Russia and Ukraine are sounding more upbeat about peace talks, focusing on compromise. Meanwhile, NATO vowed to keep helping Ukraine. Ukrainian medical workers set up a temporary field hospital in a basement in the Kyiv region. They have prepared emergency medical supplies including antibiotics and dressings to treat patients. A new audit shows former New…Continue Reading

Wall Street’s main indexes jumped on Wednesday, led by gains in technology and financial stocks, as signs of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks lifted sentiment ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Ten of the 11 major S&P sectors rose in early trading, with financials up 2.1 percent. Morgan Stanley…Continue Reading

LIVE at 2:30 PM ET: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Gives Update on Interest Rate Policy The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to announce that it is speeding up the end of its pandemic-era bond purchases and signal a turn to interest rate increases next year as a guard against surging inflation. Watch it in…Continue Reading

US stock indexes opened higher on Wednesday as signs of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks lifted sentiment ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 109.59 points, or 0.33%, at the open to 33,653.93. The S&P 500 opened higher by 25.69 points, or 0.60%, at…Continue Reading

Bengaluru: Online taxation and fintech software provider Clear, formerly ClearTax, on Wednesday announced it has acquired supply chain financing technology firm Xpedize. The size of the deal is Rs 100 crore, people aware of the development told ET. This is Clear’s second acquisition after it bought B2B payments platform Ybanq last July. With this, Clear…Continue Reading

मुंबई: महाराष्ट्र में ‘द कश्मीर फाइल्स’ (The Kashmir Files) को टैक्स फ्री किए जाने की मांग के बीच डेप्युटी सीएम अजित पवार का बयान आया है। अजित पवार ने कहा कि बजाय राज्यों में टैक्स फ्री कराने के केंद्र सरकार को इस फिल्म को पूरे देश में जीएसटी मुक्त कर देना चाहिए। अजित पवार ने…Continue Reading

SynopsisJohnson met the prince on the first stop of a visit to the Gulf as part of efforts to secure more oil supplies and increase pressure on President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He was due in Saudi Arabia later on Wednesday.ReutersBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed the need to work together to…Continue Reading

The Council of Europe on Wednesday expelled Russia from the continent’s foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over its invasion and war in Ukraine. The 47-nation organization’s committee of ministers said in statement that “the Russian Federation ceases to be a member of the Council of Europe as from today, after 26 years…Continue Reading

Thousands of Ukrainian children who have found shelter in hastily converted housing facilities across central and eastern Europe are struggling to come to terms with their new reality as refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of their country. According to figures released by UNICEF on Tuesday, children account for about a half of the more than 3…Continue Reading