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Yale historian Timothy Snyder said Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to starve some countries as part of his efforts in Ukraine.Snyder published a lengthy Twitter thread Saturday explaining how he believes Putin is using food insecurity to his advantage and called it the “latest chapter of hunger politics.””Russia has a hunger plan. Vladimir Putin is…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People shop at a open market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said on Saturday that the Turkish economy is liberal and will continue to grow in a sustainable way after the government introduced steps to support it. Speaking to businesses…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s finance minister said on Saturday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about the country’s recently…

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said this week he doesn’t think his Democratic colleague Rep. Jamie Raskin can properly do his job in Congress because his son died by suicide.Gaetz made the comments Tuesday during an episode of MTG: Live, which GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broadcasts to her social media sites. The lawmakers were discussing…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House stands ready to consider a gun bill from the Senate “if it’s life-saving and can make a difference.” (June 9)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov snapped at a Ukrainian journalist after being confronted with claims of Russia stealing Ukraine’s grain.

President Joe Biden dismissed a complaint from the richest man in the world by wishing him “lots of luck on his trip to the moon.”Biden was asked on Friday about comments from Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who emailed Tesla staff Thursday to announce he’d be cutting 10% of jobs because he has…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Vehicles travel along the embankment of the Moskva River during sunset, as the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is seen in the background, in Moscow, Russia October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – In 1918, Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky told Western creditors aghast at the Bolsheviks’…

© Reuters. U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo speaks during a joint news conference with EU Commissioner McGuinness (not pictured) in Brussels, Belgium March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Tuesday that the Biden administration is considering whether to cut some tariffs on Chinese…

© Reuters. Tanks of pro-Russian troops drive along a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko (Reuters) -Russia needs huge financial resources for its military operation in Ukraine, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday, putting the amount of budget stimulus for the…