, claiming it has caused civilian casualties. Islamabad said it would lodge a protest with Tehran over the “unilateral action” and violation of its sovereignty. Several Iranian news outlets reported on Tuesday evening that missiles and drones were […]
Source link The Ukrainian leader got personal in his speech at the Davos World Economic Forum Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin’s entire family with “criminal trials” and long prison sentences, during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. Zelensky’s address to the gathering of aspiring global […]
Source link The defence secretary tells reporters he will not “allow” the situation in the Red Sea to continue Britain is poised to start bombing in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping by Yemen’s Houthis, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned during a press conference on Wednesday. Speaking hours after a British destroyer shot down […]
Source link Attacks by the Houthis are driving up shipping rates and causing a drop in deliveries India could lose billions in exports this fiscal year due to threats to cargo vessels posed by Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a study by a New Delhi-based think-tank. The country’s exports […]
Source link Kiev is prepared to consider the possibility of slapping banking restrictions on Ukrainians who evade military service, said the head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Andrey Pyshny. The Ukrainian parliament is currently working on preparing amendments to the mobilization law. President Vladimir Zelensky has told lawmakers that the military has requested up […]
Source link Recruitment centers will take great interest in those celebrating outdoors, a senior Ukrainian official has said Ukrainians who violate an overnight curfew during New Year’s celebrations could be detained by police and taken to military recruitment offices, a senior security official has warned. Speaking on national TV on Friday, Anatoly Seredinsky, a deputy […]
Source link The company’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion has hurt its stock price following a string of box office flops Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews In a surprising disclosure, the Walt Disney Company acknowledges in its latest filing […]
Source link President Joe Biden has signed an executive order enabling sanctions on foreign institutions that continue to deal with Moscow US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday authorizing the Treasury Department to impose new sanctions that would cut off foreign financial institutions working with Russia from those operating in the US, […]
Source link The new president has moved to discourage demonstrations against his “shock therapy” plan Argentinians who participate in road closures will be punished by loss of social benefits, President Javier Milei’s government announced on Monday. Setting up roadblocks, known as ‘corte de ruta’, has long been the preferred form of protest in the South […]
Source link Germany may confiscate gift parcels sent from Russia ahead of this year’s festive season, the country’s Federal Customs Service announced in statement on its website this week. According to the statement, gift parcels are regulated by the same sanctions legislation as any imports, as they may contain sanctioned goods such as paper, pulp, […]