FILE PHOTO – A new home is seen under construction in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWASHINGTON, Feb 24(Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell slightly more than expected in January, likely as rising mortgage rates and higher prices sidelined some first-time buyers…Continue Reading

A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia March 29, 2021. A sign reads: “Bank of Russia”. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMOSCOW, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The Russian central bank widened the Lombard List of collateral it agrees to take in exchange for provide banks…Continue Reading

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yves HermanRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBRUSSELS, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The European Union will impose new sanctions on Russia targeting industry, financial sectors and export controls over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, an EU diplomat said on Thursday.”We…Continue Reading

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMajor U.S. indexes fall, but off their lows; Nasdaq now off just ~0.3%All major S&P 500 sectors red: financials off mostEuro STOXX 600 index slides ~3%Dollar, gold, crude rally; bitcoin fallsU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield slides to 1.92%Feb 24 – Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets…Continue Reading

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comKYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian forces were fighting to prevent Russian troops from capturing the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl.Elsewhere, parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region were no longer under Kyiv’s control, the regional administration said, as Russian forces attacked…Continue Reading

Russia’s economy is fueled by energy, especially natural gas exports to Europe. That could be an important tool in the arsenal used in Ukraine — and either side can play it.Russia is the top natural gas supplier to Europe.Europe could halt or limit its natural gas supply from Russia to apply pressure in the Ukraine…Continue Reading

Igor Polikha, the ambassador of Ukraine in India said that India should intervene in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt this invasion.  Putin announced the launch of a military operation against Ukraine on Thursday (February 24) as moments after that Ukrainian…Continue Reading

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.   Russian forces fired missiles at several targets as loud explosions were reported…Continue Reading

Not just Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi, conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar had also had interactions with Bollywood stars like Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar.  Recent reports state that the three Bollywood stars were in the crosshairs of the jailed con artist in recent years. Chandrasekhar had reportedly offered luxury cars as gifts to…Continue Reading

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.   There is a war-like situation in eastern Europe after Russian President Vladimir…Continue Reading