A building has been damaged and a woman has been injured in the city of Kherson as a result of a Russian nighttime drone attack, an agricultural business has been struck in the Beryslav hromada in Kherson Oblast, and in the Bashtanka district in Mykolaiv Oblast drone debris has fallen […]
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Interest rates should be hiked even higher and Australian governments should slash spending to avoid stoking inflation, the International Monetary Fund has recommended. Source
David Cameron, UK Secretary of Foreign Affairs, feels that current events in the world are reminiscent of the pre-war 1930s, when the West tried to appease Adolf Hitler. Source
Russia has initiated the serial manufacturing of a unique weapon, referred to as “Drel”, specifically designed for their “special military operation” in Ukraine Source
China’s population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed on Wednesday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis. Source
The attack on an oil depot in Russias Leningrad Oblast by Ukrainian drones on the night of 17-18 January was a special operation by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Source
Australian shares extended their losses on Thursday to book a five-day losing streak as investors trimmed their bets on the timing of anticipated rate cuts. Source
Traffic can now move freely through all checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border, though checkpoints on the Romanian border are still being blocked. Source
The Ukrainian War, closely monitored from its initiation by the Russian-based Rybar research group, may have just disclosed a potential attack point. Source
China testing mutant Covid strain with ‘100% mortality’ that kills in eight days leaving scientists 'surprised' … Source
For a week each January, billionaires, celebrities, politicians and royalty converge on a ski resort in Switzerland to ponder society’s problems at an event dubbed the ‘Super Bowl of capitalism’. Source
An air-defence system has been responding in Lviv Oblast on the night of 28-29 December. Source
The Australian share market tumbled on Tuesday to hit a four-week low as central bankers in Europe foreshadowed a delay in rate cuts. Source
Explosions rocked the cities of Lviv, Kharkiv and Cherkasy on the night of 28-29 December. Source
In January 2023, a commitment was made by Ottawa [Canada] to supply Kyiv [Ukraine] with two NASAMS medium-range anti-aircraft ground-based air systems. Source
'The word on the street' is that two Russian VKS assets, an Ilyushin Il-22 command post, and a Beriev A-50 airborne early warning radar, have been lost. Source
Inflation’s broad slowdown continued in November, likely ending the Reserve Bank’s aggressive run of rate hikes, economists said. Source
Ukrainian forces have advanced near Bakhmut and continued positional fighting with Russian troops over the past week. Source
On December 13, RuAF launched a significant ballistic missile attack on key Ukrainian military targets – facilities making 155mm and 152mm artillery rounds. Source
Australian shares slipped on Wednesday even as fresh inflation figures undershot expectations. Source