Thailand’s prime minister, Prayuth Chan -ocha, will remain in office after the country’s constitutional court ruled…
Month: September 2022
North Korea’s Latest Missile Tests Appear Aimed at Grabbing U.S. Attention
SEOUL—North Korea has unleashed a dizzying number of missile tests this year, largely in an effort…
Russian Attack Kills Dozens of Civilians in Ukraine Hours Before Annexations
A Russian missile strike killed at least 25 civilians, Ukrainian officials said, as Ukrainian forces made…
China’s Service Sector Slows in Latest Economic Warning Sign
HONG KONG—Chinese economic activity remained feeble in September, with the services sector slipping into contraction, offering…
Russia Announces Annexation of Four Regions of Ukraine
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin signed four treaties to annex swaths of Ukrainian territory into the Russian…
Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline Releasing Large Amounts of Greenhouse Gas
The Danish Energy Agency said that 778 million cubic meters of natural gas could escape from…
Spain’s Largest Telecom Company Telefónica Now Accepts Crypto Payments
Telefónica, Spain’s largest telecom company, is now accepting cryptocurrency payments for the purchasing of devices or…
EU Approves Sweeping Energy-Market Intervention
BRUSSELS—European energy ministers on Friday approved the main tenets of a €140 billion plan, equivalent to…
Suicide Attack at Tutoring Center in Kabul Kills at Least 19
KABUL, Afghanistan—A suicide bomber detonated an explosion at an education center on Friday, killing at least…
Uzbekistan Announces Monthly Fees for Crypto Firms
The National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP), an agency that regulates cryptocurrency markets in Uzbekistan, has…