Staff

Bank of Russia purchases yuan worth $183 mln with settlements on November 12

The regulator purchased yuan on the domestic market with settlements on November 11 in the amount of 15.2 bln rubles

Germany’s spy agencies gain sweeping new powers

Reform aims to bolster German surveillance and allow disruptive operations against enemies

Europe to join Ukraine peace talks 'in coming weeks' — German chancellor

Friedrich Merz said the talks will likely include representatives of the European countries that held consultations with US and Uk...

Copper shortage or surplus? Banks split on 2027 outlook

The bank warns dwindling supplies could trigger a price squeeze, while Goldman Sachs sees risks from tariffs and investor position...

'Devastated wasteland': Haitian security forces regain control of stadium from gangs

Haitian security forces said they have regained control of the country's main stadium, wresting it back from the gangs that have b...

Suicide car bombing at security checkpoint in Pakistan kills 5, injures 13

Congress Can Do More to Defend U.S. Alliances

It should start by expanding defense industrial cooperation and checking Trump’s attempts at coercion.

Senegal Bonds Plunge as Budget Row Puts IMF Program at Risk

Senegal’s dollar bonds fell this week as a budget standoff threatens to delay the government’s efforts to secure a $2.2 billion In...

The End of Convergence

Why the Developing World Is Falling Behind Again

How Global Energy Markets Survived Eight Months of Iran War Disruptions

Six months ago, I wrote that Americans were experiencing the Iran war primarily through higher prices, while much of the rest of t...

BREAKING NEWS: Japan, Mexico top diplomats agree to strengthen energy ties

BREAKING NEWS: Japan, Mexico top diplomats agree to strengthen energy ties Read full story here

Russia tags UK NGO raising funds for Ukraine as undesirable — prosecutor’s office

Eurovision Mission to Europe has announced its active support for Ukrainian forces

Indonesia's wiretapping scandal opens a political fault line

Senior police officers are accused of illegally monitoring President Prabowo Subianto, exposing rival networks within Indonesia's ...

FBI Says North Korean Hackers Stole Over $400 Million in Crypto Using Deepfake Video Calls

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has established that threat actors tied to the Democratic People's Republic of Kore...

Ransomware attack on Belarusian cloud firm disrupts businesses for days

ActiveCloud said hackers had breached its systems and encrypted parts of its cloud infrastructure, leaving customers unable to acc...

Iran Is Poking The Bear

Tehran has been playing a dangerous game of chicken with the U.S. administration for months. With the just concluded midterms now ...

The truth about Douma: How Syria covered up a chemical attack

On April 7, 2018, the Syrian town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, was targeted by a chemical attack. Evidence ...

Roscosmos says establishing launch sites in other countries still priority

Sergey Krikalyov, the agency's deputy head for manned space programs, said that joint projects with various countries will be cont...

EU leaders discuss how to boost Europe's AI industry while tackling risks at Dublin summit

European leaders together with Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton discussed how Europe can build its AI indu...

US says it shot down two Iranian drones heading towards Bahrain

US says it shot down two Iranian drones heading towards Bahrain The US military on Friday said it had shot down two Iranian attack...