The US central bank can down the inflation by increasing interest rates without jeopardizing growth in the world’s largest economy, though it is a challenge, a top Federal Reserve official said Thursday. “I think we can achieve a soft landing,” New York Fed President John Williams shared opinion in an interview with Bloomberg. An influx … Read more
Russian military warned to target Ukraine’s command centers in Kyiv on Wednesday. if Ukrainian troops continue to attack Russian territory. “We are seeing Ukrainian troops’ attempts to carry out sabotage and strike Russian territory,” the Russian defense ministry said in a statement. “If such cases continue, the Russian armed forces will strike decision-making centers, including … Read more
It likewise found out if such compensation was socially legitimized given that Stellantis was probably going to require eliminated positions because of overcapacity following the consolidation. The CFDT association said the pay bundle was “difficult to accept for workers who are approached to put forth seriousness attempts consistently”. “Given what is going on in the … Read more
A Malian army helicopter fired couple of rockets “close to” British members of a UN peacekeeping force in the country, the UK defense ministry said Tuesday. “We are aware of a recent incident in Mali in which rockets were fired by a Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) helicopter close to a detachment of UK personnel,” a … Read more
In Hollywood movies, hostage-taking is often mounted as an act carried out by militant or criminal groups operating independently of a country’s government. However, now U.S. citizens are more frequently taken hostage by foreign governments than by non-state actors. Hardly, it seems that the detention of WNBA champ Brittney Griner by Russian powers may be part … Read more
The Russian war on Ukraine has hold off a chain reaction in the global economy with increasing energy and food prices that will worsen poverty and hunger and exacerbate debt concerns, World Bank President David Malpas said Tuesday. Faced with these “overlapping crises,” the leader of the development lender urged advanced nations to keep markets … Read more
The manner in which corpses are gathered in the Ukrainian hamlet of Andriivka has a rhythm. A house is sprayed with a yellow question mark. The cops come, accompanied by a team, to excavate the shallow grave. The relatives are then presented with their ancestor’s remains. Remains of a loved one’s body are all they … Read more
After more than a month in Ukraine, Russian soldiers have encountered fierce opposition. Many people predicted that the war would be ended in a matter of days due to the numerical superiority of the Russian forces and the sophistication of their weaponry. It turned out that this was not the case at all. It was … Read more
After Joe Biden’s backing for Ukraine, Russian political analysts on state media have called for a regime change in the US. Last week, Evgeny Popov sponsored a discussion on the topic on his show. It’s time for “again to help our partner Trump to become President”, according to Popov, according to The Daily Beast. Another participant, … Read more
Oil sank Monday on Chinese demand fears, in the past release of strategic reserves, and dimming hope of a European embargo on Russian supplies in the wake of the Ukraine war. In midday deals, US benchmark oil West Texas Intermediate dived as low as $92.93 per barrel and European Brent hit $97.57. “It is above … Read more
More than 95% of people in Narva, Estonia, speak Russian, and at least 30% have a Russian passport. Each act of Kremlin’s retaliation becomes a flashpoint for the community. Estonia is a hamlet of 55,000 people on the Russian border could be on the verge of a new Iron Curtain as a result of Russia’s … Read more
Russia’s defence ministry confirmed Friday that it did not initiate an attack on a railway station in eastern Ukraine that killed at least 35 people, according to a local rescue worker. “All comments by representatives of the Kyiv nationalist government regarding the claimed Russian rocket strike on the railway station in the city of Kramatorsk … Read more
With the civilians shot in northern Ukraine by the Russian forces, Meta Platforms restricted hashtags for a brief time, company spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed on Monday. With the rising number of deaths in the small town of Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv, there has been an increase in pledges of further sanctions against Moscow. … Read more
Anastasia Sheludko narrates the atrocities she encountered before fleeing Ukraine under the watchful eye of a Russian literary genius Leo Tolstoy’s great-granddaughter. Marta Albertini told AFP that her ancestral nation Russia’s invasion of Ukraine about six weeks ago had come as a huge shock and that she quickly realized she wanted to help refugees. “It … Read more
