Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide to leave in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the stakes for multinationals trying to exit.

The law, which could be in place within weeks, will give Russia sweeping powers to intervene where there is a threat to local jobs or industry, making it more difficult for western companies to disentangle themselves quickly unless they are prepared to take a big financial hit.

The Afghan Taliban are stepping up coal exports to Pakistan and have raised duties on sales, officials said, as the group aims to generate more revenue from its mining sector in the absence of direct foreign funding.

The move comes with global coal prices near record highs after top exporter Indonesia imposed a shock ban on exports earlier in 2022 and then Russia invaded Ukraine, pushing prices up further.

Advancing Russian forces came closer to surrounding Ukrainian troops in the east, briefly seizing positions on the last highway out of a crucial pair of Ukrainian-held cities before being beaten back, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday.

Moving South Africa's coal-dominated economy onto a greener footing will require at least $250 billion over the next three decades, a report released on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum said on Thursday.

Around half of the total investment, $125 billion, is needed to ramp up wind and solar power projects as the country mothballs coal-fired plants that currently supply the bulk of its energy needs, said the consultation document.

The Biden administration has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, a State Department official said on Thursday, amid the threat of an embarrassing boycott by some regional leaders.

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said he would not attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas hosted by the United States, which has said that only democratic governments would be invited.

"I can assure you under no circumstances will I attend the Summit of the Americas," Diaz-Canel said in a meeting with his government ministers Wednesday broadcast on state television.

K-pop superstars BTS will head to the White House next week to address hate crimes targeting Asians and people of Asian descent with U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.

Biden would host the global phenomenon musical group on Tuesday and would "discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and to address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination which have become more prominent issues in recent years," it said.

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Rising fuel import costs and global grain shortages have led to a spike in domestic prices, posing a risk of food scarcity for people in Bhutan, especially in the rural areas, economic affairs minister Loknath Sharma told Reuters on Thursday.

Bhutan, with a population of less than 800,000, is confronting the impact of Ukraine war - which has caused a spike in global crude oil and grain prices - after its economy initially began to recover as pandemic restrictions eased.

Indian govt only send 2 tonnes of aid to Ukraine but send 471 tonnes of aid to Srilanka it shows the value of Ukraine in world map 🙂😂😂

Yemen airdefence shot down a Saudi drone but it fell in market injuring many

Fir ek baar US me Violence sarkar

Former Moldovan president got house arrest

Gas stations and public transport resume operation in Mariupol

Finnish and Swedish delegations welcomed in Ankara for NATO talks

Putin 'has already failed to achieve all his strategic goals' - Scholz in Davos


Isko bolke Putin kaka sab plan Kiya tha Last moment me plan badal diya aur iska loss ho gya
Bura hua vmro

After shelling by Ukrainian army in Donetsk a man killed inside his car

Huge cache of bodies found in Azovstal steel plant, more to recover

Yeh bachha bhi larega ukraine ke liye 😂 14 saal ka sainik

Farmers of Russia wrote this in tractors

US does not support Taiwan independence, will continue to expand relationship with Taiwan - Blinken

Yeh bhi paglait ho gya