Topline Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, moving to bolster U.S. ties just days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion ...
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Global financial markets have had a rough time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but it is not over yet
A year after Russia invaded Ukraine and set off the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II, global financial markets seem to no longer carry on the lasting shocks on a daily basis, but the fu...
Oil prices one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The oil market looks drastically different today than it did a year ago, when Russia invaded Ukraine. “It is the most significant set of market dislocations and distortions in energy markets generally...
Calls For Putin To Face War Crimes Trial Intensify As Invasion Enters Second Year
Topline It is only a matter of time before Vladimir Putin is put on trial for war crimes, U.S. envoy Beth Van Schaack said in an interview with Sky News released Friday, joining growing calls to hold ...
A Year On From The Invasion
Authored by Simon Flowers, Chief Analyst and Chairman at Wood Mackenzie. Russia’s war has had a huge impact outside Ukraine, particularly for the global energy markets. Soaring prices and supply chain...
Russian Oil Flows to China Hit Highest Levels Since Ukraine Invasion
(Bloomberg) — Russian exports of discounted crude and fuel oil to China have jumped to record levels as the re-opening of the world’s biggest energy importer gathers pace after the dismantling o...
Biden Makes Surprise Visit To Kyiv Nearly A Year Into Russia’s Invasion
Topline President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday ahead of a planned trip to Poland, emphasizing the U.S.’s ongoing commitment to Ukraine and announcing additional military aid d...
Shell Reports Record Profits As Oil Giants—Including Exxon, Chevron—Cash In On Sky-High Prices After Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Topline British energy giant Shell on Thursday reported its highest-ever annual profits, beating expectations and following record announcements from American heavyweights Chevron and Exxon Mobil as t...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Triggers Renewable Energy Rush, Say World Leaders In Abu Dhabi
TOPSHOT – A man holds a child as he flees the city of Irpin, west of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. – … [+] Russian forces pummelled Ukrainian cities from the air, land and sea on Monday, w...
Russia’s Invasion Shows Indo-Pacific That Information Is A Prelude To Power
An Mq-9 Reaper type drone awaits tasking at the Naval Air Station (NAS) at Sigonella, Sicily. Getty Images Remotely-piloted airborne vehicles are center stage as militaries race to exploit the lessons...
The Oil Market Crisis Sparked By Russia’s Invasion Is Nearing Its End
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine back in February triggered a major market crisis. Oil and gas prices soared to multi-decade highs; coal prices grew by nearly 70%, global wheat prices increased by over 60...
VanEck Suspends Russia ETFs Due to Prolonged Inactivity after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Investment firm VanEck recently suspended two Russia ETFs as Western sanctions bite hard on profitability. New York-based asset manager VanEck is liquidating its Russia exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fo...
Russia’s Ukraine invasion led to Bitcoin’s highest sell-off in the past 2 years
The last two years have been very eventful for the crypto space. The industry witnessed astronomic crypto adoption, and Bitcoin (BTC) traded at an all-time high of over $69,000. However, despite this ...
XRP Rival Powers Humanitarian Cash Disbursement to Ukraine Residents Impacted by the Russian Invasion
An XRP competitor is powering humanitarian cash disbursements to the people of Ukraine in the midst of Russia’s military aggression. The Stellar (XLM) Development Foundation (SDF) and the Internationa...
Russia Launches Massive Attack—9 Ukraine Power Stations Damaged
Topline Russia has launched a massive wave of missile attacks across Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, forcing civilians to seek shelter and knocking out power, water supplies and critical ...
Azerbaijan’s Response To Russia’s Invasion Has Included Plans For Increased Energy Exports To Europe
A Gazprom employee looks over a natural gas treatment facility at the Nord Stream 2 pipeline’s entry … [+] point in northwest Russia. Azerbaijan has sought to increase energy exports to Eu...
257 Economists Say Global Recession Is Near, US Trade Restrictions Against China Could Stir Taiwan Invasion – Economics Bitcoin News
According to 257 economists polled by Reuters, the global economy is approaching a recession, but 70% of the survey’s participants believe the chances of a sharp rise in unemployment levels will be lo...
German Officials Raided Deutsche Bank Over Tax Invasion Case
9 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The raid happened in Frankfurt and comprised over 100 investigators. As of today’s inquiry, Deutsche is suspected of dividend stripping. On Tuesday, Deutsche Ban...
Ukraine’s Success in Turning Back Russia’s Invasion Could Aggravate Global Food Shortages
A pair of Russian Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft streak across a Ukrainian wheat field as seen from … [+] a farmer’s combine harvester. PR Army In about a month, the Black Sea Grain Initia...
Russian stablecoin usage surged after Ukraine invasion: Report
A new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has shown a surge in stablecoin usage in Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has since seen sanctions and inflation impactin...
Putin Finalizes Annexation As Ukraine Forces Russia Into Retreat On Southern Front Line
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed legislation finalizing Moscow’s illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions, pushing forward despite not controlling any of the four provi...
Pro-Russian Groups Raised $400,000 in Crypto Since Ukraine Invasion, Report Reveals – Bitcoin News
Groups supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine have been actively collecting cryptocurrency to fund paramilitary operations and evade sanctions, researchers say. According to a new report, these org...
Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Not ‘Imminent’
Topline Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he does not believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is imminent, while declaring the U.S. was committed to “helping Taiwan develop the capability to def...
Are You Ready For Tesla’s Robot Humanoid Invasion?
Whatever you think of Elon Musk, you can’t deny that his car company Tesla has been the leading force behind the switch to electrification. Now Tesla is hoping to start another revolution. Musk teased...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Is No Reason To Increase The Pentagon Budget
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons if his nation’s “territorial integrity” is threatened has been widely denounced, and rightly so. But paradoxically, it is a sign of Rus...
Pepsi Reportedly Stops Manufacturing Sodas In Russia—Joining Global Food Giants Leaving Amid Ukraine Invasion
Topline Beverage giant PepsiCo has stopped manufacturing several of its popular soda brands in Russia, Reuters reported on Tuesday, a move that comes a month after the bottler of its chief rival Coca-...
How Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine Produced A Windfall For Enviva’s Wood Pellets Business
Environmentalists have doubts, but John Keppler’s faith in the energy source is rewarded by European customers willing to pay top dollar. On a crisp North Carolina morning, an eastern pine forest is b...
Biden Vows To Defend Taiwan From Chinese Invasion And Declares Covid Pandemic ‘Over’ In 60 Minutes Interview
Topline President Joe Biden said the U.S. military would defend Taiwan if the island was invaded by Chinese forces, in a broad-ranging interview on CBS 60 Minutes broadcast on Sunday where he also sai...
Ukraine Investigating Over 30,000 War Crimes Since Russian Invasion Began, Top Prosecutor Says
Topline Ukraine has documented 34,000 alleged cases of war crimes since Russia invaded the country in February, the country’s prosecutor general Andriy Kostin told CBS News in an interview Sunday, day...
Putin Admits China Had ‘Concerns’ About Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
Topline In his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, President Vladimir Putin admitted China had “questions and concerns” about the...
Blinken—On Surprise Visit To Kyiv—Announces $2 Billion In U.S. Military Aid For Ukraine
Topline The U.S. will send $2 billion in military support to Ukraine and its European neighbors threatened by Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday, bo...
India PM Modi Tells Putin Now Is ‘Not An Era’ For War In First Public Comments Against Russian Invasion
Topline Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that “now is not an era of war,” marking the first public criticism of Putin’s ...