MANILA, Philippines — Self-rated poor Filipino families significantly increased last year despite indicators showing that they have already lowered their living standards, the fourth quarter ...

For Russia's military recruiters, money talks. In July, Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled the federal signing-on bonus for contract soldiers to 400,000 rubles ($3,850) — over five times ...

The Shot Telegram channel said that Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles. “The enemy has organized a massive combined strike on the ...

Increasing levels of extreme poverty in Africa were turbocharged by Covid-19, fuelling the fire of relative deprivation. 2024 ...

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is the world’s biggest country in terms of land mass. On a map, Russia sits above Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. Russia dwarfs China in geographic coverage ...

The White House scrambled to get a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year after U.S. intelligence agencies said a Russian military unit was preparing to send explosive packages ...

Russian dictator vladimir putin stated during yesterday's press conference that there are supposedly more Ukrainians living in russia than in Ukraine itself. His words are a lie and do not correspond ...

The gender pay gap in Russia has reached a high not seen since ... and sanctions imposed by Western countries and those living at poverty level may suffer, which would likely be women due to ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The mine, near the frontline city of Pokrovsk ...

Majorities of Kenyans say they or a family member went without basic life necessities at least once during the previous year, including a cash income (90%), medical care (68%), and enough food (58%).