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.
In southern Gaza, an Israeli strike claimed the life of the boss of Al Jazeera's bureau in Gaza, his eldest son. While traveling in southern Gaza with other reporters, Hamza al-Dahdouh, an Al Jazeera journalist and videographer, was hit by a drone. A third reporter suffered injuries, and Mustafa Thuraya, a freelance journalist, also perished.
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