By the of the trading session, the MOEX index rose by 1.23% to 2,766.57 points, while the RTS index rose by 1.63% to 878.3 points. The yuan exchange rate fell by 0.64% over the day to 13.4 rubles.

Vladimir Putin’s recent end-of-the-year press conference was mostly a self-congratulatory snooze, but there were several ...

Hourly power outages for household consumers on Friday, December 27, are scheduled from 08:00 to 17:00. — Ukrinform.

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The Economist simplifies Cyprus’ complexities, omitting key historical truths and context for a biased narrative ...

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Russia's natural-gas transit deal with Ukraine is set to expire soon, which would cut billions in revenue.

The newly discovered memo, written in March 1994 by Wayne Merry, chief of the U.S. Embassy’s internal politics division at ...