Gold dipped on Wednesday as riskier assets bounced back, with bullion investors awaiting further developments on the Ukraine crisis
Ukraine has urged its citizens living in Russia to leave the country immediately, a news report said
Yet as the world braces for a possible war in Ukraine, we still know relatively little about the interplay between conflicts and financial markets
Russia on Wednesday welcomed India's "independent position" on the Ukraine crisis
The sanctions targeted a pair of Russian banks, VEB.RF and Promsvyazbank as well as three members of Russia's elite with close ties to the Kremlin.
Reiterating its 'one-China principle', Beijing on Tuesday claimed that Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory.Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, stressed during a presser that there is but one China, claiming Taiwan as a part of its territory."This is an indisputable historical and legal fact. The one-China principle is a universally-recognized norm governing international relations," he said as per a press statement released by China's Foreign Ministry."The Chinese people have the strong resolve, determination and capability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," he added.Wenbin's remarks came after a question comparing Russia's assertion of Ukraine not being a separate state to that of Beijing's claims on Taiwan.Notably, China continues to regard Taiwan as a breakaway province even after decades of separate governance. It has repeatedly issued threats against the island and vowed to militarily take over the island.However, on being ...
Brent crude rose 30 cents, or 0.3%, to $97.14 a barrel at 0442 GMT, after soaring as high as $99.50 on Tuesday, the highest since Sept. 2014.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed decrees to recognise Ukraine's regions of "Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics" as "independent", escalating the tension in the region
Terming the Ukraine situation as the "biggest global peace and security crisis" in recent years, Antonio Guterres said the latest developments in Ukraine are testing the entire international system.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expects no conflict with Russia.
Mario Draghi has said dialogue was key to solving the Ukrainian crisis, warning that the European Union (EU) was preparing sanctions against Russia.
The Chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has urged Russia to "choose the path of diplomacy" in the conflict with Ukraine.
Russia's Putin has raised the stakes in the Ukraine standoff by recognising the independence of rebel regions in the country's east, but will he stop at that or try to move deeper into Ukraine.
When Russian President Putin authorised troops to cross Ukraine's border into regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists, the White House initially stopped short of calling it an invasion.
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The Kremlin said it remained open to diplomacy with the United States and other countries as it faced actions from a slew of countries.
Benchmark Brent futures pared gains in late trading after Western governments announced sanctions aimed at stopping what they fear is the beginning of a full-scale Russian invasion.
A senior US administration official made the remark at a press briefing
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local) authorized additional movements of US forces and military equipment in Europe to "strengthen" Baltic allies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
The sanctions include banning Canadians from all financial dealings with the breakaway Ukrainian regions known as Luhansk and Donetsk