Russian gold and foreign currency holdings hit almost $569 billion as of July 1, according to the latest data released by the country's central bank. The international funds increased by $2.7 billion, or around 0.5 percent, compared to the previous month. They rose by more than $50 billion since last July. The state international reserves...
Almost 230,000 people voted on Saturday in primaries held by Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition parties, exceeding expectations for the total turnout at the two-day event, Radio Television Hong Kong reported, … Click to Continue »
The UN Security Council passed a resolution on Saturday securing continuing humanitarian aid for war-torn Syria. The German-Belgian resolution agreed on provided for only one border crossing to Syria to … Click to Continue »
The area in front of the Serbian parliament resembled a war zone on three of four nights of protests against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic this week, but Saturday evening was … Click to Continue »
The aversion of many Americans to wearing a thin piece of cloth across their faces is restraining an already-shaky economic rebound. In Texas, the second most-populous state and a hotspot … Click to Continue »
The 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide on Saturday was marked under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, which not only forced changes to the ceremony but also once again … Click to Continue »
When China passed its new Hong Kong security law on June 30, officials said it would affect only "extremely few criminals." Less than two weeks later, it's clear Beijing is … Click to Continue »
