TAG: War

Stagnant eurozone just avoids recession

The eurozone economy stagnated again in the final quarter of last year, extending a miserable sequen...

8 months ago

Christine Lagarde makes a poor central banker, ECB staff say 

FRANKFURT — On the global stage, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde still exudes the...

8 months ago

Ukraine hopes to avoid economic doomsday of not getting Western financial aid

KYIV — Ukrainians can’t bear to think what will happen if they don’t get the aid that EU leaders hav...

8 months ago

Trump’s return ‘clearly a threat’ to Europe, Christine Lagarde warns

The potential reelection of former U.S. President Donald Trump would be a “threat” to Europe, Europe...

8 months ago

Expensive fuel and million dollar missiles: Counting the cost of the Red Sea crisis

The combat reports from Western navies operating in the Red Sea in recent days read like missives fr...

8 months ago

2023: The year in figures and charts

2023 was marked by crisis, transition and conflict.As the war in Ukraine dragged into its second yea...

8 months ago

Merry Christmas! Now, when is payday?

It’s the most expensive — sorry, wonderful! — time of the year, so we decided to do a thorough and i...

8 months ago

Houthis vow to continue Red Sea attacks despite US-led strikes

Western airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen overnight won't stop its fighters from harassin...

8 months ago

Middle East braces for chaos as Iran and West square up

Western warplanes and guided missiles roared through the skies over Yemen in the early hours of Frid...

8 months ago

Turkey must stop blocking Ukraine minehunters, ex-NATO supreme commander warns

Turkey's decision to stop two naval ships from being handed over to Ukraine is at odds with its comm...

8 months ago

The Gaza war is escalating. How bad will the Middle East crisis get?

On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats...

8 months ago

How Houthi rebels are threatening global trade nexus on Red Sea

The U.S. is mustering an international armada to deter Iranian-backed Houthi militias from Yemen fro...

8 months ago

Ukraine’s funding gap — by the numbers

It's little wonder Ukraine will be paying close attention to next week's European Council summit whe...

8 months ago

EU confident of Orbán U-turn on allowing money to Ukraine

BRUSSELS ― Budapest has signaled to the EU that it is ready to lift its opposition to funding Ukrain...

8 months ago