UK defence sector raked in £28bn last year as war drives military spending June 26, 2024 The UK defence sector grew by 36 per cent between 2013 and 2023 and raked in £28bn last year as war drives military spending globally, according to a new report.
Blackrock: Firms set to shun the stock market as volatility weighs on IPOs December 12, 2023 Companies are set to shun IPOs and stay private for longer due to volatility still weighing on global equity markets, according to a new Blackrock report.
Russia launches ‘massive raid’ on Ukraine with 100 missiles hitting cities and cutting off power November 15, 2022 Ukraine has come under a renewed wave of missile attacks from Russia with at least 100 hitting the capital Kyiv after its president addressed the G20. Kyiv, Lviv and Rivne were among western cities targeted by the Kremlin today, in addition to multiple cities in the east and south. Parts of the west were impacted [...]
Russia brands G7 plan to use frozen assets in Ukraine’s rebuild ‘outright theft’ May 17, 2022 Using Russia’s frozen reserves to rebuild Ukraine would be “outright theft” according to the Kremlin. A new proposal from G7 leaders to seize assets from Moscow to finance the reconstruction of decimated Ukraine has been condemned by Russia. The proposal was made by German finance minister Christian Lindner, who according to Reuters, said proposals were [...]
WTO to hold first major ministerial meeting in five years on Monday June 12, 2022 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will hold its first ministerial meeting in five years tomorrow, with the UK’s international trade secretary saying that “freedom and fairness are now more important than ever”. WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will lead the meeting in Geneva with 100 trade ministers from across the world, with the organisation hoping to [...]
END OF AN ERA: Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader who ended cold war without bloodshed, dies aged 91 August 31, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet Union president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, credited with ending the Cold War, has died aged 91 Gorbachev ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, while introducing Russia to western brands like Pizza Hut and McDonald’s. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, [...]
Food inflation falls again but business rate hikes could unravel progress November 28, 2023 Increases to business rates and the national living wage could reverse progress made to lower food inflation, experts have warned.
As a British Jew, I’m appalled by our passivity to anti-semitism October 13, 2023 When did it become so hard to say “murdering Jews in their homes was bad”, without it being controversial?
Russia confirms use of vacuum bombs and is expected to deploy private mercenaries in Ukraine March 10, 2022 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said this morning Russia has confirmed the use of thermobaric rockets – often called vacuum bombs – in Ukraine and is also “likely” deploying private mercenaries. The MoD said its Russian counterpart had confirmed the use of thermobaric rockets creating “incendiary and blast effects” in the invasion. A video posted [...]
President Zelenskiy: Up to 3,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war with Russia so far April 16, 2022 The Ukrainian president has said some 2,500 to 3,000 troops have been killed in the conflict with Russia, after seven weeks of war. There was no count of civilian casualties, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy told US broadcaster CNN. Some 10,000 soldiers had been injured. Zelenskiy said between 19,000 to 20,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in [...]