Italy wants to become fully independent from Russian gas within two years, the country’s Minister of Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, told the media on Monday. “We import 29 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia. These must be replaced”, Agenzia Italia quotes the minister. According to Cingolani, Italy has taken emergency measures to replace half…

The Japanese payment system follows suit after Visa and Mastercard leave the country Japanese payment system JCB is suspending operations in Russia amid economic sanctions placed on Russia amid Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, Japan’s Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday.

Activists have claimed China is detaining around 1 million Uighurs, the UN human rights chief said A deal has been reached between the United Nations and China for a visit by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to the Xinjiang region, where it’s been alleged Uighurs have been arrested, detained, and abused.