New Zealand has become the latest country to ban TikTok from the phones of government officials

TikTok CEO says sale won't address U.S. concerns, as more nations announce bans

Poland the first NATO country sending MiG-29 jets to Ukraine

Polish fighter jets on the way to Kyiv

Warsaw: Poland will deliver an initial batch of four Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday, ramping up pressure on other NATO allies to make similar commitments.

The planes are in “full working order” and will be delivered in “the next few days”, Duda said at a news conference in Warsaw alongside his Czech counterpart, Petr Pavel. The delivery would mark the first time any of Ukraine’s NATO allies have delivered jets.

Defiant European Central Bank powers on with 0.5% interest rate hike despite financial market turmoil

US and Saudi officials: Iran agreed to halt weapons shipments to Houthis in Yemen

US and Saudi officials tell The Wall Street Journal Iran has agreed to halt weapons shipments to Houthis in Yemen as part deal to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.

German security agencies shut down world's largest darknet money laundering service

According to security officials, the server and bitcoins worth about €44 million ($46.6 million) were seized.

The Federal Criminal Police Office and the attorney general's office accused the operators of the service of operating commercial money laundering and a criminal trading platform on the internet.

As the security authorities further explained, the service, which has been in existence since 2017, allegedly received the digital currency Bitcoin from criminal origin to disburse it after a so-called "mixing."

IMF mission notes progress in talks with Ukraine on new program, plans to complete discussions in coming days

"An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Mr. Gavin Gray, held policy discussions with the Ukrainian authorities in Warsaw, Poland, during March 8-15 on their request for a fund-supported program," Vahram Stepanyan, the International Monetary Fund Resident Representative to Ukraine, said.

"The discussions between IMF staff and the Ukrainian authorities were productive and very good progress has been made towards agreement on a set of policies that could underpin a fund-supported program. Building on this progress, staff and the authorities expect to conclude the discussions in the coming days," he stated.

DOJ charges Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, associate of Steve Bannon, in $1 billion fraud

Controversial exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui — an associate of former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon — was arrested Wednesday in New York for allegedly orchestrating a complex $1 billion fraud scheme that duped online followers with promises of outsized investment returns.

Guo allegedly used some of the money raised through his company GTV Media and other entities to buy a 50,000-square foot New Jersey mansion, a $37 million yacht, a $3.5 million Ferrari for his son, a $140,000 Bosendorfer piano and two Hasten 2000T mattresses that cost a whopping $36,000 apiece.