Sberbank on Monday accused Glencore of choosing not to foot a bill for oil supplied via the Russian lender, saying the global commodities trader could have found a way to pay up without violating Western sanctions. Sberbank has taken legal action to recover debt and penalties from Glencore Energy UK Ltd over the two consignments,…
Online messaging services based in Iran were hit by attacks strating late on Sunday that mostly originated from the United States and Europe, according to an Iranian deputy telecoms minister who says the attacks were the largest of their kind since the country imposed bans on US-based messaging services in late September. Amir Mohammadzadeh said that…
More than $8 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from BitKeep users’ wallets in an apparent cyberattack, the latest exploit to hit a decentralized financial network. BitKeep users reported via social media that their funds were being transferred without any activity on their part, online industry tracker Cointelegraph reported Monday. The number could be higher…
A former Russian deputy Prime Minister who quit Putin’s government and fled the country over the Ukraine invasion has been pictured in Israel where he has ‘taken citizenship’ after a poisoning scare. Anatoly Chubais, 67, once also the Kremlin chief of staff, is the most senior official to have walked out on Putin and was…
A Beit Shemesh man was indicted on Friday over the torching of a cellphone store in Jerusalem several months ago. According to prosecutors, Yehoshua Dadon, 34, and three others broke into the store in October and set it alight because the shop did not comply with religious strictures restricting the devices. The resulting blaze destroyed…
In India, found the body of the richest deputy of Russia Pavel Antov. His body lay in a pool of blood under the windows of the hotel where he celebrated his 65th birthday. The Russian Telegram channel Shot reports that the body of billionaire Antov was found on Saturday in Rayagad (Odisha state). Previously, it…
China sent 71 warplanes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a display of force over 24 hours after Beijing condemned the billions in security assistance Congress included for the self-governing island in the $858 billion military defense spending bill approved this month. In that timeframe, 47 of the Chinese planes crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median…
Police arrested a suspect allegedly involved in launching a blazing dumpster on wheels that slammed into a passerby and seriously injured her during protests in Jerusalem earlier this month, authorities said Sunday. The suspect was arrested in the capital’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, police said. The area was the scene of riots of December 15 that…
A senior Chief Rabbinate official was arrested by Israel Police on Sunday on suspicion he committed sexual assault on a minor some 13 years ago, Israeli media reported. The official, a former boss of the victim’s father, was arrested following a report filed by the victim. It was reported that the victim chose to file…
The case of “where did the money go” is beginning to unravel for crypto exchange FTX. On November 11, the exchange’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for FTX and about 130 of its affiliated companies. The decision came after a scurry of withdrawals left the exchange illiquid. On Wednesday, Bankman-Fried arrived…