Ukraine imposes nationwide energy consumption limits amid grid crisis
Ukraine has introduced nationwide restrictions on electricity use, enforcing eight-hour daily limits following severe damage to power infrastructure....
Russia’s central bank has ruled the state violated minority shareholders’ rights in seized assets, signalling rare pushback against nationalisation.
The Russian central bank found that the government breached shareholder rights in some asset seizures linked to Moscow’s war in Ukraine. This marks the first significant pushback from parts of Russia’s elite against the nationalisation wave.
Tens of billions of dollars in assets owned by foreign and domestic investors have changed hands, often after being seized by the state. Market-friendly technocrats and business executives are voicing concerns about moves toward a Soviet-style command economy focused on the Ukraine conflict.
The central bank acted after the Moscow Stock Exchange complained about the state’s acquisition of a majority stake in gold miner UGC.
While the seizure itself wasn’t challenged, authorities ruled the government failed to make a mandatory buyout offer to shareholders. The state property agency was instructed to execute the offer.
Investors warned that such actions undermine private property rights and deter market participation. About 10% of UGC shares are held by Russian retail investors, and the incident is raising doubts over future public offerings.
Officials are exploring accelerated sales of seized assets to shift buyout responsibilities, with copper producer UMMC emerging as a potential buyer for UGC’s stake.
Central bank officials stressed that restoring investor confidence is crucial for Russia’s economic stability, even after the conflict with Ukraine ends.
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The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, officials said on Wednesday, after Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses collected overnight, a week ahead of global climate events in the city.
Centrist liberal party D66, led by 38-year-old Rob Jetten, has made sweeping gains in the Dutch election, emerging neck and neck with Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party (PVV) in early results — a stunning reversal just two years after D66 ranked sixth.
Reliable sources have confirmed to AnewZ that the United States has asked Azerbaijan to join a Stabilisation Force in Gaza, as part of a proposed international mission to secure the territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, Trump said.
Ukraine has introduced nationwide restrictions on electricity use, enforcing eight-hour daily limits following severe damage to power infrastructure.
Russia launched a wave of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, prompting nationwide electricity restrictions and killing one person in the city of Zaporizhzhia, officials said on Thursday.
Israeli forces crossed into southern Lebanon overnight, killing a municipal employee in a border town raid that prompted Lebanon’s president to order the army to confront any future incursions, state media said on Thursday.
APEC countries are close to agreeing a joint trade declaration at their annual summit in South Korea, the host’s foreign minister has said, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s early exit.
Police in Dar es Salaam fired gunshots and tear gas on Thursday to break up renewed protests following a disputed general election, a Reuters witness said.
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