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US small-business owners face tax headaches on top of COVID woes
Small-business owners, contractors and entrepreneurs are facing a raft of ever-changing rules and regulations.
‘Playing with fire’: Investors use fund to bet on Russian stocks
Trading volume on the $51m Central and Eastern Europe Fund has spiked in recent weeks.
Syria constitutional talks fail again in Geneva
Committee has been trying, and failing, to draft a new constitution since 2019, as the war in Syria continues.
US cancels talks with Taliban over girls school closure
The move comes after the Taliban backtracked on its previous commitment to open secondary schools to girls.
Biden compares Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Tiananmen Square
US president meets Polish counterpart after visiting US troops stationed near Ukraine border.
US Supreme Court judge Clarence Thomas released from hospital
Thomas, 73, was treated for an infection with intravenous antibiotics, the court said, and did not have COVID-19.
The new arms race on the Korean Peninsula
Despite exaggerations and inevitable setbacks, North Korea's missile test programme is increasingly impressive.
Russian focus on ‘liberating’ Donbas hints at shift in strategy
Ukrainian resistance may mean that Russia is changing its strategy to more limited goals and focusing on Donbas.
Ukraine war: Is Central Asia loosening ties with Russia?
After Uzbekistan's unexpected pro-Ukraine statement, analysts say traditional regional dynamics could be shifting.
Zimbabwe: By-elections to provide ‘hint of what is to come’ in 2023
Saturday's parliamentary and local government by-elections a hint of what to expect in next year's presidential polls.
US consumer sentiment remains at decade low as inflation bites
Americans are facing decades-high inflation, prompting the Fed to raise rates last week for the first time since 2018.
Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs rally to get votes in Serbia’s election
Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo protest in Mitrovica and Gracanica to be allowed to vote in neighbouring Serbia on April 3.
Israel to host US, Arab diplomats in ‘Abraham Accords’ summit
Meetings will include US Secretary of State Blinken, diplomats from Arab states that have normalised ties with Israel.
Irish foreign minister evacuated from Belfast event for security
A suspicious device was discovered in a hijacked van in the car park of the venue where Simon Coveney was on stage.
Germany to halve imports of Russian oil by summer
Economy minister lays out measures to boost energy independence for Europe's economic powerhouse.
US, G7 freeze Russian gold amid Ukraine war: All you need to know
The restrictions aim to limit the country's ability to use its international reserves and circumvent sanctions.
Russian author Akunin: Putin sees Ukraine as a threat to his rule
Detective fiction novelist Boris Akunin on the war, the cancellation of Russian culture, and a post-Putin future.
Pakistan: Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Khan delayed
Parliament's speaker adjourns no-confidence motion in PM Khan, provoking accusations he is buying time for ex-cricketer.
Will Ukraine war revitalise coal – world’s dirtiest fossil fuel?
Coal demand began surging in 2021 as gas prices rose, an effect intensified by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.