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Zelenskyy says Russian bombing of chemical plant ‘insanity’; U.S. to provide Ukraine with longer-range rocket systems
Wheat can’t be ‘weapon of war’, Pope says in urging lifting of Ukraine block Pope Francis leads his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on June 1, 2022. Filippo Monteforte | Afp | Getty Images Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed to authorities to lift the block on wheat exports from Ukraine, […]
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Supreme Court blocks Texas social media law that tech companies warned would allow hateful content to run rampant
A person walks down the sidewalk near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., February 16, 2022. Jon Cherry | Reuters The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a controversial Texas social media law from taking effect, after the tech industry and other opponents warned it could allow for hateful content to run rampant online. […]
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These charts show how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed global oil flows
European Union leaders reached an agreement this week to ban the majority of Russian crude oil and petroleum product imports, but nations were already shunning the country’s oil, altering global flows for the commodity that powers the world. Russian oil exports had already been hurt by some EU members acting preemptively in anticipation of potential […]
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Russia hits back at the EU’s partial oil embargo, says it will find other importers for its crude
The EU’s partial embargo covers Russian oil brought into the bloc by sea, with an exemption carved out for imports delivered by pipeline following opposition from Hungary. Attila Kisbenedek | Afp | Getty Images Moscow pledged to find other importers for its oil shortly after the world’s largest trading bloc agreed to impose a partial […]
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EU secures compromise on Russian oil ban; Kremlin claims it now controls a third of key Donbas city
Russian forces claim a third of Sievierodonetsk is now under their control Smoke rises in the city of Sievierodonetsk during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops on May 30, 2022. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Russian forces claimed to have seized control of one-third of the city of Sievierodonetsk, as they continue […]
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Chelsea takeover: Todd Boehly completes £4.25bn takeover as Roman Abramovich era ends
Boehly’s simple refusal to countenance any distractions has proved central to the Connecticut billionaire’s successful Chelsea takeover. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Todd Boehly-led consortium have completed a £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea, ending Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of the club. After months of negotiations, the deal was finally approved on Wednesday morning when […]
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EU set to discuss Russian oil embargo; Moscow says Ukraine’s Donbas is an ‘unconditional priority.’ Follow our live updates
After a failed attempt, EU to continue negotiating potential sanctions on Russian oil The EU will continue to work Monday toward an agreement to embargo Russian oil, after attempts to do so on Sunday failed. The talks are largely held up by Hungary, a major user of Russian oil and whose leader Viktor Orban is […]
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Zelenskyy says conditions in Donbas are ‘indescribably difficult’; Russian forces target Severodonetsk
Putin is inflicting ‘unspeakable suffering’ on Ukrainians in a bid to capture Severodonetsk, think tank says A man walks in front of a destroyed school in the city of Bakhmut, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on May 28, 2022. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images The Institute for the Study of War, […]
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Russian forces advance in the east of Ukraine; Zelenskyy says Donbas situation ‘very difficult.’ Follow our live updates
Russian forces unlikely to advance rapidly in Severodonetsk, think tank says Russia has pressed its offensive to capture key points in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, with more bombing of residential areas. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Russian forces have begun direct assaults on built-up areas in Severodonetsk despite not yet having […]
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U.S. may send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine; Russia captures more villages in Donbas. Follow our live updates
Russian forces capture several villages in the Donbas Russian forces have captured several villages in the Donbas north-west of Popasna, as they make gradual progress in their efforts to surround Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense wrote in its daily intelligence update on Twitter. “Russia is pressuring the Severodonetsk pocket although Ukraine retains […]
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