Russia’s oil clock is ticking down. How Putin reacts will affect us all
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Russia’s oil clock is ticking down. How Putin reacts will affect us all

Tensions are rising and speculation abounds in oil markets as the G7 nations,and Australia,prepare to impose a price cap on Russian oil. The consequences of it are uncertain.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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‘What’s too old?’ Joe Biden turns 80,the first octogenarian president in US history

‘What’s too old?’ Joe Biden turns 80,the first octogenarian president in US history

Biden does not even register in the top 10 list of the world’s oldest current serving leaders,which is led by the 89-year-old president of Cameroon,Paul Biya.

  • bySteve Holland andJason Lange
‘As obvious as you can get’:US VP Kamala Harris to visit front-line South China Sea island

‘As obvious as you can get’:US VP Kamala Harris to visit front-line South China Sea island

Once at Palawan,she’ll be the highest-ranking US leader to visit the frontier island at the forefront of the long-seething territorial disputes involving China,the Philippines,Vietnam,Malaysia,Brunei and Taiwan.

  • byJim Gomez
‘World at a crossroad’:Xi and Biden hold historic meeting

‘World at a crossroad’:Xi and Biden hold historic meeting

Joe Biden has raised a lengthy series of grievances with Xi Jinping,accusing Beijing of “coercive and increasingly aggressive” behaviour.

  • byMatthew Knott
Biden,Xi to meet on sidelines of G20 in Bali

Biden,Xi to meet on sidelines of G20 in Bali

It will be the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies since Biden became president.

  • byNandita Bose andMichael Martina
What a ‘lame duck’ White House could do to markets

What a ‘lame duck’ White House could do to markets

Historically,the US midterm elections have been good for the US economy and financial markets. This week,however,history might not provide much of a guide.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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Inside Biden and the Democrats’ elaborate attempt to woo TikTok influencers

Inside Biden and the Democrats’ elaborate attempt to woo TikTok influencers

Joe Biden met eight TikTok stars who have a combined following of more than 67 million in the hope that their posts will turn out votes for Democrats in the midterm elections.

  • byTaylor Lorenz
Biden hasn’t helped the US economy. He’s made it worse
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Biden hasn’t helped the US economy. He’s made it worse

The president normally doesn’t have much impact on the current economy. It is not the case for the Biden administration.

  • byAllison Schrager
US basketball star Brittney Griner to be sent to penal colony after losing appeal

US basketball star Brittney Griner to be sent to penal colony after losing appeal

A Russian court has rejected US basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her more than nine-year prison sentence on drug charges.

  • byMaite Fernández Simon andMary Ilyushina
‘Am I slowing up?’ Biden says voters right to judge his health

‘Am I slowing up?’ Biden says voters right to judge his health

Joe Biden,79,said voters with doubts about his physical and mental competence should support another candidate.

  • byDavid Millward
With enemies like Trump ... Biden’s greatest asset

With enemies like Trump ... Biden’s greatest asset

Everything is lined up to deliver to Biden&Co a shellacking in the midterms,yet the biggest hurdle for a Trumpist surge could be Donald Trump himself.

  • byBill Wyman