Purchases were the highest on record in January-September, the World Gold Council has said Central banks bought 800 tons of gold from January to September this year, the highest on record for the nine-month period, according to the World Gold Council.

The former US president has reportedly turned down the Ukrainian leader’s offer of a meeting in Kiev Former US President Donald Trump has rejected Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s invitation for a meeting, saying it would be “inappropriate” to make such a visit at a time when the administration of his successor, Joe Biden, is overseeing…

Valery Zaluzhny’s Economist interview and essay are the best feel-good story sympathetic reporters could muster General Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, has given an important interview to The Economist, a major platform for Western bellicism. The magazine is also hosting his guest essay on ‘Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win in It’.