Author: Steven Sahiounie

“Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14024 with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation,” the US president said US President Joe Biden has expanded for one year the regime of anti-Russian sanctions imposed under the pretext of Russia’s alleged interference into US elections and violation of principles of international law among other things, according to the Letters to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign…

Early on April 7, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes against positions of the Palestinian Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon in response to recent rocket attacks which were launched from the two regions. The escalation began on April 5, when Israeli Police stormed al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and arrested hundreds of Palestinians worshipers. In an initial response, several rockets were fired from Gaza at nearby towns in southern Israel. Later on April 6, a barrage of 34 rockets was launched from southern Lebanon at several towns in northern Israel. The…

The underwater nuclear drone Haeil-2 was tested on Saturday under the direct supervision of the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) national news agency, KCNA, revealed, on Saturday, that two weeks after having tested the Haeil-1 underwater nuclear drone, the DPRK’s Academy of Defense Science conducted a second test for Haeil-2. Haeil-2, according to the agency, “The underwater nuclear attack drone ‘Haeil-2’,” which “cruised 1,000 kilometers of simulated underwater distance,” is capable of unleashing a “radioactive tsunami.” KCNA stated that the academy tested the “underwater strategic weapon system from April…

Clashes with Israeli occupation forces erupt in different regions of occupied West Bank cities, while the Jenin Battalion resists the occupation in the town of Burqin. Clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Jenin, Beit Lahm, and Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The IOF fired stun grenades at citizens near the al-Hamra checkpoint in the Jordan Valley and detained Palestinians in cities from the occupied-48′ territories. Palestinian sources reported that the Palestinian resistance fighters are retaliating against the occupation forces in the town of Burqin, west of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, adding…

Israeli media says the Israeli occupation police shot dead the gunman who carried out the operation. Israeli media reported that a man was killed and at least five others were injured in a ramming and shooting operation in “Tel Aviv”. The media said the Israeli occupation police shot dead the Palestinian who carried out the operation. In conjunction with the “Tel Aviv” operation, Israeli media circulated news of a new shooting attack against a settlers’ vehicle on 443 Street, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Following the operation, Palestinian Resistance factions vowed the continuation of the path of…

DOGE surged on April 3 after Elon Musk’s social-media company inexplicably removed its blue bird logo, replacing it with dogecoin’s mascot. Dogecoin (DOGE) dropped after Twitter stopped using the cryptocurrency’s mascot as its logo. It was recently down 7.3% to about 8.6 cents and got as low as 8.5 cents earlier in the aftermath of the change. DOGE surged as high as 10.5 cents on April 3 after Elon Musk’s social-media company inexplicably shifted to using dogecoin’s Shiba Inu as its logo instead of its iconic blue bird. This article was originally published by CoinDesk.

The U.S. jobs market continued to show signs of strength as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the addition of 236,000 jobs in March versus economist forecasts for 239,000. Alongside, the BLS reported the unemployment rate dipping to 3.5% from 3.6% in February and against expectations for 3.6%. February’s gain of 311,000 jobs was revised higher to 326,000. The price of bitcoin (BTC) was steady at about $27,000 in the immediate aftermath of the report. This morning’s payrolls report is the final one the U.S. Federal Reserve will see prior to its May 2-3 meeting, at which the central…

The EU has not secured enough long-term contracts for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to replace discontinued pipeline supplies from Russia, and is facing the prospect of higher costs next winter due to rising demand in China, Reuters reported on Friday. The bloc managed to reduce its dependence on Russian energy last year by ramping up LNG imports to 121 million tons, which represented a 60% increase compared to 2021, according to the outlet. Much of this was bought by the EU on the spot market, where LNG prices are significantly higher than the costs negotiated under long-term contracts. According to…

Foreign companies in non-food retail that withdrew from Russia or halted operations in the country during the past year have missed out on roughly $2 billion in profits, business daily Kommersant reported on Thursday, citing consultants who assisted with the exit of several businesses. According to the news outlet, losses for companies that sold their Russian assets and quit the country entirely amounted to $1.3-1.5 billion. Among the biggest losers were Swedish furniture giant IKEA, which lost roughly $400 million, and clothing brand H&M, which lost some $363 million. Spanish clothing conglomerate Inditex, the owner of brands such as Zara,…

The influx of cheap Ukrainian grain has lowered prices and hurt sales for farmers in Eastern Europe Poland will temporarily halt imports of Ukrainian grain, in a bid to ease the impact of plummeting prices after cheap produce from the war-torn nation flooded Eastern European markets, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Friday. Kiev has “agreed to limit and for now halt exports to Poland,” Telus told reporters after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart, adding that “transit will be allowed but will be closely monitored in both countries, so that Ukraine’s grain doesn’t stay in Poland.” Telus took office on Thursday, a day…