The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at American banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of U.S. dollars.
- EuropeU.S., Europe plan Russia sanctions as Ukraine warns of more civilian deaths
The United States and Europe were planning new sanctions on Tuesday to punish Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned more deaths were likely to be uncovered in areas seized from Russian invaders.
- Asia PacificSri Lanka parliament to meet as protests put ruling Rajapaksas under pressure, article with video
Sri Lanka's parliament will meet on Tuesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolved his cabinet and sought to form a unity government to find a way out of the island nation's worst economic crisis in decades and quell public anger.
- TechnologyExclusive: Two key tech execs quit Truth Social after troubled app launch
The two Southern tech entrepreneurs had the two qualities that Donald Trump’s startup needed: tech-industry expertise and a worldview aligned with the former president.
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- Autos & TransportationCanada to invest C$518 million in two GM plants in Ontario, article with image
- Autos & TransportationHertz to buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar, article with gallery