Vladimir Putin
Undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea are stoking geopolitical tensions — here’s what’s going on
Denmark’s navy said on Nov. 20, 2024 it was shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea, a day after Finland and Sweden opened investigations into suspected sabotage of two severed undersea telecoms cables. Mikkel Berg Pedersen | Ritzau Scanpix | Afp via Getty Images Geopolitical tensions are brewing globally over the cutting of […]
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Russia tries to stem panic over the plummeting ruble, as the central bank is forced to intervene
Aerial view of the Moscow Kremlin landmarks: St. Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin, Spasskaya Tower and Red Square Sergey Alimov | Moment | Getty Images Russian authorities are trying to stem panic over the ruble’s sharp fall this week, with the central bank forced to intervene on Wednesday to support the currency. The ruble weakened to 114 […]
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Russian food prices are soaring — but no one dares blame Putin and the war
Shoppers with a cart choose vegetables and fruits at the Okey supermarket in St. Petersburg. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A break-in at a small food store in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg wouldn’t usually make headlines around the world, but this time was different. CCTV footage from the store, Dairy Place, in […]
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Germany’s Merkel laments influence of big business on Trump
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on February 14, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Felix Zahn | Photothek via Getty Images Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has called the influence of tech billionaires such as Elon Musk over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a “huge concern”. In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday ahead […]
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Germany’s Merkel laments influence of big business on Trump
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on February 14, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Felix Zahn | Photothek via Getty Images Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has called the influence of tech billionaires such as Elon Musk over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a “huge concern”. In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday ahead […]
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Europe markets open up 0.6%; UK retail sales miss sends sterling lower
Europe markets open firmly in the green The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index was trading 0.7% higher at 8:20 a.m. London time. Germany’s DAX was up 0.52%, France’s CAC was 0.49% higher and Italy’s FTSE MIB was up 0.51%. All sectors were in the green, with tech stocks among the best performers, up 1.1%. — Katrina […]
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U.S. closes embassy in Kyiv over potential ‘air attack’ as tensions with Russia soar
KYIV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 24: A view of the U.S. Embassy on January 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. According to media reports the embassy has ordered family members of embassy staff to leave the country and has also urged U.S. citizens in Ukraine to leave as well. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of soldiers […]
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Euro-dollar parity is back in focus as Trump win sparks trade jitters
The prospect of the U.S. introducing a swathe of new tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump has led economists to say the euro could return to parity with the U.S. dollar in their 2025 outlooks. Since Trump’s decisive victory in the Nov. 5 election, which also handed the Republican party control of both houses of Congress, […]
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Russia-U.S. tensions hit global markets as Putin lowers the threshold for a nuclear strike
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the Valdai Club on Nov. 7, 2024 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global stocks fell and investors fled to safe-haven assets on Tuesday, as global markets reacted to escalating tensions between the world’s two largest nuclear powers: Russia and […]
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Germany’s Scholz urges Putin in phone call to open talks with Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, r) and Russian President Vladimir Putin look up after several hours of one-on-one talks at a joint press conference. Scholz met the Russian president for talks on the situation on the Ukrainian-Russian border. Kay Nietfeld | picture alliance | Getty Images German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
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