Meanwhile, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth will face a test vote in the Senate that may indicate whether fresh allegations about this personal conduct that surfaced this week are ...

Moscow responds to Trump ultimatum as 1,000 North Koreans killed in Kursk - Kremlin seeks to play down new Trump threat over ...

President Donald Trump delivered a long, rambling speech via videoconference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ping-ponging between topics.

President Vladimir Putin has expressed concerns about the state of the Russian wartime economy, which is grappling with inflation, labor shortages, and high interest rates. Meanwhile, new U.S.

Ukraine’s central bank, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), increased the key interest rate from 13,5% to 14,5%, raising concerns after inflation spiked above the forecast. NBU announced the decision ...

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming ...

Ukraine's central bank raised the main interest rate to 14.5% to curb inflation, challenging economic recovery amid war with Russia. Inflation hit 12% in December, driven by rising costs and power ...

What is clear is that after four contentious years, Biden leaves Washington as a remarkably consequential one-term president.

Domestic activity has become strained in recent months by labour shortages and high interest rates introduced to tackle inflation, which has accelerated under record military spending.

Below are the five key challenges for the Russian economy in 2025: Russian annual inflation reached 9.5% in 2024, driven by ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement isn’t reached to ...

Trump promised during his campaign that upon his return to the White House, he would swiftly end Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...