LiveRussia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918
Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, resulting from increasingly tough Western sanctions that halted payments to overseas...
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Gold Rises as G7 Countries Plan to Ban Gold Imports from Russia
On Monday, Gold prices rose as news that some Western countries plan to formally ban gold imports from Russia to invade Ukraine sparked some interest...
US Supreme Court Ends Constitutional Protections for Abortion
On June 24, the US Supreme Court overturned constitutional protections for abortion that had been ruled by the conservative majority for nearly 50 years, overturning...
US Senate Passes Gun Safety Bill, Supreme Court Lifts Handgun Restrictions
Late Thursday, the US Senate passed a modest bipartisan gun safety measure, even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling that Americans...
Devastating Earthquake in Afghanistan: 1000 Died and 1500 Injured
On Thursday, a strong earthquake shook the mountains on the Afghan border, killing at least 1,000 people as desperate rescuers raced against time to rescue...
President Biden Nominates Indian-American Legal Expert Anjali Chaturvedi for Key Post
US President Joe Biden has nominated prominent Indian-American legal expert Anjali Chaturvedi as General Counsel in the Department of Veterans Affairs, the latest from a...
PM Modi to Visit Germany, UAE to Attend G7 Summit from June 26th-28th
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a three-day visit to Germany and the UAE on Sunday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) said: that PM...
At Least 920 Killed in Afghanistan Earthquake
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 920 people and injured hundreds in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said. Images showed landslides and destruction of earthen houses...
Joe Biden Nominates Indian-American Dr Arati Prabhakar as Top Scientific Adviser
On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden nominated Indian-American scientist, Dr Arati Prabhakar, as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Once confirmed...
Saudi Crown Prince Visits Turkey as Relations Normalise
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive in Ankara on June 22 for his first visit to Turkey, as the two regional heavyweights continue...