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Ukrain drone attacks Moscow, war escalates deep into Russia

Ukraine brought the war far from the front line into the heart of Russia again Sunday in drone penetrations that Russian authorities said damaged two office buildings a few miles (kilometers) from the Kremlin and a pig breeding complex on the countries' border. The attacks, which Ukraine didn't acknowledge in

How to Scrap Fuel Subsidies

To avoid civil unrest, the International Monetary Fund advocates a gradual phase-out of fuel subsidies coupled with targeted measures to

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
IMF predicts Indian economy to grow at 6.1% in 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that India's economy will grow at 6.1 per cent in 2023, a 0.2

‘Our agri-food systems operate under a perpetual cloud of risk…

This includes implementing cash transfers and food-for-work programs, as well as prioritizing investments in the most vulnerable communities. Our ability

Is the Net-Zero Transition Endangering the Asian Century?

And at the end of April, more than 100 central bankers and regulators convened in Singapore to explore ways to

The Kremlin’s Mobster Code

Russia has a long history of rule by criminals. Channeling French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s famous dictum “property is theft,” the

What Ukraine Brings to NATO

But I know that ordinary Russians – having endured decades of despotism and having now lost 100,000 or more of

Prigozhin met Vladimir Putin after short-lived mutiny

The confirmation that Putin met face-to-face with Prigozhin, who led troops on a march to Moscow last month to demand

China’s richest man Jack Ma in Kathmandu

Jack Ma, the owner of the Chinese company Alibaba Group and a Chinese businessman, has arrived in Nepal.

The Return of the Warlords

OXFORD – The turmoil in Russia unleashed by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group has drawn rapt attention in capitals throughout the world, but