Russia will begin calling up tens of thousands of soldiers next week in a conscription drive to replenish its armed forces and build up its military reserves. The post Moscow …
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Israeli strikes kill 42 in north Syria: monitor
A war monitor said Israeli air strikes Friday on Syria’s north killed 36 soldiers and six Hezbollah fighters, the latest deadly raid on Iran-backed forces in the country since the …
Read More »Russia hits Ukraine energy sector in overnight attack
Russia fired dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, wounding at least six people and cutting off power in several regions, officials said on Friday. The post …
Read More »Indonesian president-elect Prabowo to visit China
Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto will visit China next week, Beijing’s foreign ministry announced Friday, his first visit to a key Jakarta trade partner since his election. The post Indonesian president-elect …
Read More »Sri Lanka inflation dips to lowest level since crisis
Sri Lanka’s statistics office said Friday that inflation had slowed to 0.9 percent in March, the lowest year-on-year price increase since an unprecedented economic crisis. The post Sri Lanka inflation …
Read More »Taiwan leader asks defence chief to stay on after offering to resign
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has asked her defence minister to stay on the job after he offered to resign, her office said Friday, following local media reports that his son …
Read More »Why the chartmaster is switching from the insurers to the big banks
Carter Worth, Worth Charting, joins the ‘Fast Money’ traders to discuss why he’s switching from insurers to big banks.
Read More »Thailand sounds alarm after anthrax outbreak in Laos
Thailand ordered a close watch on livestock on Thursday after an outbreak of anthrax in neighbouring Laos, where more than 50 suspected human cases have been reported. The post Thailand …
Read More »Bird flu detected in US dairy cattle
Cows at dairy farms in Texas and Kansas tested positive for a contagious strain of bird flu in an “unprecedented development,” Texan farming authorities said Wednesday. The Texas Department of …
Read More »Crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried faces sentencing
Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history. The post Crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried faces …
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