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Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko visited the Smolensk Skete of the Valaam Transfiguration of the Saviour stauropegial monastery.

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accusing the Belarusian leader of playing an increasingly larger role in Russia’s war efforts, UNITED24 Media reported. 

A photo of a London train passing in front of Canary Wharf in London with the offices of Barclays and HSBC in the background

Senior UK banking figures are set to hold their first meeting this week to establish a British alternative to Visa and Mastercard, amid growing concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump could one day use his position to close off access to the payment rails.

A photo of former EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, smiling as he looks at something off camera

Belgian prosecutors have charged two people close to former European Commissioner Didier Reynders as part of a money-laundering investigation that until now had focused on Reynders alone.

A photo of the Federal Reserve's Michelle Bowman seated at a table during a meeting

The Federal Reserve has told banks it plans to review and potentially drop some outstanding confidential supervisory warnings, as Vice Chair Michelle Bowman pushes to refocus oversight on near-term threats to lenders’ financial condition.

Image showing a strong presence of Russia's Wagner Group, a state-funded private military company, in Eastern Europe, particularly in Belarus.

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. House lawmakers has introduced legislation that would order the State Department to add Russian mercenary groups to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).