Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi on Thursday night for a diplomatic visit, where he is expected to meet his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian foreign ministry announced. This is the first visit of a high-ranking Chinese official to India since border clashes in Ladakh in …
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Spotify has announced it will leave Russia for good in response to the ‘fake news law’ adopted earlier this month that prohibits broadcasting false information about the Russian military. The platform made the announcement on Friday, calling the decision “difficult.” The platform acknowledged it will have to take several “operational …
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Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) said on Friday that Clearstream clearing house, which processes payments for many of the country’s corporate and sovereign bonds, has blocked its account. This means that Russian holders of European stocks and bonds cannot receive dividends on their investments through Clearstream. According to Interfax, the …
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China Eastern Airlines and its subsidiaries have temporarily grounded 223 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the company’s spokesperson Liu Xiaodong said in a press conference on Thursday, according to CNN. On Monday, China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 crashed in a remote, mountainous region in the south of the country as it flew …
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The levy on Russian wheat exports will be increased from $86.4 per ton to $87 in the period from March 30 to April 5, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday. According to the statement, export tax on barley and corn will amount to $75.6 and $58.3 per ton, …
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The UK has added a ban on transactions with Russian gold to their list of restrictions placed on the country’s central bank earlier this month. This was announced in an updated version of the sanctions guidance published on the website of the British government on Friday. “Guidance updated to clarify …
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The Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched another attack on Saudi oil production in Jeddah, hitting a Saudi Aramco fuel depot on Friday as the city welcomes visitors for its first Formula 1 racing event. The offensive is aimed at forcing the Saudis to end their blockade of Yemen. READ …
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Violent crime and lawlessness in New York City have escalated to the point that almost half of local workers are considering moving away because they feel unsafe, a new poll has revealed. A Morning Consult survey of more than 9,000 New York office workers found that 40% of those living …
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Two Russian phone pranksters released the full video of their call to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday. In it, Patel calls Russians “barbarians,” promises to step up spying on Russians in the UK, and is tricked into calling the pranksters “incredible heroes” and admits that her own country …
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on Friday that the European Union will purchase gas on its own and divide it between members, a new development for the 27-member bloc. The move comes as European leaders seek to ditch Russian imports, and the US is waiting to ship …
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