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By Anna Chernova, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Andrey Klepach, one of Russia’s top economists, has been replaced as chief economist of the country’s national development bank shortly after a speech was made public in which he reportedly said Russia’s economy was being damaged by the war in Ukraine. Russia’s state news agency TASS confirmed

By Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko, Natalie Wright, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Kyiv (CNN) — It is the most sought-after weapon in the world, but sits idle, in a cornfield, its cannisters empty, last fired 10 weeks ago. The US-made Patriot interceptor is the focus of a global supply crunch as dozens of countries scramble

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating the White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who is one of US President Donald Trump’s closest advisers, a source with knowledge told CNN. It’s unclear when the exchange happened or what was discussed but Politico, which first

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy guided-missile destroyer spent four days last month without working toilets, galley services and air conditioning in the blistering heat of the South China Sea after the warship lost power. The incident was due to an engineering failure aboard the warship, the US 7th Fleet said in

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called on his country to show an “indomitable fighting spirit” in a bullish speech on Monday in which he also praised the ruling Communist Party’s decision to clamp down on the Tiananmen democracy protests. Xi made the comments at a landmark speech

By Chris Lau, Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Forget overtime. This construction crew hit the mother lode. Eight construction workers uncovered gold coins and bars worth 9 million euros ($10.5 million) in Belgium last Tuesday while at work, according to authorities. They made the golden discovery underneath a building they were performing renovation work on