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US sends warplanes towards Iran – media

“The show of force” followed intelligence reports alleging that Tehran was planning to attack Saudi Arabia, the paper says

November 06, 2022

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FILE PHOTO: US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets in the air. © AFP / Joel Saget

Xi Jinping promises financial stability. He is not delivering it

November 02, 2022

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South hits back as North Korea fires most missiles in a day

November 02, 2022

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October 27, 2022

World faces most dangerous decade since WW2 - Putin

The world faces "probably the most dangerous" decade since the end of World War Two, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned.

October 27, 2022

REUTERS / President Putin said "the future world order is being formed before our eyes"

October 18, 2022

Fuel protests gripping more than 90 countries

High costs of living are driving people to protest in the streets against crippling prices. The BBC has mapped all reported demonstrations over fuel since January 2021, revealing a huge increase in protests this year.

October 18, 2022

GETTY IMAGES / Protesters in Ecuador hit the streets over the rise in the cost of living

October 10, 2022

Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Trio Including Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke

Douglas Diamond, Philip H. Dybvig also recognized for research on banks and financial crises

October 10, 2022

The winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences were announced Monday in Stockholm. PHOTO: ANDERS WIKLUND/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

October 07, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize goes to three ‘champions of human rights’ from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski and two human rights NGOs: Russia’s Memorial and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties.

October 07, 2022

Nobel committee calls for release of peace prize winner Ales Bialiatski – video

October 07, 2022

Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.

October 07, 2022

EPA-EFE/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK / President Biden said the Russian leader was "not joking" when he talked about using tactical nuclear, biological or chemical weapons

September 30, 2022

Western leaders react to new regions joining Russia

The US will help Ukraine “regain control” of its former territories, President Joe Biden said

September 30, 2022

FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden speaks about Hurricane Ian during a visit to FEMA headquarters in Washington, DC, September. 29, 2022 © AP / Evan Vucci

September 27, 2022

Denmark says damage to Nord Stream pipeline in Baltic Sea was 'deliberate'

'This is not an earthquake,' says seismologist after dual blasts

September 27, 2022

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September 27, 2022

Gazprom announces that its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany is finished

Energy giant Gazprom announced Friday that construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, set to double natural gas supplies from Russia to Germany by bypassing Ukraine, has been completed.

September 27, 2022

View of the Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) receiving station, the Nord Stream 2 part of the landfall area in Lubmin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, taken on September 21, 2021. © John MacDougall, AFP

September 21, 2022

World leaders react to Vladimir Putin’s latest chilling speech on Ukraine conflict

World leaders have reacted to Vladimir Putin’s chilling speech announcing the partial mobilisation of troops in Russia.

September 21, 2022

China — a nation with strong ties to the Russian Federation — called for a ‘ceasefire through dialogue and consultation’ following Putin’s address on Ukraine.

September 17, 2022

Russia's Putin, China's Xi look to challenge 'international order' at regional summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping looked to rally Asian leaders behind a new "international order" as they met Friday for a summit aimed at challenging Western influence.

September 17, 2022

September 15, 2022

China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin Showcase Growing Ties

The two leaders meet in person for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war

September 15, 2022

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in Uzbekistan as the Russian leader seeks to shore up ties with China. PHOTO: ALEXANDR DEMYANCHUK/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

September 13, 2022

Dozens dead as fresh clashes erupt along Azerbaijan-Armenia border

Armenia said Tuesday that nearly 50 of its soldiers had been killed in the worst clashes with Azerbaijan since their war two years ago, but Russia said it had convinced the historic rivals to agree to a rapid ceasefire.

September 13, 2022

This picture taken near the village of Sotk, Armenia, on June 18, 2021 shows Azerbaijan's flag (L) and Armenia's flag flying at a border check point between the countries. © Karen Minasyan, AFP

September 07, 2022

Ukraine war: Putin says West's sanctions fever wrecks European lives

Vladimir Putin has condemned Western sanctions imposed because of Russia's war in Ukraine as a fever that poses a threat to the entire world.

September 07, 2022

TASS VIA REUTERS / The Russian leader said Western currencies were falling while Russia was not losing anything

September 05, 2022

Russia switches off Europe’s main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted

Gazprom previously said it was halting flows through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault

September 05, 2022

Russian president Vladimir Putin. His spokesman blamed EU, UK, and Canadian sanctions for Russia’s failure to deliver gas through Nord Stream 1 © Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

September 01, 2022

EU fails to agree on visa ban for Russians – Hungary

Many member states refused to bar ordinary Russians from visiting Europe, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said

September 01, 2022

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaks to journalists in Prague, Czech Republic, August 30, 2022. © Michal Cizek / AFP

August 31, 2022

Gorbachev made ‘profound impact’ on world history – Putin

He led the country through difficult and “dramatic” times, the Russian president said

August 31, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (R). © AFP PHOTO / ITAR-TASS POOL / PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / Dmitry ASTAKHOV

August 28, 2022

A post-dollar world is coming

The currency may look strong but its weaknesses are mounting

August 28, 2022

Since the 1970s, the typical upswing in a dollar cycle has lasted about seven years; the current upswing is in its 11th year © Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images