Pope Francis has expressed shame on behalf of himself and the Roman Catholic Church over the scale of sexual abuse committed against children in France after a damming report found hundreds of thousands of minors had been abused. Speaking on Read more…
A massive internet crash that took out Facebook’s services, including Instagram and WhatsApp, shows that countries need to be less reliant on American tech giants and bolster their own domestic infrastructure, Moscow has said. Speaking as part of a YouTube Read more…
NATO has removed eight “undeclared Russian intelligence officers” and reduced the number of accredited members allowed to work for the Russian mission from 20 to 10, a NATO official confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: It’s the first time NATO has Read more…
Since last Friday, the People’s Republic of China has launched a total of 155 warplanes – the most ever over four consecutive days – into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone; Ned Price said the state department was “very concerned”. There have been more Read more…
Transparency over “who really owns property” would help to solve the “UK’s dirty money problem”, an anti-corruption group has said following a bombshell leak of financial documents. Legislation that would unmask property owners using offshore companies should be tabled before Read more…
Driving the news: Ukraine is the country with the highest number of politicians named in the leak of offshore data, which implicates hundreds of people linked to offshore companies — including President Volodymyr Zelensky. Though offshore companies are not themselves illegal, Read more…
While millions were wailing and gnashing their teeth over the outage affecting Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was having a bit of fun – daring to suggest the world would be better without them. “The internet giants Read more…
By Jonny TickleThe Russian Armed Forces have successfully conducted the first test launch of its state-of-the-art Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine, firing it at a target in the Barents Sea, in Russia’s Arctic north. The Ministry of Defense published a video Read more…
In September 2003, an apartment overlooking Monaco’s harbor was purchased for $4.1 million in the Mediterranean city-state known for its opulence. However, the purchaser, Svetlana Krivonogikh, came from a modest background in Russia, with no discernible wealth that would have Read more…
Editor OilPrice.comSat, October 2, 2021, 8:00 PM Energy prices are through the roof across Europe as demand surges and supplies tighten in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Over the course of the global economic shutdown, energy production has decreased considerably Read more…
On December 8, 1991, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus met near the city of Brest to sign the Belovezha Accords that led to the dissolution of the USSR. The Republic of Belarus was recognized as independent weeks later. Read more…
Just a few days ago, the Presidents of Turkey and Russia met for crunch talks. The content of those discussions is now still emerging, and their impact will probably only become clear after a number of years – or even Read more…