Anna Netrebko, a renowned soprano, sues the Metropolitan Opera for its decision to sever ties over the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Anna Netrebko, once one of the Metropolitan Opera's greatest box office draws, filed a lawsuit against the company and its general manager Peter Gelb on Friday, alleging defamation, breach of contract, and other violations in relation to the institution's decision to drop her after Russia...

Europeans are mobilizing a massive aviation assistance effort for Ukraine.

As Kay Wolf and Stephan Sahling watched the news of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine unfold on February 24, the two German IT security professionals reacted instantly.

The long-time friends share many interests, but it was their mutual love of aviation — Sahling is a pi...

After a barrage of missiles, G7 leaders will hear from Zelensky

On Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky y of Ukraine will speak at an emergency summit of the Group of Seven key industrial nations.

In response to Monday's deadly Russian missile strikes against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, Ukraine and Germany asked for the emergency summit.

Russia & Ukraine War

According to reports that surfaced on Monday in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, Russian troops have ramped up their bombing of eastern Ukrainian cities including Kharkiv and Donetsk. These cities are located in the east of the country. This comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a war...

Amid the Ukraine crisis, Australia is looking to fill Asia's energy shortfall

The Ukraine crisis is redrawing the Asia-Pacific region's energy map as it upends global commodity markets and sparks a resource frenzy. While the picture is far from clear, the evolving outlines of the region are already having an outsized impact on Australia's resource juggernaut.

IS HUNGARY THE EUROPEAN UNION'S BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH UKRAINE

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called out Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as an enemy of the Hungarian country a few weeks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Orbán's criticism of Ukraine and his opposition to new sanctions on Russia stand out in the current cr...

US trying to mend relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE as gas prices increase due to the Ukraine conflict

The US is attempting to mend strained relations with Saudi Arabia and the UAE after failing them militarily and witnessing gas prices increase.

Both countries have been at a difference with the US in recent weeks over Washington's desire that they raise oil output to help offset the...

Diplomats Approach Iran Nuclear Agreement as Ukraine War Rages

Despite the diversions produced by the ongoing violence in Ukraine, diplomats aiming to rescue the stalled 2015 Iran nuclear agreement have continued to negotiate. They now appear to be on the verge of reaching an agreement that would reintroduce the United States into the agreement while also br...

Among APAC nations, oil importers India and Thailand are expected to be the worst hurt by the Ukraine conflict

According to S&P, India's GDP would increase 7.8% in the fiscal year that begins April 1, 2022. Furthermore, in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the economy is predicted to increase by 6% and 6.5 per cent, respectively.

According to S&P Global Ratings, large oil importers like India and...

Post Russia's military entry into Ukraine, fuel costs hit their highest levels

As the situation worsens, we may anticipate prices to rise even more. Russia is the world's second-biggest supplier of crude oil and refined gasoline, as well as the world's largest exporter of natural gas.

Changes in retail pricing are mostly dictated by worldwide price standar...

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russia While Russia Sends in a “Peacekeeping" Pact to Ukraine

Australia has imposed sanctions on Russia as a response to the Ukraine crisis. Prime minister Scott Morrison says that Australia ‘always stands up to bullies’ and there ‘must be consequences for Russia’s actions.’

In the first round of the Australian sancti...

Expansion of business ties between Ukraine and Dubai

Non-oil trade of Dubai with Ukraine almost doubled over between the last 3 years to reach $571M a year ago, while the agriculture of Ukraine and the exports of metal trade increases. Indication an expansion of ties between the businesses in the Dubai and Ukraine, the trade figures were lately unv...