Hadley Gamble

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Hadley Gamble

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is open to playing his part in any US-led regional mediation between Israel and Iran, the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday. "I think it's very important, the next three to five days will be very decisive," Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, told The National on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Hadley Gamble

As Russia hosts a major global business conference, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak responded defiantly to western critics who say his country's economy has soured. "There is no crisis in the Russian economy," he told T he National at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. "That's despite thousands of sanctions."His comments come as the US and EU prepare new sanctions that would put Russia's oil and gas sector directly in the crosshairs.

1 week ago | semafor.com | Hadley Gamble

The biggest threat to Europe isn’t Vladimir Putin. It isn’t Donald Trump. In fact, it isn’t even coming from outside the European Union. No, the biggest threat to Europe is bubbling up from within, and its leaders don’t even realize it: The continent has gotten so enraged at foreign leaders threatening its borders that it has lost sight of how far it has fallen — and how quickly it must save itself. For years Europe struggled to grasp that energy security and national security are one and the same.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Hadley Gamble

NowArchaeologists Found a 1,600-Year-Old Roman Artifact With Shockingly Intact DetailsThe artifact, and others found in alongside it, indicate that the owner was “a prominent individual of her time.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists in Montenegro discovered the tomb of a Roman woman from over 1,600 years ago.

1 month ago | english.alarabiya.net | Hadley Gamble

China, once heralded as a potential economic lifeline for post-Western Afghanistan, hasn’t turned out that way according to Afghan media mogul, Saad Mohseni. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. With the exit of US troops and the collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government in 2021, Beijing was quick to signal interest – eyeing access to untapped rare earth minerals and regional infrastructure links through its Belt and Road Initiative.