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Israel-Hamas war: Even as the world leaders attempt to bring Israel and Hamas back on the negotiating table, Israel is displaying its resolve to eliminate Hamas from the map of the Earth. As per a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Israel’s intelligence agencies, which are known for their undercover operations, plans to kill Hamas leader across the globe after the war in Gaza ends The report said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given clear orders to Israel’s top spy agencies that Hamas leaders living in countries like Lebanon, Turkey, Qatar, etc.

Construction of one of Russia’s key natural gas projects in Siberia to supply gas to China is likely to be slower than expected, they said, adding that discussions between the two sides over the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline have progressed slowly. The pipeline, if completed, would supply 50 billion cubic metres (1.8 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas per year to China. The new pipeline is needed, according to China’s assessment, because the Power of Siberia 1 pipeline is limited to 67 billion cubic metres per year. However, China is bargaining hard with Russia, which is facing western sanctions.

fashion show this week honouring long-time leader President Vladimir Putin by embellishing his face on Andy Warhol-inspired sweaters, in what one nationalist news outlet called an «unusual» display. Since Russia launched full-scale hostilities against Ukraine last year, Putin's cult of personality has burst into the mainstream, with officials effusively heaping praise on the president. The fashion show, held late on Thursday, took place in Putin's native Saint Petersburg and showcased art by Alexey Sergienko, a self-proclaimed patriot whose collection of paintings 'The President is a Kindhearted Man' formed the basis for the designs. «I was impressed when he was re-elected,» Sergienko told AFP, standing in front of his piece «Putin, Star, Crown» — a kaleidoscopic grid of Putin's interspaced with stars and crowns. «The crown is a reference to the past, and it's also an allusion to the fact that I knew that the president would be elected again and again,» he said. «I painted this picture saying that we shall have Putin for a long time, forever,» he told AFP. Many of his works are reminiscent of American artist Andy Warhol, whose vibrant paintings of celebrities and everyday objects popularised the «pop art» movement of the late 1950s to 1960s. The event, which the ultra-nationalist television channel Tsargrad described in a report as «unusual», featured a catwalk of models wearing a range of Putin-themed jackets, t-shirts and neck-scarves. «We came to the show as a whole family,» 48-year-old visitor Andrey Nechaev told AFP. «We are very happy to be here,» he added. The Kremlin's desire to galvanise support for Putin and the conflict in Ukraine has touched on almost every aspect of life, including music and the

By Timothy Gardner

Goldman Sachs Head of Oil Research Daan Struyven provides insight on the refinery sector on 'The Claman Countdown.'

Investing.com — Oil prices fell for a sixth-straight week Friday, as voluntary output cut agreements from major oil producers that fell short expectations continued to keep worries about oversupply front and centre. 

Paul Lynch won this year's Booker Prize for his dystopian novel, Prophet Song. Set in the near-future, it is a novel of our times: a liberal democracy — in this case, Ireland — under authoritarian rule with law enforcement and the judiciary weaponised by far-reaching powers. But it is a particularly illuminating point made by Lynch in a TOI interview that merits more burrowing.

GAIL India has sued the former Gazprom unit, now run by SEPE Marketing & Trading Singapore Pte Ltd, for default in LNG Supplies. The company has also sought a compensation of $1.8 billion for its damages, said the PSU in its stock exchange filing on Friday. Also Read: GAIL share price rise more than 3% to scale 52 week high on improved earnings prospects led by strong gas demand The dispute between the two companies was raised after the former Gazprom unit failed to supply LNG cargo to GAIL under a long-term LNG Contract.

By Gabriela Baczynska

Russia has brought fresh charges against Alexei Navalny, the country's top opposition politician already serving a 19-year sentence, he said Friday, as Moscow intensifies its crackdown on dissent amid the Ukraine offensive. Navalny galvanised huge nationwide protests in Russia before he was jailed in 2021 on fraud charges after returning from Germany, where he was recovering from a poison attack that he and independent investigators say was carried out by the Russian state. In August his initial sentence of nine years was more than doubled to 19 years for «extremism», and a court also ruled to send him to a harsher «special regime» facility. Authorities have now accused him of vandalism, which could add up to another three years to his sentence, Navalny said, citing a letter he had received from Russia's Investigative Committee in prison. Since launching its military offensive on Ukraine last February, the Kremlin has escalated its crackdown against Navalny, who opposes Russia's offensive, his allies and the Russian opposition more broadly. «They really initiate a new criminal case against me every 3 months,» Navalny said on social media. «Never has an inmate, sitting in solitary confinement for more than a year, had such a rich social and political life,» he quipped, in his typically sarcastic tone.

Meta (formerly Facebook) has said that it recently took down a network of thousands of fake and misleading accounts based in China. The users pretended to be Americans and attempted to promote divisive content about the US politics and the US-China ties. Abortion, culture war issues, and help to Ukraine were among the topics covered by the network, reports BBC.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) — The European Union should first sign a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine instead of starting membership talks with the country, Hungary's Viktor Orban said on Friday, flagging a way to a possible compromise ahead of a crucial EU summit.

Sultan al-Jaber, president of COP28, is an interesting personality. The PhD in economics was chosen by the country hosting COP28, the United Arab Emirates, to head the conference. He happens to be the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, one of the world's largest fossil-fuel companies.

(Reuters) — Activity in Russia's manufacturing sector grew at the same pace in November as in October, even as new export orders contracted for the first time since July, a business survey showed on Friday.

TortoiseEcofin Senior Portfolio Manager Robert Thummel discusses how China's economic woes could impact crude oil prices on «The Claman Countdown.»

Cost of Living LIVE Updates December 1: The cost of living is basically the amount of money one needs to survive in a given place – and one's most essential needs such as food, water, housing, taxes, cost of commute, healthcare, etc. The high rate of inflation has pushed up the cost of living across the globe, burning a hole in the common man's pocket.

RBI is now in talks with its counterparts in the US and Hong Kong, besides the Society for Worldwide InterBank Financial Communications (Swift), the global financial messaging system, on the prospects of launching digital cross-border settlements. The goal is to make global payments faster and cheaper for both individuals and companies. This is not just forward-looking move but a logical one, too, especially since India appears to have done the hard yards on launching a central bank digital currency or CBDC.

Investing.com-- Oil prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Friday, extending losses from the prior session as the OPEC+ cut supply by a smaller-than-expected margin, while weak data from China added to concerns over worsening demand. 

By Laura Sanicola

The OPEC oil cartel and allied producers have made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices

₹6,430 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,409 and ₹6,644 per bbl during the session so far, against a previous close of ₹6,488 per barrel. -Saudi Arabia, Russia and other members of OPEC+, who pump more than 40 per cent of the world's oil, held a virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss 2024 output amid concerns the market faces a potential surplus. Their output of some 43 million bpd already reflects cuts of about 5 million bpd aimed at supporting prices and stabilising the market.