The United States is pursuing an inquiry into Russian clients that UBS took on when it bought Credit Suisse, three people familiar with the matter said, heightening scrutiny of one of the world's biggest wealth managers.

In its third-quarter earnings report, UBS said continuously evolving sanctions arising from the Russia Ukraine war require constant attention. The bank is focused "on strategic en

Credit Suisse, UBS’ smaller Swiss peer, imploded in 2023 following years of scandals from spying to laundering drug money. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The key task for Russia and China is to counter any attempt by the United States to contain their countries, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin told China's foreign minister on Tuesday.

Senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday told China's foreign minister Wang Yi their two countries' most urgent task should be countering "containment" by the United States, as they met for security talks in Beijing.

China's top diplomat met senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu for security talks in Beijing on Tuesday, as the two powers deepen relations that have triggered protest from the West.

Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a wreath laying ceremony marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow,

The US president-elect, who is promising to end the conflict, was reported to have spoken to Vladimir Putin on Thursday.