Russia will hold West responsible for Kiev’s crimes – UN envoy

The US supplied rockets used to strike civilians in Donetsk, Vassily Nebenzia has said Repeatedly targeting civilians and first responders in Donetsk with US-made HIMARS missiles is a deliberate crime, for which both the Ukrainian government and its Western sponsors will be held accountable, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told the Security…

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Israel to ramp up military spending – Bloomberg

Israel is likely to boost its military spending by more than $8 billion next year as the war in Gaza continues, Bloomberg reported on Monday. According to a Finance Ministry document presented to parliament, Israel’s overall 2024 budget will amount to 562 billion shekels ($155 billion), compared to 513 billion shekels in a previously approved…

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Crude exports via key pipeline through Russia to decline dramatically, operator warns

One of the world’s key crude routes, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), suspended oil loading at its Black Sea marine terminal near Novorossiysk on Wednesday due to “critical” storm-caused damage to the equipment. Crude pumping has been reduced, with operations potentially fully halting in a day.

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