Kremlin warns US and allies of more asset seizures after grabbing Finland’s Fortum and Uniper
President Vladimir Putin late on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of Finland’s Fortum and Germany’s Uniper, which both operate power plants in Russia. Fortum said it was “investigating” and Uniper, which was once Fortum’s subsidiary, said it was “reviewing” the move.
A spokesperson for Germany’s Finance Ministry, which oversees the government’s ownership of Uniper, said Berlin needed to assess the concrete implications of Russia’s decree. Finland’s outgoing minister in charge of state holdings Tytti Tuppurainen tweeted that the information was “worrying” and that the state, as Fortum’s majority owner, would follow the matter closely.
Republican megadonor Peter Thiel shuns Republicans citing ‘fake culture wars’ in ‘our economic decline’
When Thiel spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention, he had more hope that the party would concentrate on economic issues, his business associate said.
Biden’s re-election campaign team is a mixture of new faces and tested Trump battle veterans
Biden won 306 electoral college votes, 74 more than Trump, and over 7 million more popular votes than Trump when he beat him in the 2020 election.
Sources reveal ousted dictator Omar Bashir moved to undisclosed military hospital in Sudanese capital
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire beginning on Tuesday following negotiations mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia.
Biden and Obama eulogise Harry Belafonte as an American who used his talent, fame and voice to ‘redeem the soul of our Nation’
Harry Belafonte was a barrier-breaking legend who used his platform to lift others up. He lived a good life – transforming the arts while also standing up for civil rights. And he did it all with his signature smile and style. Michelle and I send our love to his wife, kids and fans. — Former President Barack Obama
FBI working with Ukraine companies to collect evidence of war crimes committed by Russians
The agent added that the US FBI had for the past year and a half been working on helping Ukraine to also identify Russian collaborators and spies operating in Ukraine and the Russian forces that were operating outside of Kiev as the invasion was happening.
Big Pharma in US fined $11 billion for conspiring to block introduction of lower-cost generics
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted international supply chains – rendered fragile by decades of neoliberal globalisation – corporations fortified by preceding rounds of consolidation have capitalised on these and other crises to justify price hikes that far outpace the increased costs of doing business.
CNN sacks top-rated TV host Don Lemon hours after rival Fox News laid off its own talk-show host
CNN offered no public explanation for Lemon’s dismissal. During a February discussion on “CNN This Morning” with co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins about the ages of politicians, he said that the 51-year-old Haley was not “in her prime.” A woman, he said, was considered in her prime “in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s.”
Gunfire is Sudan abates after US, Saudi Arabia mediated ceasefire between warring military factions
A power struggle erupted between the SAF and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group on April 15 and has killed at least 427 people, knocked out hospitals and other services, and turned residential areas into war zones.
