Bank of Israel to leave rate unchanged again after inflation spike – Reuters poll

Photo: Getty images The Bank of Israel will not change its key policy rate at its next meeting, despite a rise in inflation in January, according to 13 economists polled by Reuters. The regulator is expected to keep the rate at 4.5%, as it has been since January 2024, when it was cut from 4.75%. […]
The US seeks to restore relations with Russia: what’s behind the new talks

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Photo: Susan Walsh / AP According to the Chinese edition of the Global Times, the main goal of the US administration is to normalise relations with Russia. This would allow Washington to focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Chinese analysts quoted by CNN are considering the idea of a strategic gap […]
Europe proposes to send up to 30,000 peacekeepers to Ukraine: Kremlin concerned

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov Photo: Sergei Bobylev/TASS European countries are considering the deployment of up to 30,000 peacekeepers in the central regions of Ukraine, particularly in Dnipro, Poltava and Kryvyi Rih. The peacekeeping contingent is supposed to protect critical infrastructure. The Telegraph reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to present the […]
Trump: “Russia holds the cards in negotiations because it has captured a lot of territory”

Photo: Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters Donald Trump said that Russia has an advantage in any peace talks over the war in Ukraine because it has “seized a lot of territory”. He also called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” for the second time in a day, which caused a wave of outrage among European leaders. On his […]