The country has shown economic strength and the ability to pursue independent policy on the global stage, Andrey Belousov has said Russia’s resilience in the face of the unprecedented Western sanctions pressure has caught the US and its allies off guard, the nation’s first deputy prime minister, Andrey Belousov, said on Sunday. Moscow has achieved…

Real GDP was likely unchanged for three months in a row in September, according to official data Canadian economic performance remained flat in August and likely slipped into a shallow contraction in the third quarter, according to the country’s statistics office.

The US will face grave consequences if the hostilities in Gaza are not brought to an end, Iran’s defense minister warned on Sunday. “Our advice to the Americans is to immediately stop the war in Gaza and implement a ceasefire, otherwise they will be hit hard,” Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani said, as cited by IRNA.