Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, tightening supplies of one of the world’s most widely used fuels and driving prices sharply higher across
The European Union unveiled two legislative proposals aimed at replenishing Ukraine’s war-drained budget, suggesting a loan backed either by frozen Russian assets or by the EU’s own budget — a move reported
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As expected, Tuesday’s five-hour meeting in the Kremlin produced no breakthrough. Moscow made it clear it will not compromise on its demand that Ukrainian forces withdraw from the remaining parts of Donbass
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A state visit by the Russian president to India is always a significant event, given the size of the two countries and their influence on the world stage. However, Vladimir Putin’s trip
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A sanctioned Russian-Israeli billionaire is suing the British government in a high-stakes international arbitration case, challenging measures imposed on him after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Mikhail Fridman, co-founder of Alfa-Bank and
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NATO is actively considering “pre-emptive” measures against Russia following a series of hybrid attacks across Europe, a senior alliance official has warned, signaling a potential shift toward a more forceful deterrence strategy
More French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a three-day state visit to China, marking his first return to the country since 2023. His trip opened in Beijing with a formal meeting with Chinese
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A Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on Thursday, carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut, a live stream of the event showed. The Soyuz 2.1a rocket
More The student radicals of Paris in 1968 used to chant: “Be realistic – demand the impossible.” It was a clever slogan for a moment of revolution. But what happens when revolution is not an
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India’s imports of Russian crude oil are expected to fall to their lowest level in at least three years in December, trade and refining sources told Reuters, as refiners shift to alternatives
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Russia is exploring multiple options to prop up Russian Railways, the country’s largest commercial employer, which has accumulated a staggering 4 trillion rouble ($50.8 billion) debt, sources told Reuters. The state-owned company,
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