Russian authorities in a city bordering Ukraine are struggling to cope with an outbreak of mass larceny, as panic spreads through the population. Belgorod lies just 40 kilometres north of the border with Ukraine and has reluctantly found itself in the eye of a storm, ever since Vladimir Putin lau
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi hosted a major oil summit Monday, hours after the OPEC+ group of the cartel and its allies said it would halt further production increases planned in the first quarter of 2026 over concerns of too much supply in the market.The OPEC+ decisi
Lukoil said Thursday it had accepted an offer from global commodity trader Gunvor to buy its foreign assets, which Russia’s second-largest oil company is seeking to sell after Washington imposed sanctions on it last week.The planned asset sale is the most consequential action so far by a
Member of the Finnish national-conservative party, the Freedom Alliance Armando Mema acknowledged that even with continued support, Kiev's chances of military success are limitedVladimir Zelensky would immediately head to Moscow for negotiations if Western military support to Ukraine were
Well now it appears that the shoe is on the other foot as Russia is directly supplying Venezuela with offensive and defensive weapons, just as NATO and the US have been directly supplying Ukraine in their proxy war against Russia.Venezuelan President Maduro has asked Russia, China and Iran
Vladimir Putin has been warned "Moscow will be wiped off the map" if he were to attack NATO with nuclear weapons. Belgian defence minister Theo Francken said he isn’t concerned about Russian nuclear sabre-rattling as he championed the strength and unity of the military alliance.He said h
The Belgian defense chief is an example of “military psychosis,” Moscow’s senior diplomat saidRussia has accused Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken of irresponsible rhetoric after he suggested that NATO could “wipe Moscow off the map.”In an interview with De Morgen new
Russian stocks continued to plunge on Monday, fuelling fears of a major financial crisis following Donald Trump's swingeing new sanctions. The Kremlin has been rocked by the White House's decision last week to target its two largest oil companies in the latest sanctions package.Rosneft and
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the exiled opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Russian Anti-War Committee of plotting a coup. The Russian Anti-War Committee, founded in 2022, describes itself as a platform supporting "anti-war Russians" and promoting "
Why speed of the upswing has been much faster than analysts predicted and why the rally is likely to continue?COMMENT | LUKE HARTIGAN | The price of gold surged above US$4,100 (Approx. Shs14 million) an ounce (Approx.28g) on Oct.15 for the first time, taking this year’s extraordinary ral
