Strained relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States are complicating efforts by the Biden administration to convince Riyadh to step up its oil production — which could provide some relief to consumers amid high prices exacerbated by the Russian war in Ukraine. The U.S. government has been increasingly critical of the Saudis since the 2018…Continue Reading
Russian officials reportedly confirmed Sunday that a navy commander has been killed amid the fighting in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.In a statement through the online messaging service Telegram, the Russian-installed governor of the occupied city of Sevastopol confirmed Andrei Paly’s death, according to Radio Free Europe’s Russia service. Razvozhayev, 51, was the deputy commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Razvozhayev’s death was also…Continue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implored Israeli lawmakers on Sunday to help his country defend itself against Russia, The Jerusalem Post reported. In a speech to the Israeli Knesset, Zelensky asked why government officials there have yet to place sanctions on Russia similar to those imposed by the U.S. and Europe. He also asked that Israel send its Iron Dome missile defense…Continue Reading
NEWS AND OPINION: Nonstop news reports continue to stream from Ukraine, including the war’s impact on children. “Authorities in the eastern city of Kharkiv say at least five civilians were killed in the latest Russian shelling, with the victims including a nine-year-old boy. Kharkiv has been under siege since the start of the Russian invasion…Continue Reading
ATLANTA — Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams is asserting that she should be allowed to immediately begin using a fundraising vehicle that would allow her to raise unlimited contributions, because she is unopposed in the Democratic primary. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Abrams could sue to gain access to a leadership committee, a…Continue Reading
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accused Russia of committing war crimes by deliberately targeting civilians since the invasion of Ukraine began a month ago. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan is to control the major population centers in Ukraine but it has had little success so far and thus the Kremlin is resorting to brutality, he said.…Continue Reading
Outgunned Ukrainian forces are winning the war so far against the invading Russians with unique tactics, effective use of weapons and fighters who have exhibited a fierce commitment to defending their nation, military analysts say. In particular, the anti-tank missiles supplied to Ukraine in advance of the month-old war played a major role in thwarting…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar’s years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a “genocide,” U.S. officials said Sunday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to make the long-anticipated designation on Monday at an event at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, according to the officials who spoke on condition of…Continue Reading
The new-found bullish momentum on Dalal Street could drive up the Nifty further in the coming days amid heightened volatility even as the war in Ukraine tempers optimism. The Nifty is likely to touch 17,700-17,800 after staging a rally of nearly 10% from the lows of March, said technical and derivatives analysts. They do not…Continue Reading
Mumbai: In the past eight trading days, the Sensex has run up 5,160 points and the Nifty jumped 1,500 points, erasing most of the losses in 2022, but the optimism in the stock benchmarks is yet to rub off on the broader market. About 63% of the constituents on the NSE 200 index have underperformed…Continue Reading
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