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11.05 / 11:13

European Union raid Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera journalist dies after being shot covering Israeli raid

A journalist for Al Jazeera was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early on Wednesday.

11.05 / 10:33

Private-debt risks are hiding in plain sight

Carmen M Reinhart is chief economist of the World Bank Group; Leora Klapper is lead economist of the finance and private sector research team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank

11.05 / 10:03

UPS FIVE China Consumer Inflation Accelerates Modestly

HONG KONG—China’s consumer inflation edged up in April and factory-gate price pressures remained elevated as Covid-19 lockdowns jammed up logistics networks and the Ukraine war pushed up global energy prices.

11.05 / 10:03

European Union week A week on, the EU appears no closer to a Russian oil embargo

Unlike other rounds of sanctions against Moscow approved swiftly by member states, the EU appeared no closer to agreeing on a Russian oil embargo nearly a week after it was proposed by the Commission.

11.05 / 08:05

business Ethereum Tether Bitcoin Indie Russian news firm raises $250K in crypto after sanctions cripple finances

A Russian independent news company has raised more than US$250,000 in cryptocurrency donations from supporters in order to continue reporting independent news under a barrage of Russian government propaganda and censorship.

11.05 / 08:05

European Union Live: Ukrainians make gains in east, hold on at Mariupol mill

Ukrainian forces made strategic gains on Tuesday, pushing Russian forces back in some parts of the country. Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to send a new $40 billion Ukraine aid package.

11.05 / 00:07

Germany's Scholz warns UK against 'unilateral' change to post-Brexit accord in Northern Ireland

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday opposed any challenge to post-Brexit controls establishing a special status for Northern Ireland, which London says are "not tenable" after the Sinn Fein republicans won recent elections in the UK territory.

10.05 / 22:59

President Leonid Kravchuk: Ukraine's first President dies aged 88, says Kyiv

Ukraine's first President Leonid Kravchuk has died at the age of 88, officials in Kyiv have stated.

10.05 / 21:33

Stablecoin regulation Tether Federal Reserve Terra Usd financial stability Financial The Fed cites worries about stablecoin in its latest Financial Stability Report

The United States Federal Reserve Board released its semiannual Financial Stability Report on Monday. The report points to volatility on commodities markets brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid and “higher and more persistent than expected” inflation as sources of instability.

10.05 / 19:55

Citi Threat services Financial Weaponising financial services poses new threat to City exports

The unprecedented financial sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine have not had quite the devastating impact on the Russian economy that some predicted. But they are still expected to lead to a lasting shift in the international financial order.

10.05 / 18:49

European Union foreign German foreign minister Baerbock pledges to 'ensure justice' on visit to Ukraine

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock travelled to Bucha, Ukraine, on Tuesday where Russian troops are alleged to have committed war crimes after bodies of civilians were found in the streets and in mass graves.

10.05 / 14:35

NATO NOT To join or not to join? Sweden and Finland to reveal NATO decisions

Finland and Sweden are expected to reveal in the coming days whether they will ask to join the NATO military alliance.

10.05 / 13:49

Helicopter Defence minister slammed over private trip with son in army helicopter

Germany's defence minister is under fire after a report emerged that she took a military helicopter to a private gathering.

10.05 / 13:05

European Union Zelenskyy says Ukraine is 'fighting for freedom' and 'will win' war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared in a May 9 address that his country would eventually defeat the Russians.

10.05 / 13:05

European Union EU ban on Russian oil: Orban-VDL talks fail to produce a breakthrough

A face-to-face meeting between Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, failed to deliver the much-needed breakthrough to push the proposal for an EU-wide ban on Russian oil imports over the finish line.

10.05 / 12:09

Payments regulation Ukraine war foreign reform International Putin Bids to Create New International Settlements Platform, Reform Foreign Currency Rules

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken of plans to revamp the country’s international settlements ecosystem – in a bid to prevent Moscow from sliding into an economic quagmire at the hand of Western-led sanctions.

10.05 / 10:59

European Union Moldova is Ukraine's most fragile neighbour, says UN chief Antonio Guterres

Moldova is Ukraine's "most fragile neighbour" and the consequences of Russia's nearby war are "too frightening to contemplate".

10.05 / 10:45

News NOT Queen Elizabeth II will not attend State Opening of Parliament due to 'episodic mobility problems'

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the State Opening of Parliament, Buckingham Palace has confirmed to Euronews.

10.05 / 10:45

European Union EU Council president forced to take shelter on visit to Ukraine

On a surprise visit to Odesa on Monday European Council President Charles Michel was forced to seek shelter, an EU official said.

10.05 / 08:01

Live: Ukraine calls for help to unblock its ports to prevent global food crisis

With no major announcements from Russian President Vladimir Putin during yesterday's Victory Day parade in Moscow, the war in Ukraine looks set to continue on in its current state, at least for the time being.

09.05 / 23:13

Financial Inflation, Sharp Rise in Interest Rates Pose Financial Risks, Fed Says

Elevated and persistent inflation, coupled with a sharp rise in interest rates, are among the greatest near-term risks to the U.S. economic system, the Federal Reserve said Monday, while warning that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could also affect financial stability.

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