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Ukrainian forces thwart Russians at river as fight shifts to Donbas

Kremlin mulls retribution for Finland and Sweden NATO moves

Moscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia's border

Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko says Moscow has no hostile intentions towards Finland and Sweden

UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan named new president

MbZ, 61, had been wielding power for years in a period when Sheikh Khalifa suffered bouts of illness, including a stroke in 2014

UAE's newly elected ruler sees Iran, Islamists as threat to Gulf safe haven

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who has long controlled the levers of power in the United Arab Emirates, has succeeded his late brother as ruler

Crypto world stabilizes after rocky week shakes dollar-pegged stablecoins

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, last rose 4.85% to $29,925, rebounding from a December 2020-low of $25,400 which it hit on Thursday

Bitcoin set for record losing streak after 'stablecoin' collapse

Crypto-related stocks have taken a pounding, with shares in broker Coinbase steadying overnight but still down by half in little more than a week.

Sri Lankan protestors continue anti-govt campaign as new PM takes charge

On Friday, Wickremesinghe held talks with foreign envoys representing India, Japan, the United States and China, his office said

US consumer sentiment near 11-year low; import prices unchanged in April

Consumer sentiment index falls 9.4% to 59.1 in May. Import prices unchanged in April; up 12.0% year-on-year

Cryptocurrencies stabilise, bitcoin rallies after stablecoin collapse

Crypto assets have been swept up in broad selling of risky investments on worries about high inflation and rising interest rates.

Russia advises against travel to UK because of 'unfriendly' visa stance

Tensions between Moscow and London have ratcheted up in recent weeks, with Britain announcing fresh sanctions on Putin's financial network on Friday over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs: Report

Tesla had set itself a deadline of Feb. 1, the day India unveils its budget and announces tax changes, to see if its lobbying brought a result, the sources with knowledge of the company's plan

US FAA finds Boeing 787 certification documents incomplete: Report

US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified a number of omissions in Boeing's documentation, submitted in late April, and has sent portions of it back to the planemaker, one of the people said

Russian inflation jumps to 17.83% in April, highest since early 2002

Inflation in Russia has accelerated sharply after Russia began what it calls "a special military operation" in Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Singapore's Zilingo debt holders recall loan; new finance adviser appointed

The board suspended its CEO and co-founder Ankiti Bose in March with the backing of major investors, pending a probe by an independent firm they hired.

UK says new sanctions hit Putin's network including ex-wife and cousins

"We are exposing and targeting the shady network propping up Putin's luxury lifestyle and tightening the vice on his inner circle," foreign minister Liz Truss said in a statement.

Wall Street rallies as growth stocks rebound, Twitter falls; Dow up 370 pts

Growth stocks such as Apple Inc, Google-owner Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com and Nvidia Corp gained between 2.2% and 6.5% after falling for most of the week.

Shanghai aims to defeat Covid-19 over next week as Beijing hunkers down

Shanghai eyes lockdown end with final push. Aims to limit COVID to quarantined zones. Beijingers stay home as virus spreads. Officials pledge support for economy, jobs

Finland prepared in case Russia cuts off gas, emergency committee says

Finland is gearing up for a possible gas cut-off, according to Finnish Media. Defence Minister of Finland told reporters that they were prepared in advance for such a step by Russian agencies.

Crypto collapse intensifies as stablecoin Tether slides below dollar peg

The sell-off has taken the combined market value of all cryptocurrencies to $1.2 trillion, less than half of where it was last November, based on data from CoinMarketCap

Ukraine crisis: Russia cuts gas supplies to unit seized by Germany

Moscow prohibited dealings with Gazprom Germania and its various subsidiaries now under the control of Germany's energy regulator