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Russia’s diplomatic balancing act between Israel and Iran has been tested by recent tensions. As Israel’s strikes on Iranian ...
Canada is hosting this year’s G7 meeting – it’s the seventh time it has assumed the presidency of the group. Besides leaders ...
Russian losses in Ukraine hit a massive, and grim milestone on June 12 — 1 million Russian soldiers killed or wounded during ...
The economic crisis in Russia is intensifying. The construction sector tops the list of wage arrears, according to Ukraine's ...
A Russian economist has warned that the country may slide into "stagflation" by the end of the year if its leaders don't take ...
Cuba is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades, perhaps since 1959. Here’s what’s preventing new mass protests. | ...
Russia’s war economy is under rising internal pressure. With growth slowing and diplomacy stalled, Putin may soon face a ...
Geopolitical shocks have a knack for roiling the financial markets, but the oil sector was still caught off guard by a surprise attack by Ukraine that has been referred to as "Russia's Pearl Harbor," ...
Mongolia has been thrown into fresh political crisis with protesters calling for the resignation of the country’s prime minister over his family’s lavish displays of wealth. For two weeks, young Mongo ...
The chances of a banking crisis in Russia have increased amid high interest rates, a Kremlin-linked think tank has warned.
The 2008 financial crisis became the first big test of Putin’s economic policy and the propaganda that serviced it. Oil prices crashed, and Russia entered a serious recession. The country ...
However, one may call this economic growth a growth of the wrong kind. A major factor behind the GDP growth is consumption, fueled by rising salaries. The Kremlin boasts record-low unemployment levels ...