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POLL Bank of Russia to keep benchmark rate at 16% on Friday, tighten rhetoric
Reuters· 3 hours agoThe Bank of Russia is likely to keep its benchmark interest rate at 16% on Friday but tighten its rhetoric, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, although a quarter of economists leaned towards a ...
Wicker’s Pentagon Spending Plan Doubles Down on a Failed Strategy
Forbes· 5 days agoSenator Roger Wicker (R-MS) is hardly a household name, but his ideas, if implemented, could have a...
China's defence ministry condemns US missile deployment in Philippines
Reuters· 4 days agoChina's defence ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the deployment of a U.S. intermediate range...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy Thanks Marcos for Philippine Participation in Peace Summit
US News & World Report· 20 hours agoMANILA (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked his Philippine counterpart on Monday for Manila's participation in a high-level peace summit later this month, describing it ...
Meet the poetry-loving banker who keeps Putin’s war going
The Economist· 4 days agoYevgeny Prigozhin, the warlord who had marched a mutinous army towards the capital a few weeks...
The most iconic venues of the Paris Olympics
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 hours agoThere will be no shortage of iconic venues at the Paris Olympics. From the Palace of Versailles to the Place de La Concorde and of course, the Eiffel...
With shake-up at defense ministry, ‘Putin’s chef’ gets his wish from beyond the grave
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRemoving a long-time defense minister from his post is nothing out of the ordinary. Arresting five...
Is Putin facing another "coup"? What we know
Newsweek· 4 days agoHaving solidified his leadership in what others have called "sham" elections, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made bold diplomatic gestures toward...
Russia: The Show (Trial) Must Go On
The Bulwark· 14 hours agoSINCE THE INVASION OF UKRAINE in February 2022, the Vladimir Putin regime has launched hundreds of political prosecutions, mostly under hastily passed...
Philippine volcano erupts, spewing plumes 5,000 metres high
Reuters· 9 hours agoA volcano in central Philippines erupted on Monday, spewing plumes of up to 5,000 metres (16,404.2 feet) high, the country's seismology agency said.
