Russian athletes are competing in the Winter Paralympics and Russian artists are returning to the Venice Biennale.

Auctions bounced back strongly, but gallery earnings “barely budged,” and the uptick rested on a few extremely expensive sales.

Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, a Turkish husband-and-wife team, became unlikely celebrities during the pandemic for their world developing the COVID-19 vaccine.

The primary cause for increased warming is recent regulations on international shipping reducing pollutant particles, which had reflected sunlight into space.

Inflation could hit 3% in the US and UK, analysts say.

Saudi Arabia is diverting tankers to its southern Red Sea coast, while Oman’s key export terminal was evacuated over safety concerns.

Broadway stagings, always expensive, have become prohibitively so: Budgets regularly reach $20 million.

Trump originally said the attack was carried out by Iran, but analysts said that was implausible.

Tokyo is considering dipping into oil reserves, while EU leaders are set to discuss the rising cost of energy today.

Tehran fired just 33 missiles and drones at the UAE Monday, down from around 350 a day at the start of the war.

US President Donald Trump recently railed against Britain’s limited involvement in the war on Iran.

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei signals that hardliners remain in charge in Tehran, analysts said.