Russia has compiled lists of Ukrainians to target after an invasion, a U.S. official has claimed, as Putin mulls officially recognizing Ukraine's breakaway regions.
Russia doesn't want NATO and Kyiv to believe that arms exports to Ukraine successfully deterred Moscow, said Rob Lee of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Singapore' finance minister said the country is looking at a range of wealth taxes closely, including taxes on capital gains and a net wealth tax on individuals.
Indonesia hit a daily record high of more than 64,000 cases last week, superseding daily infections in the previous wave which peaked just under 57,000 in July.
President Biden has accepted "in principle" a meeting with Russia's Putin in what could be a last-ditch effort at diplomacy over tensions surrounding Ukraine.
The U.S. and its allies can leverage the Russian threat by sustaining their common cause, in the face of the boldest assault yet on the post-World War II order.
The Kremlin has denied that the more than 150,000 Russian troops outfitted with advanced military equipment along Ukraine's borders are preparing for an attack.