Russian energy giant Gazprom may be able to withstand Western sanctions by buying back its bonds, Barclays says
Gazprom is on course for record profits this year, according to Barclays. Reuters High natural gas prices have put Gazprom…
Man is rushed to hospital after being bit by a brown snake in Western Sydney Parklands
Man rushed to hospital after being bitten by brown snake in western Sydney Man was bitten on his ankle in…
Team Putin Whines About All the Western Things They Miss
Sputnik/Pool via Reuters Out of all Western sanctions imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine, none have bothered pro-Kremlin…
Western leaders salute Ukraine on its Independence Day as war rages
European leaders pledged unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marked its Independence Day on Wednesday, coinciding with the…
Russia says gray market imports could soar to $16 billion this year as Western sanctions slam official trade
President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. Getty Images Russia's gray market imports total $6.5 billion since May,…
5 of Turkey’s banks have adopted Russia’s payment system, and Western officials are concerned it could be used to skirt sanctions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed economic cooperation last week. Mikhail Svetlov / Getty Images…
Western wildfire smoke plumes are getting taller
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain In recent years, the plumes of smoke creeping up from western wildfires have grown, with more…
Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán bashed Western Europeans for ‘mixing with non-Europeans’ and said Hungarians ‘do not want to become a mixed race’
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has objected to the EU's plans to ban Russian oil. SOPA Images/Getty Images Hungary's Prime…
Russia told a militia to prioritize destroying Western weapons in Ukraine, the latest sign it’s threatened by how they’re boosting Ukraine
Ukrainian troops fire with surface-to-surface rockets MLRS toward Russian positions in the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty…
A heatwave ‘hotspot’: Western Europe grapples with record heat, raging fires
The punishing heatwave that has triggered deadly wildfires across southwest Europe is poised to break temperature records in France and…