Russian assets worth about $280 billion have been blocked thus far.
The argument about the effects of international demand for US Treasuries and dollar use has heated up since the US Congress gave President Joe Biden unprecedented authority to freeze Russian dollar assets to support Ukraine.
Haiti faces a difficult path ahead as the Haiti Transition Council assumes office.
A new interim presidential council was inaugurated, sparking further unrest in Haiti and paving the way for the installation of a caretaker administration tasked with bringing peace to the nation beset by lethal gang warfare.
As gang violence increases, Haitians must deal with shortages and arson attacks.
The emergency declaration for Haiti. The nation is facing an unprecedented crisis as gangs threaten civil war, there is widespread bloodshed, and there are no elected officials. We must give its people a voice.
Food shortages during Ramadan affect Muslims in the displaced Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 fighting escalates.
Muslims claim they are having trouble finding food during the fasting month of Ramadan in Goma, the provincial capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several people have escaped the conflict between the armed group M23 and government troops. About two million people have been forced to flee their homes due to the fighting, which began about two years ago. Ten percent of Congolese people identify as Muslim.
Peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict seems unlikely.
There is growing pressure on Israel to call off hostilities. Brazil's president has compared Israel's battle against Hamas to Holocast. Along with mounting calls for a humanitarian truce, a number of politicians from the US, Australia, Canada, UK, EU, and Jordan backed Israel's proposal to halt and retreat from a planned ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. Are chances of an Israel-Hamas truce, however, slim?
Iran: 61 million Iranians are able to cast ballots; opposition groups demand that voters abstain from voting.
Iran's parliamentary elections are scheduled for this Friday, but it's expected that not many people will cast ballots due to the nation's collapsing economy. Keep an eye out for additional information!
Pope Francis oversees the Vatican's Easter Mass; worries center on the pope's health.
Around the world, people pray fervently to commemorate one of the most significant holidays of the year: Easter. Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, the catholic community in Ukraine has celebrated three Easters.
Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrike of a central Gaza house: at least fifteen.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have targeted a densely populated residential neighborhood. Fifteen persons inside a family house were killed in one incident. More bodies buried beneath the debris are proving difficult for first responders to recover.
Gulf states are gauging their interest in investing in Iraq. Next year, the Arab League summit will be held in Baghdad, which is still recuperating from years of conflict. It's an opportunity for the nation to demonstrate that it is secure and in charge.
Police in South Korea raid medics after they stage a walkout.
As authorities increased their efforts to put an end to a walkout by trainee doctors opposing plans to change the health system, South Korean police staged a raid on Friday that targeted officials of the Korean Medical Association.
Iran attacks Israel: Does the West have a plan to stop the war?
The United States is threatening to punish Iran further for its attack on Israel. Even so, how exactly do sanctions operate? Western sanctions have not significantly impacted the economy of Russia, and the export of Iranian oil has not been halted either. What will the United States do differently this time?
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