US prosecutors want 50-year sentence for Bankman-Fried

Federal prosecutors have requested prison terms ranging from 40 to 50 years for Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, over mass fraud leading to the company’s collapse. Lawyers have also asked that the defendant be ordered to pay $11 billion in restitution when he is sentenced on March 28 at the US District…

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Russia’s foreign debt fell by nearly 20% in 2023

The country’s liabilities have been steadily decreasing, according to the central bank Russia’s government and businesses have been steadily reducing the amount of money they owe to foreign lenders, the latest official data suggests.

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Russian military reports new gains in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region

The Russian military has seized two settlements in Kharkov Region and Donbass from Ukrainian forces, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Wednesday. Troops dislodged Ukrainian forces from the village of Kislovka, around 25km east of Kupiansk, a key Ukrainian logistics hub in the region, the ministry said. The announcement comes two days after the…

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