The breakthrough agreement will see dozens of hostages freed and a temporary halt to the fighting The Israeli government has agreed to a deal that will secure the release of 50 hostages abducted by Hamas during the group’s October 7 attack, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In exchange, Israeli forces will briefly pause operations…

Carrying out prohibited transactions and trade with Russia will now be considered a criminal offence, according to a new law The Council of the European Union adopted a law on Friday that criminalizes the violation and circumvention of EU sanctions.

The Chinese currency outperformed the euro by volume of trading, but comes in second after the US dollar The Chinese currency the yuan outperformed the euro by trading volume on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) for the first time on record, trading data from Friday shows.