According to accounts, a VILLAGE MAYOR in Ukraine was kidnapped, killed, and placed in a wooded hole alongside her husband and son. According to neighbours, Russian forces occupying Motyzhyn, 30 miles west of Kyiv, attempted to gain the cooperation of local leaders and slaughtered them when they refused to cooperate. After Putin’s men withdrew from … Read more
In the latest in a spate of heavy losses for Moscow, twin Russian brothers were slain on the same day while fighting in Ukraine. Sergeants Alexei and Anton Vorobyov, both 29, were killed three weeks after Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine on February 24. The signalmen of the 150th Rifle Division, a World War II-era regiment … Read more
At least thirteen dead citizens were discovered today along a highway outside of Kiev after being left behind by withdrawing Russian forces, who booby trapped additional corpses. It is the same stretch of road where Russian forces were seen on tape executing a Russian couple in aerial drone footage that horrified the globe in early … Read more
Russia’s tech workers are looking for safer and more productive professional pastures as up to 70,000 computer specialists, have left the country since Russia invaded Ukraine five weeks ago. Many more are expected to follow. For some countries, Russia’s loss is being seen as their potential gain and an opportunity to bring fresh expertise to … Read more
Turkey said Thursday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba could meet for discussions in two weeks after hosting representatives from both sides earlier this week. “There could be a higher-level meeting, at least at the level of foreign ministers, within about a week or two weeks,” Turkish Foreign Minister … Read more
WARSAW: Poland on Wednesday urged the EU to impose a tax on Russian energy imports and said it planned to end its own purchases this year, calling the dependence on Moscow a “stupidity”. The EU has so far avoided following the United States in banning Russian oil and gas, with Germany opposed as it relies heavily on … Read more
The Ukrainian military has started fighting on Russian soil, which is a new development in what has largely been a defensive struggle for the country. Due to Ukrainian shelling in the area, Russian officials were forced to place two villages under emergency measures and evacuate some residents, according to multiple Russian media reports. According to … Read more
A civic medal has been awarded to the Ukrainian soldier who famously issued an expletive-laden message of defiance in the face of near-certain death during Russia’s onslaught on Snake Island. Despite having no means of escape, Roman Hrybov, a border guard on the island, instructed a Russian vessel bearing down on his post on the … Read more
BERLIN: Outdated equipment, woeful bureaucracy, demotivated soldiers: Germany has quite a task ahead to modernize its army, which it has vowed to do in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Three days after the attack began, Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a landmark speech pledged a special budget of 100 billion euros for the military, … Read more
In a harrowing interview this morning, Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko revealed the scope of Russian atrocities. Ms Vasylenko told Times Radio that people are starving and being forced to drink sewage water. Despite claims that Russia is reducing its military ambitions in Ukraine, Ms Vasylenko said Kyiv is still under attack and suffering from food … Read more
A mum who was photographed gripping her daughter’s hand as they sprinted for their life from Russian shelling revealed the story of their miraculous escape for the first time yesterday. Kateryna Tytova and Tajisia, a five-year-old girl, were photographed and featured on the top page of a British magazine. “Please escape…we can weep later,” Kateryna … Read more
KYIV: A huge plume of black smoke rose from a fuel storage facility in the village of Kalynivka outside Kyiv on Friday, AFP reporters saw, as Russia said it had destroyed the military site with Kalibr cruise missiles. “On the evening of March 24, Kalibr high-precision sea-based cruise missiles attacked a fuel base in the village of … Read more
Officials in Mariupol, Ukraine’s vital port city, said on Friday that they suspected 300 people died in a Russian hit on a theatre where hundreds were sheltering last week. “From eyewitnesses, information is emerging that about 300 people died in the Drama Theatre of Mariupol following strikes by a Russian aircraft,” Mariupol city hall wrote on … Read more
US President Joe Biden will visit a town near the Polish-Ukrainian border Friday, aiming to convey Western commitment in the face of a Russian invasion that has devolved into a stalemate. Air Force One will land in Rzeszow, Poland’s easternmost city, placing the US president within 80 kilometres (50 miles) of a war-torn country currently fighting a … Read more
