US targets Russian fintech operators for Ukraine war sanctions evasion work | External Affairs Defence Security News

The sanctions generally ban the designees from U.S. dollar transactions and the U.S. financial system. The US Treasury on Monday said it had imposed sanctions on Russian financial services and technology players, including blockchain firm Atomyze, for developing or offering services in virtual assets aimed at evading Ukraine war-related sanctions on Russia. The… Continue reading US targets Russian fintech operators for Ukraine war sanctions evasion work | External Affairs Defence Security News

Kerala Oppn urges action to bring back youth forced into Russia-Ukraine war | India News

According to the relatives of the three men, he said, they were taken to Russia by a recruitment agency with the promise of a whopping salary of Rs 2.5 lakh | Photo: ANI Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan sent a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday… Continue reading Kerala Oppn urges action to bring back youth forced into Russia-Ukraine war | India News

Kim visits tank unit, touts war preparations amid tensions with Seoul | World News

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a tank exercise and encouraged his armoured forces to sharpen war preparations in the face of growing tensions with South Korea, the North’s state media said Monday. Kim made those comments Sunday while visiting his top tank group, the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank… Continue reading Kim visits tank unit, touts war preparations amid tensions with Seoul | World News

Mental health care yet another casualty of Gaza war

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip —  The war in Gaza is maiming minds as well as bodies. A burgeoning mental health crisis in the tiny coastal enclave is vastly overshadowed by the scale of death and destruction caused by more than three months of Israeli bombardment. But many experts believe psychological damage may prove one of… Continue reading Mental health care yet another casualty of Gaza war

Russia’s oil to India in June the cheapest since Ukraine war began

By Rakesh Sharma   The average cost of Russian crude landing on Indian shores in June was the lowest since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago.   The price for each barrel including freight costs was $68.17, down from $70.17 in May and $100.48 a year earlier, according to… Continue reading Russia’s oil to India in June the cheapest since Ukraine war began

Kim Jong tours weapons factories, vows to boost war readiness amid tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing artillery systems and launch vehicles for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and pledged to speed up efforts to advance his military’s arms and war readiness, state media said Sunday. Kim’s three-day inspections through Saturday came as the United States and… Continue reading Kim Jong tours weapons factories, vows to boost war readiness amid tensions

War, AI and climate change shaking up $32 trillion in global trade

By Bloomberg News In Morocco trucks from a Connecticut logistics company ferry car parts and clothing across the Strait of Gibraltar. In Japan a new ­semiconductor plant transforms a once-quiet farm town. In France a battery plant’s staff learns to supervise new colleagues: robots.   These moments, which might seem unrelated, ­represent… Continue reading War, AI and climate change shaking up $32 trillion in global trade

In Ukraine capital, sleeplessness of war takes mental toll

KYIV, Ukraine —  In some cultures, people greet one another by asking: “Have you eaten?” In Ukraine’s wartime capital, the question is more likely to be a wry, “Getting any sleep?” More than 16 months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, wailing air alerts routinely pierce the late-night and predawn hours, followed by the thunder of… Continue reading In Ukraine capital, sleeplessness of war takes mental toll