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More than 1,500 trucks stuck at Ukraine-Hungary border – media
A 22km-long queue has formed at the Ukraine-Hungary border as truckers try to avoid a Polish blockade
EU rows threaten Ukraine’s $54 billion – FT
Kiev may not receive all €50 billion promised by the EU, as agreement on the bloc’s joint budget is ‘very difficult,’ Financial Times says
“Remains” found at US Osprey crash site off Japan: US military
The US military said Monday divers searching for seven missing crew members had found “remains” in waters off southern Japan where a US Osprey aircraft crashed last week. “During a combined U.S.-Japanese search and rescue dive in the vicinity of Yakushima...
Dozens of Israeli tanks enter southern part of Gaza Strip: witnesses to AFP
Dozens of Israeli tanks entered the southern part of the Gaza Strip near Khan Yunis on Monday, witnesses told AFP, with the Israeli military widely expected to start ground operations in the area soon. Armoured personnel carriers and bulldozers were also...
Russian general killed in Ukraine: Russian governor
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Turkey’s inflation ticks up to 62%
Turkey’s annual inflation rate ticked up slightly in November, the state statistics agency said Monday, showing further signs of levelling off following a series of sharp interest rate hikes. The rate moved to 61.98 percent last month from 61.36 percent i...
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits sea south of Istanbul
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck just south of Istanbul on Monday, rattling parts of Turkey’s largest city but causing no immediate injuries or damage. The earthquake’s epicentre was in the Marmara Sea’s Gemlik Bay, which lies about 60 kilometres (35 mil...
Gold and bitcoin spearhead a rebellion against the dollar
Gold surges to all-time high amid dovish Fed outlook and forecasts of rate cuts in March
Venezuelans vote to back potential annexation
Venezuela conducted a referendum on Sunday, in which voters backed their government’s position in a land dispute with Guyana
Russian exporters boost foreign earnings sales
Increasing foreign currency sales by major Russian exporters are helping to stabilize the ruble, central bank data shows
Switzerland ups tally of frozen Russian assets
The Swiss government says immobilized Russian assets in the country amount to roughly $8.8 billion
US ally warns of ‘swarm’ of Chinese ships
The Philippines has accused China of sending a fishing flotilla to its waters “illegally”
Susan Sarandon apologizes for ‘anti-Semitic’ speech
Hollywood star Susan Sarandon has apologized for comments she made at a pro-Palestine rally
Money for Ukraine ‘desperately’ needed – White House
The US Congress should act “immediately” to approve military aid for Ukraine and Israel, the White House has said
Muslims in swing states vow to ‘abandon Biden’
A group of Muslim leaders from US battleground states have pledged to stop the re-election of President Joe Biden
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines early Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, the latest in a slew of strong quakes all concentrated in the same area. Monday’s earthquake hit just before 4:00 am local...