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.
Afghanistan: Baghlan flash flooding kills at least 50.
Storms and flash floods wreaked havoc on Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people, local officials say. According to Hedayatullah Hamdard, Provincial Director of the disaster management authority, the natural catastrophe devastated the districts of Gozargah-e-Noor, Jelgah, Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazi, and Barka, as well as the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri, on Friday.
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