On Monday, April 29, a delegation of Hamas militants will visit Egypt for a new round of ceasefire talks, according to Reuters. The militants will discuss a proposal for a ceasefire conveyed to Hamas by mediators from Qatar and Egypt, as well as Israel…
New round of talks on ceasefire in Gaza to take place in Egypt this week
On Monday, April 29, a delegation of Hamas militants will visit Egypt for a new round of ceasefire talks, according to Reuters. The militants will discuss a proposal for a ceasefire conveyed to Hamas by mediators from Qatar and Egypt, as well as Israel…
Vivica A. Fox is ‘taking applications’ for new partner
Vivica A. Fox is “taking applications” for a new partner. The 59-year-old ‘Independence Day’ star has been single for a while, but she’s ready to date and to find love again – but she’s refusing to use dating apps and is hoping to meet some the “old fa…
Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming memoir ‘will be self-help manual’
Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming memoir is said to be like Matthew McConaughey and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s self-help style autobiographies. The ‘Rocky’ actor, 77, is releasing his life story ‘The Steps’ – inspired by his famed “Rocky” character’s running …
Russian MTS Bank raises $125mn in IPO on Moscow Exchange
Russian MTS Bank completed an initial public offering (IPO) at the upper end of the price range of RUB2,500 per share, floating 13.3% of the shares on Moscow Exchange, raising RUB11.5bn ($125mn) at a total capitalisation of RUB86.6bn ($938mn). MTS Bank…
Russia’s VTB Bank surprises on 1Q24 profit of $1.3bn
Russia’s second-largest bank, state-controlled VTB Bank, posted RUB122bn ($1.3bn) net profit in 1Q24, making a return on equity (ROE) of 22%. Despite declining by 17% year on year, net income and ROE for 1Q24 was above the expectations of Renaissance C…
Swedbank Lithuania’s Q1 net profit down 15% y/y to €84mn, revenue up 25%
Swedbank Lithuania, one of the country’s largest Scandinavian banks, said that its first-quarter net profit fell by 15.2% year on year to €84mn, BNS, a Baltic newswire, reported on April 26. The bank’s total income for the three months jumped by 25.6% …
SEB Lithuania’s Q1 profit edges down by 2% to €74.2mn
SEB, one of Lithuania’s largest banks by assets, earned a non-audited net profit of €74.2mn in January-March, down by 2% from the same period last year,BNS, a Baltic newswire, reported on April 26. Revenue rose 22.5% to €148mn, and net interest income …
German military officer charged with spying for Russia goes on trial
A German military officer charged with espionage for allegedly providing information to a Russian intelligence service goes on trial on Monday. The defendant, who holds the rank of captain, had worked at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Info…
Survey reveals majority of Germans favour increased defence spending
According to a survey, a clear majority of German citizens are in favour of Germany and its European NATO allies significantly increasing their defence spending in the changed security situation. In a survey conducted by the opinion research institute …