DIPLOMATS SCRAMBLE TO CONTAIN ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH CONFLICT

KN. An escalation in what had been relatively limited and contained cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah since October 7 is now threatening to erupt into full-scale war that…

The ex-head of the European Central Bank says a revamp is even more critical now that Donald Trump has been elected US president

KN. The European Union urgently needs a major economic revamp to restore the bloc’s competitiveness, former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has warned. The official, who previously also served…

The central bank’s bullion holdings have exceeded $200 billion for the first time ever, according to the country’s central bank

KN. The value of Russia’s gold holdings surpassed $200 billion for the first time ever in October, while bullion’s share in the country’s international reserves increased to 32.9%, according to…

Iran denies plotting to kill Trump, the US authorities earlier charged a Tehran resident with laying the groundwork for an attack on the president-elect

KN. Iran has denied US accusations that it attempted to orchestrate a plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump before the November election. It has dismissed the allegations as a hoax…

James Stavridis has said he’ll vote for Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize if the president-elect can wrap up the fight in a day

KN. The Ukraine conflict will end with Russia taking approximately a fifth of the country’s pre-2014 territory, ex-NATO commander James Stavridis has predicted. Stavridis, a retired admiral who often appears…