IBT Staff Reporter

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles from Friday or else have their supplies cut, a move European capitals rejected and which Germany said amounted to "blackmail".

Far-right Le Pen closes in on French presidential favourite Macron

Two hundred members of Congress urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday declined to say if Taiwan would be invited to join the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific economic plan, spurring Senate criticism that excluding the island would be a missed opportunity.

International donors pledge $2.44 bn in aid for Afghanistan

Italy will only hit the NATO goal of spending 2% of GDP on defence in 2028, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday, confirming it will miss an original target of 2024 after opposition from within his ruling coalition.

Circle Internet Financial has selected Bank of New York Mellon Corp as primary custodian for its reserves of USD Coin, a stablecoin cryptocurrency whose value is directly pegged to the U.S.

In mid-March, U.S. central bankers raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 and published projections signaling a far more aggressive posture toward too-high inflation.

The United States is unlikely to face an economic recession in the next two years despite bond markets flashing warning signs, inflation at its highest in decades and rising geopolitical risks, portfolio managers at PIMCO and Amundi said.

Latvia's parliament on Thursday voted to ban public displays of the letter "Z," saying it was a symbol that was used to glorify the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is running for re-election on Sunday on a promise of peace and stability as the country comes under pressure from the West to choose between traditional ties with Russia and its aspiration to join the European Union.

The Bahamas has identified $1.6 billion in assets in its financial system linked to Russian entities sanctioned by Western nations, the Bahamas minister of state for legal affairs told parliament.

FIFA faces new attack over rights in World Cup host Qatar

Biden says unprecedented use of oil stockpile will ease US fuel costs 'pain'

After his third consecutive landslide victory in 2018, Hungary's Viktor Orban said his strong new mandate allowed him to plan for 12 years ahead, aiming for an unbroken two-decade spell in power in the former communist Central European country.

The United States will not set any "red line" for India on its energy imports from Russia but does not want to see a "rapid acceleration" in purchases, a top U.S.

UN warns of Ukraine refugee 'humanitarian crisis'

OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output increase despite Western pressure

Turkey seeks to shelve Khashoggi case

Moscow gas threat as NATO warns Russians 'regrouping' in Ukraine

Exit Expo: Dubai to close shutters on lavish world fair

Morocco seeks to impose solution in Western Sahara conflict

FIFA heads for record seven billion dollar revenues

Five weeks of war in Ukraine: from invasion to 'meaningful' talks

Automakers racing to develop battery-powered, software-driven vehicles to compete with Tesla Inc are confronting a new challenge: what technology to build themselves, and what to keep buying from suppliers.

Canada's first emissions reduction roadmap relies heavily on the oil and gas sector to help Ottawa reach its 2030 climate goal, but there is a still a big gap between what industry and government say are achievable cuts.

The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing on Thursday, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the procedure.

Dutch lawmakers demanded of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government on Thursday that it speed up the implementation of sanctions against Russia, saying the Netherlands was "shamefully behind" other countries in freezing targeted assets.