India set to ditch US dollar in crossborder trade

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

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 […]

Dozens killed in Hindu temple disaster

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

German debt reaches alltime high

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

Russian firms seek Chinese speakers – recruiter

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

Germany refuses extratank pledges for Ukraine

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

Google cofounder among Billionaires subpoenaed in Epsteinlinked case – WSJ

Hyatt Hotel's Thomas Pritzker and mogul Mortimer Zuckerman are also among those reportedly being asked for evidence in a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase

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

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

China tells EU Commission president to get better speechwriter

A speech by Von der Leyen was contradictory and misleading, said Beijing’s envoy to the EU

Tornadoes devastate multiple US states (VIDEOS)

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

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

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