Via The Cradle, An official Israeli delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia to serve as observers during the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, marking the first public visit by government officials to […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first-ever summit in 2019. Kim travelled to Vladivostok in his armoured train where the men spent two days enjoying folk dances, feasting […]
The Ukrainian military said it has recaptured several strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea close to Crimea, which Moscow’s forces had occupied since 2015. The recapture of the so-called […]
In 2022, 29,165.2 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity was generated around the world, an increase of 2.3% from the previous year. In this visualization, Visual Capitalist’s Chris Dickert and Sam Parker look at data from […]
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6bn in frozen […]
Many governments in the Western world have committed to “net zero” emissions of carbon in the near future. The US and UK both say they will deliver by 2050. It’s widely believed that wind and […]
When a modified Korean War-era aircraft bearing an unusual payload began crisscrossing the skies over Alaska in March, it opened a new frontier in the fight against climate change. During a dozen flights in a […]
Russia expects to sell gas to China at almost half the price compared to European buyers, Bloomberg reported. Gas for China will average $271.6 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2024, versus $481.7 for buyers in […]
If you want to hear a different perspective on the war in Ukraine, talk to Samuel Charap. A fine-featured Russia analyst with, at forty-three, a head of gray hair, Charap works at the rand Corporation, a think […]
Russia’s budget moved back into the black last month, as the government dials back spending and a surge in non-oil income makes up for a drop in energy revenues. The surplus in August reached almost […]
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