More nations consider abandoning dollar – Moscow

The trend stems from US attempts to confiscate frozen Russian assets, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said US plans to confiscate Russian assets frozen abroad are forcing other countries to consider ditching the dollar, as the currency’s use as a political tool undermines its credibility, Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, has said.

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Western states halt funding of UN Palestinian refugee agency

Multiple Western countries have suspended the funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency in response to Israeli allegations that a number of its employees had participated in the deadly October 7 Hamas attack.

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Germans expected to make their own bomb shelters – Bild

Germans will be expected to turn their homes into bomb shelters in case a major war breaks out in Europe, newspaper Bild reported on Saturday, citing a draft document from the country’s Defense Ministry.

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