Author: Steven Sahiounie

A Rasmussen Reports poll released on Friday revealed that a majority of likely voters in the United States believe President Joe Biden should resign. The poll shows that 52% of respondents think Biden should step down after ending his 2024 reelection bid. Moreover, 76% of respondents support his decision to withdraw from the presidential race. Biden ended his reelection campaign last Sunday due to concerns from some Democrats about his viability as a candidate, particularly following a poor debate performance against Republican nominee Donald Trump. On the same day he announced his withdrawal, House Speaker Mike Johnson called for his immediate resignation as President. In…

Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations, Fu Cong, stated on Friday that China is urging the US to pressure “Israel” into agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza. “We do believe that it’s time to stop the killing and we urge the United States to put pressure on Israel to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible,” Fu said. The Chinese ambassador also voiced concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. He said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to Washington offered the US an opportunity to seek a solution to the conflict. “We have always been urging…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Ukraine in August, the WION news channel said, citing diplomatic sources. According to the television channel, the visit can be expected on the third week of August, most probably on August 23. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky invited Modi to visit Ukraine during their recent phone call. Earlier this month, Indian Foreign Minister spoke over the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba. Apart from that, Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held a phone call with chief of the Ukrainian presidential office Andrey Yermak. Source: TASS

The expedition is organized under the program “European Arctic – 2024: a geological chronicle of environmental and climate change”

Participants in the Clean Arctic environmental project start a mission in the Murmansk Region’s Sputnik, the project’s press service reported.

The Bank of Russia raised the key rate for the first time since December 2023 – from 16% to 18% per annum, and will consider the further raising it at its next meetings

Nominal amount of OFZ owned by non-residents as of the beginning of July 2024 totaled 1.393 trillion rubles (16 bln) with the total volume of the market at 20.68 trillion rubles ($236 bln), according to the regulator

On July 26, the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to raise the key interest rate for the first time since December 2023 from 16% to 18% per annum

The export duty rate for wheat is calculated on the basis of an indicative price of $220.5 per ton, for barley – $177.9 per ton, for corn – $187.4 per ton

Lukoil is represented in China by Lukoil Lubricants China, which is responsible for the lubricants business in the country