Topline The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court visited Bucha, Ukraine, on Wednesday, as the court continues its investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the war-torn countr...
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The Ukrainians Claim They Damaged A Russian Cruiser
Cruiser ‘Moskva.’ Photo via Wikimedia Commons A Ukrainian navy missile battery reportedly has struck the Russian navy cruiser Moskva off the coast of Odessa, a strategic port city on the B...
Giles Milton’s Fascinating ‘Checkmate In Berlin’
“During those days he stood still for such disastrous fatuities as Franklin Roosevelt’s impetuous call for unconditional surrender, a rhetorical fillip which in the analysis of some military experts m...
Ukraine May Get U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Strike Drones
An MQ-9 Reaper flies by August 8, 2007 at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. (Photo by … [+] Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images Ukraine is in talks to purchase American-made h...
JPMorgan, Delta Air Lines, PayPal
The JP Morgan Chase & Co. headquarters, The JP Morgan Chase Tower in Park Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York. Tim Clayton – Corbis | Corbis Sport | Getty Images Check out the companies mak...
Take Your Money Off The Grid
In a time of geopolitical chaos and inflation, Simon Mikhailovich’s extreme wealth preservation strategies don’t seem so paranoid. Cyberattacks. Inflation. Pandemic. Is your money safe? The question i...
Russia Say It Has Captured More Than 1,000 Ukrainian Marines, Zelensky Offers Prisoner Swap With Putin Ally
Topline The Russian defense ministry claimed on Wednesday more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the besieged city of Mariupol, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to ...
China’s Exports to Russia Slump After Ukraine Invasion
(Bloomberg) — China’s exports to Russia slumped in March after the invasion of Ukraine even as shipments to other nations grew quickly, indicating Chinese companies are likely being cautious abo...
Currency.com suspends operations in Russia 1
TL; DR Breakdown Currency.com halts activities in Russia The exchange cited violence in Ukraine as a factor Investments continue to mete out sanctions against Russia In the last few months, there have...
Cryptocurrencies Carry Systemic Risks, Threaten Ruble, Bank of Russia Insists – Finance Bitcoin News
The spread of cryptocurrencies brings significant risks for Russia’s economy, financial stability, and national fiat, the monetary authority in Moscow has reiterated. The central bank has reaffirmed i...
Which Oil Giant Stands To Lose The Most In The Exodus From Russia?
Executing a plan some eight years in the making, Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February 2022. So savage, and indiscriminate was this attack that comparisons with the worst of World War II are b...
Astronaut Launches 1st NFT, Raises $500K To Help Ukraine Fight Russia
A former NASA astronaut who spent nearly a year on the International Space Station is the latest public figure to release non-fungible tokens. Scott Kelly is launching his first NFT compilation, “Drea...
Germany Industry CEOs Meet With Scholz as Russia Pressure Mounts
(Bloomberg) — Chieftains of German industry including the heads of Deutsche Bank AG, Mercedes-Benz AG and Siemens AG have met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday amid growing concern over fal...
Crypto Trading Platform Currency.com Stops Operations in Russia
Currency.com, a cryptocurrency exchange Cryptocurrency Exchange A cryptocurrency exchange is an online platform that supports the exchange of various currencies for a cryptocurrency or digital asset...
U.S. Reportedly Planning Another $750 Million In Military Aid To Ukraine
Topline The U.S. aims to send more weapons to Ukraine as part of a military aid package worth $750 million, unnamed officials told Reuters and the Washington Post Tuesday, the latest round of support ...
Biden Accuses Russia Of Committing ‘Genocide’ In Ukraine For First Time
Topline President Joe Biden called Russia’s actions in Ukraine a “genocide” during a speech in Iowa on Tuesday, an allegation he reiterated while speaking to the media later that day, marking the firs...
Ukraine Says It Captured Pro-Russia Politician Medvedchuk
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Security Service of Ukraine released images Tuesday of Ukrainian politician and oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk in handcuffs, claiming they’d captured...
Anonymous Has Released Over 2 Million Russian Emails in Cyberwar With Russia – Bitcoin News
Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims it has already published millions of leaked Russian emails. The group has been waging a cyberwar on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, carrying out attacks on ...
WNBA Players, Commissioner Call For Brittney Griner’s Return From Russia
Topline Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBA Players Association, called for Brittney Griner’s safe return from Russia on Good Morning America Tuesday, after commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Grine...
‘Crazy’ US sanctions against China, Russia ‘weaponise’ financial markets, threaten to undermine dollar, former HKMA chief Joseph Yam says
The eminence grise of Hong Kong’s banking circles has come out swinging against the United States in an unusual webinar that set a strident tone against the economy with which the city’s c...
Inflation Hits 40-Year High—Spiking 8.5% In March As Ukraine Invasion Fuels Oil Prices
Topline Consumer prices rose 8.5% in the 12 months ending in March, according to data released Tuesday by the Labor Department, climbing at the quickest pace in four decades following an unprecedented...
More Than 500 Ukrainian Children Killed Or Injured Since Russia Invaded, Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office Says
Topline More than 500 children have been killed or injured since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine six weeks ago, Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, while the United Nations’ childre...
Huge undersea cables to give UK, Germany first ever energy link
Onshore wind turbines in Germany. The NeuConnect project says the interconnector will enable Britain to “tap into the vast energy infrastructure in Germany, including its significant renewable e...
Ukrainian Marines In Mariupol Are Out Of Ammo
Russian forces in Mariupol. Russian defense ministry photo via Telegram Mariupol, a Ukrainian port city on the Sea of Azov just 30 miles from Russia, was one of the first and biggest targets of Russia...
Rerouting Russian Oil Would Require Dozens Of Supertankers — That Don’t Exist
Tankers gather off the coast of Thailand. Getty Before its war in Ukraine, Russia was producing about 11 million barrels per day of crude petroleum, about 10% of global demand. Since then, amid sancti...
Russia Arrests Opposition Politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, Colleague Says
Topline Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza—who previously survived two suspected poisonings in Russia—was arrested near his home in Moscow, another opposition figure said Monday, the sa...
Sean Penn Was With Zelensky On The Day Russia Invaded Ukraine, He Says
Topline Actor and human rights activist Sean Penn told Hollywood Authentic he was with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the day in February when Russia invaded the country, and that he had co...
Russian Journalist Who Protested War On Air Hired By German Media Outlet
Topline German newspaper Die Welt said on Monday it has hired Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who protested Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine during a television broadcast on state television, ...
Russia considers striking targets in Europe
Should Europe continue to pursue sanctions policies against the Kremlin, Russia could strike strategic targets within the zone. The interview with Sergei Karaganov: Russia now also against Europe Co...
EU Welcomes Fifth Round Of Sanctions: Bans High-Value Crypto Services to Russia
On Friday, the European Commission introduced the fifth round of restrictions in response to Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The EU has limited the Russian Crypto Wallet Deposits to €10,...
Nvidia Stock Is Downgraded. China and Russia Are Headwinds.
Text size Dreamstime Nvidia shares were falling on Monday after the stock was downgraded by a Baird analyst, who cited concerns over slowing consumer demand exacerbated by the Russian embargo. Nvidia ...