Adeliia Petrosian competes for Olympic figure skating medal in her first major event outside Russia

MILAN (AP) — It's not often that the second figure skater on the ice in a Winter Olympic competition is must-see viewing.

EXCLUSIVE-Foreign cars flow to Russia through China, skirting Ukraine war sanctions

Tens of thousands of cars are being exported from China to Russia under gray-market schemes that often circumvent Western and ...

Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter Games

MILAN (AP) — Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” on Tuesday ...

Teenager leads Japan women's figure skating team that could sweep Olympics podium

Only USA's Alysa Liu broke up Japan's trio of Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba, who finished first, second and fourth after the short program.
The Diplomat

With Speaker Uchral’s Trip, Mongolia and Russia Look to Expand Economic Links

Officials from the Mongolian government have repeatedly visited Moscow in search of energy guarantees, assistance in fuel ...

Saudi Arabia may overtake Russia as China’s top crude supplier

Saudi Arabia uses price cuts to unseat Russia as China's main oil supplier. Oil prices dip amid US-Iran talks; markets also ...

Dollar holds gains as markets focus on peace talks, Fed minutes

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The dollar held its ground on Wednesday as geopolitical risks kept markets on edge ...
The Japan Times

Ukraine, Russia hold peace talks in Geneva as Trump puts pressure on Kyiv

Ahead of the negotiations, Russian airstrikes severely damaging the power network in the ​southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa.

Morning brief: Asian markets steady, Nvidia’s India push

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.2%, snapping a three-day losing streak, while Australia’s S&P/ASX200 gained 0.54%.