Russian firms seek Chinese speakers – recruiter

Requests for candidates with proficiency in the language topped pre-pandemic levels last year, a staffing agency reports

Inflation at 50year high in crisishit Pakistan

Pakistan’s year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 percent in March — the highest in nearly five decades — as the government scrambled to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to unlock a desperately needed bailout. Month-on-month inflation was 3.72 percent, according to government data released Saturday, while the average inflation rate for the past year was 27.26 […]

US to keep warships in Mediterranean for more military ‘options’

An “expedited deployment” of A-10 Thunderbolt attack jets to the Middle East has also been announced

India set to ditch US dollar in crossborder trade

New Delhi is seeking to substantially boost the nation’s exports by 2030

German debt reaches alltime high

Soaring state borrowing is linked to the energy crisis, government statistics service has said

Hungary to pay Ukraine for transit of Russian oil – Reuters

Kiev has increased the fee that had previously been paid by a Russian company

Germany refuses extratank pledges for Ukraine

The Bundeswehr’s own stock is “limited,” defense minister Boris Pistorius has explained

Dozens killed in Hindu temple disaster

Worshippers in India plunged into a deep stepwell after the floor collapsed beneath them

Von der Leyen in line for NATO’s top job – The Sun

Several members of the military bloc are backing EU president’s candidacy, a diplomatic source told the outlet

Norways wealth fund unable to withdraw money from Russia

Hundreds of millions of dollars are stuck in the country due to Western sanctions, management says

Biden set to skip coronation of King Charles – Telegraph

Foreign travel “takes a fair amount out of” the 80-year-old US president, the newspaper’s source says

Musk reveals some of Twitter’s algorithm

The SpaceX and Tesla chief has implemented wide-ranging changes to the platform since purchasing it last year

Tornadoes devastate multiple US states (VIDEOS)

Extreme weather wreaked havoc on several towns, leaving some neighborhoods in ruins