Russian President Vladimir Putin attended an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry’s Board on Tuesday, hosted by Minister Sergey Shoigu at the National Control Center in Moscow. During the public part of the event, the president and top military officials discussed intermediate results of the ongoing military operation against Ukraine, Russia’s goals, and the outstanding…

US national debt has continued to mount, jumping by $2.6 trillion in the six months through December to reach $33.8 trillion, according to the Treasury Department. The Treasury indicated that factors such as tax cuts, stimulus programs, increased government spending, and decreased tax revenues have been driving up debt.

Soaring interest rates and the end of Covid subsidies have had a big impact on businesses, the outlet reports The world’s corporate sector has been hit by a wave of bankruptcies occurring at a double-digit pace unseen in decades, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing data from national statistics offices.