The EU needs frozen Russian assets to cover Ukraine conflict costs and avoid a taxpayer backlash, Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Estonia could help Hungary cover penalties for terminating energy contracts with Russia, the Baltic country’s president has suggested Read Full Article at RT.com

Global wealth gap keeps widening as the top 10% earns more than the remaining 90%, the World Inequality Report has found Read Full Article at RT.com

Meta will allow EU Facebook and Instagram users to opt out from personalized ads to comply with Brussels’ digital regulations Read Full Article at RT.com

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to tap €210 billion in frozen Russian assets despite the legal concerns Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia wants to bring cooperation with China and India to a whole new level with a focus on technology, President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, had a policy allowing 16 sex trafficking violations on its platforms before it suspended users’ accounts Read Full Article at RT.com

More than 70% of Japanese companies operating in Russia do not plan to leave the country’s market despite the sanctions, a survey suggests Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has outlined tackling the shadow economy as a key objective for 2026 Read Full Article at RT.com

A US-backed peace initiative has reportedly prompted a sell-off of German arms manufacturers’ stocks Read Full Article at RT.com

Ex-Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has told RT the EU’s push to replace Russian gas and oil with US imports violates a key treaty Read Full Article at RT.com

A Spanish court ordered Meta to compensate publishers for improperly using Facebook and Instagram data to power behavioral ads Read Full Article at RT.com

A Spanish court ordered Meta to compensate publishers for improperly using Facebook and Instagram data to power behavioural ads Read Full Article at RT.com

As Washington debates fossil fuels, Beijing builds the clean-energy systems of the next century Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Commission has cut its forecast for the bloc’s 2026 economic growth amid risks posed by US tariffs and geopolitical tensions Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU is delaying promised tariff cuts and regulatory changes, Washington’s top trade negotiator told the Financial Times Read Full Article at RT.com

The Netherlands could reportedly hand back control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia after Beijing lifted export curbs Read Full Article at RT.com

Lukoil has moved to sell its overseas assets to the Swiss-based trader following the latest US sanctions Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has agreed to ease rare earth export controls in exchange for lowered tariffs and restrictions from Washington Read Full Article at RT.com

Poland has extended a ban on Ukrainian food imports to protect local farmers, despite a new EU free trade agreement with Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

Chipmaker Nvidia has achieved a milestone in market capitalization as the AI rally picks up steam Read Full Article at RT.com

It could take Western producers up to ten years to develop rare earth processing and manufacturing capacity, Goldman Sachs has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Italian companies will suffer major losses from the ban on exporting toilets to Russia, according to a regional union chief Read Full Article at RT.com

US tech giant Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs, citing AI development Read Full Article at RT.com

Sanctioned Russian oil producer Lukoil has announced the sale of its international assets under a US wind-down license Read Full Article at RT.com

US and China have agreed on a framework of a trade deal ahead of meeting between Trump and Xi, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Moody’s has revised France’s credit rating outlook to ‘negative’, citing the risks posed by political “fragmentation” Read Full Article at RT.com

The US failed to woo India away from Russian oil, so it reached for its favorite weapon: sanctions. But coercion comes with a price. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Bank of Russia has cut the key interest rate for the fourth consecutive time this year Read Full Article at RT.com

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is urging shareholders to approve his pay package to secure control as the company develops its humanoid robots Read Full Article at RT.com

Global oil prices are on course for their biggest weekly jump in four months amid concerns over new US sanctions on Russian crude Read Full Article at RT.com

US tariffs under President Donald Trump have weighed on German exports to the US Read Full Article at RT.com

The IMF is reportedly pressuring Ukraine to devalue the hryvnia to secure a new loan Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has recorded over $370 billion in crypto transactions over the past year, surpassing the UK and Germany Read Full Article at RT.com

Greece has approved a law allowing employers to extend shifts to 13 hours in the private sector despite union outrage and protests Read Full Article at RT.com