Lula faces numerous challenges as Brazil assumes G20 presidency | Business and Economy News

Lula faces numerous challenges as Brazil assumes G20 presidency | Business and Economy News

As Brazil takes over the G20 presidency on December 1 from India, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be challenged to fulfil his promise of holding up the interests of the global south amid two ongoing wars and a slowing global economy. Lula also takes over at a time of…

Ukraine says Marianna Budanova, wife of military spy chief, was poisoned | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says Marianna Budanova, wife of military spy chief, was poisoned | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian officials say wife of Kyrylo Budanov has been hospitalised due to heavy metals poisoning. The wife of Ukraine’s military spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment, a Ukrainian official says. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, or GUR, said Marianna Budanova, wife…

Baltic foreign ministers pull out of OSCE summit over Russian participation | Russia-Ukraine war News

Baltic foreign ministers pull out of OSCE summit over Russian participation | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania say presence of Sergey Lavrov risks legitimising Russian war in Ukraine. The foreign ministers of three Baltic states have announced that they will boycott a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was invited…

NATO ministers talk Russia-Ukraine war, Kosovo unrest at Brussels summit | NATO News

NATO ministers talk Russia-Ukraine war, Kosovo unrest at Brussels summit | NATO News

NATO’s chief urges allies to continue supporting Ukraine amid funding hold-ups in the US and Europe. Foreign ministers of NATO countries have assembled in Brussels for security talks as Russia presses ahead in its war against Ukraine and Israel enters the fifth day of a fragile truce with Palestinian group…

Russia’s bid to arrest Meta spokesperson revealed amid media crackdown | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s bid to arrest Meta spokesperson revealed amid media crackdown | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia has put the communications director of social media company Meta on a wanted list, it has been revealed, amid Moscow’s announcement of new media restrictions ahead of next year’s presidential election. Andy Stone, a spokesperson of US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook,…

Russia downs Ukrainian drones, missiles day after its attack on Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia downs Ukrainian drones, missiles day after its attack on Kyiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian air defences intercept Ukrainian drones over four regions inside its territory, including Moscow, a day after its attack on Kyiv. Russian air defences have intercepted Ukrainian drones over several regions inside its territory, including Moscow, just a day after Kyiv reported the “largest drone attack” on Ukraine since Moscow…

Crypto Relief Aid Set-Up in War-Ridden Israel; Unocoin CEO Lists Ethical Implications

Crypto Relief Aid Set-Up in War-Ridden Israel; Unocoin CEO Lists Ethical Implications

In the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, cryptocurrencies are once again becoming a source of wiring funds around the war-ridden regions. After Palestine-based militant group, the Hamas, struck Israel with missiles on October 6, there were hundreds of deaths and destruction. In order to collect some emergency funding for Israel, a bunch…