American billionaires’ wealth soared almost two-thirds during pandemic, and they’re still not paying taxes on it The 735 billionaires who call the US home have watched their wealth surge 62% over the last two years, reaching the shocking figure of $4.7 trillion, according to a report by Oxfam America released on Monday.
Kiev’s long-anticipated push to retake lost territories has started, the Russian president says The much-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive has started, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. He cited the deployment of Kiev’s strategic reserves as a telltale sign of the operation.