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Attacks on Mariupol steelworks intensify as Russia looks to end standoff; fate of Ukraine’s Donbas in the balance
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Attacks on Mariupol steelworks intensify as Russia looks to end standoff; fate of Ukraine’s Donbas in the balance

Russian forces renew attacks to seize Ukraine’s last stronghold in Mariupol A destroyed administration building at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. Chingis Kondarov | Reuters Russian forces have reportedly renewed their assault on the Azovstal steelworks complex, a last stronghold for Ukrainian fighters in the southern port city of Mariupol, in what is widely […]

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EU expected to announce sanctions on Russian oil; Mariupol steel plant evacuees reach safety
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EU expected to announce sanctions on Russian oil; Mariupol steel plant evacuees reach safety

EU expected to announce sanctions on Russian oil The EU is expected to announce further sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, this time targeting Russian oil imports. The move is difficult for the bloc as some member states, particularly Hungary and Slovakia, are heavily reliant on oil imports from Russia, prompting expectations that these countries could […]

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Trump Organization, inaugural committee must pay DC Attorney General 0K over claims of misspent non-profit funds
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Trump Organization, inaugural committee must pay DC Attorney General $750K over claims of misspent non-profit funds

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump dance at the Freedom Ball on January 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee and his company have agreed to pay the District of Columbia $750,000 to resolve allegations that those entities and the Trump hotel there illegally misused non-profit […]

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Russia’s Nazi claims provoke outrage in Israel: Here’s what you need to know
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Russia’s Nazi claims provoke outrage in Israel: Here’s what you need to know

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference following talks of representatives of the Arab League states with Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow on April 4, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko | AFP | Getty Images A rift between Russia and Israel deepened further on Tuesday, with Moscow claiming that the Israeli government is supporting what […]

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This is Ukraine’s ‘finest hour,’ UK says, as it boost military supplies; Russia seen trying to annex eastern regions
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This is Ukraine’s ‘finest hour,’ UK says, as it boost military supplies; Russia seen trying to annex eastern regions

Russia’s military now ‘significantly weaker’ because of its invasion of Ukraine A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces stands on a damaged Russian tank on the outskirts of Nova Basan village in Ukraine on April 01, 2022. Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 coincided with what’s known locally as the “muddy road season,” or “Rasputitsa” […]

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK will build one new nuclear plant a year
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK will build one new nuclear plant a year

As Europe looks to move away from dependence on Russian energy, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said nuclear power needs to play a larger role. Nuclear power is “absolutely crucial to weaning us off fossil fuels, including Russian oil and gas,” Johnson said during a visit to England’s Hartlepool nuclear power station on Monday. “Instead […]

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Evacuations from besieged Mariupol steelworks continues; explosions heard in Russian border region. Follow our live updates
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Evacuations from besieged Mariupol steelworks continues; explosions heard in Russian border region. Follow our live updates

Explosions heard in Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor says Two explosions took place in the southern Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukrainian border, the region’s governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote in a social media post. “There were no casualties or damage,” Gladkov wrote, according to a Reuters translation. Belgorod is home to fuel and […]

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Finland has walked a political tightrope between Moscow and the West for decades. But that could be about to end
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Finland has walked a political tightrope between Moscow and the West for decades. But that could be about to end

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said that her country will be deciding on whether to join NATO within weeks. This could also propel neighbouring Sweden to do the same. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Finland could be about to announce that it’s joining the military alliance NATO — in what would mark […]

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Pelosi visits Kyiv; ruble to be used in occupied Kherson from today, UK says. Follow our live updates
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Pelosi visits Kyiv; ruble to be used in occupied Kherson from today, UK says. Follow our live updates

Russia wants to impose ‘strong political and economic influence’ over Kherson, UK says A Ukrainian soldier stands outside a school hit by Russian rockets in a southern Ukraine village. The U.K. Ministry of Defence said Russia has been seeking to legitimise its control of Kherson since seizing it in March. Bulent Kilic | Afp | […]

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Russia forced to merge depleted forces, UK says; Lavrov claims West will fight until ‘the last Ukrainian’
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Russia forced to merge depleted forces, UK says; Lavrov claims West will fight until ‘the last Ukrainian’

Lavrov claims West will fight until ‘the last Ukrainian’ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made another string of assertions in an interview with Chinese state media agency Xinhua, published Saturday morning. Lavrov claimed that NATO was interfering with a political settlement in Ukraine and that the West intended to fight until “the last Ukrainian,” according […]

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