War
Russian strikes hit Kyiv amid UN chief’s visit; Ukraine plans evacuation of civilians from last Mariupol holdout
Russian strikes in Kyiv injure 10 people amid UN leader’s visit Russian strikes in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Thursday hit residential buildings and wounded 10 people, Ukrainian emergency services said. Witness reported large explosions in Kyiv’s northwestern Shevchenkivsky district that left windows blown out and parts of buildings blackened. It came as UN Secretary-General Antonio […]
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Why diesel prices are driving up the cost of everything
Consumers notice spiking gasoline prices every time they drive to the pump. But energy industry analysts say the current spike in diesel prices is historic — and is pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods. Diesel prices are hovering around all-time highs, forced upward by the same circumstances that have fueled gasoline’s rise. […]
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Putin warns of ‘lightning fast’ retaliation to intervention in war; White House plans more aid for Ukraine
Blinken says Europe has ‘ambitious’ plans to cut energy reliance on Russia U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Blinken and the defense secretary on Monday committed a total of $713 million in foreign military financing for Ukraine and 15 allied and […]
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Exxon declares force majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 operations
The Exxon Mobil corporate pavilion at the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, June 16, 2014. Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin-1 operations due to sanctions on Russia that have made it increasingly difficult to ship crude to customers. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | […]
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Russia halts gas supplies to Poland; Pentagon chief calls Russia nuclear rhetoric ‘dangerous’
Russia halts gas supplies to Poland as tensions with the West rise 03 March 2022, Russia, St. Petersburg: A flag with the Gazprom logo flies at a branch of the Russian state-owned corporation in St. Petersburg. Igor Russak | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russia has halted gas supplies to Poland on Wednesday, with supplies […]
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The threat of nuclear war is real, top Russian official says; U.S. wants to see Moscow ‘weakened’. Follow our live updates
Risk of nuclear war now ‘very, very significant,’ Russia’s foreign minister says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news conference after his talks with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani in Moscow, Russia, April 7, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Reuters The risks of nuclear war are now very significant and should not be underestimated, […]
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Top U.S. officials visit Ukraine, pledge more military aid and to re-open embassy in Kyiv
U.S. pledges more war funding for Ukraine and plans to re-open embassy in Kyiv U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Ukraine to discuss military aid with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday. The visit, which saw the senior U.S. officials meet with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba as well […]
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Blinken, Austin meet with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, a wartime first for top U.S. officials
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2022. NBC News reports Blinken and Austin slipped into Ukraine on Sunday for an extraordinary wartime meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, bringing new promises of military and diplomatic support. Michael Mccoy | Afp | Getty Images […]
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters third month; senior U.S. government officials due in Kyiv
Russia continuously shelling Mariupol, Ukraine presidential advisor says Mykhailo Podolyak, a presidential advisor in Ukraine, says Russia continues to shell the besieged city of Mariupol and has called for a “real Easter truce.” “Russia is continuously attacking the Mariupol Azovstal. The place where our civilians and military are located, is shelled with heavy air bombs […]
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine invasion only the beginning; another apparent mass grave found near Mariupol
Evacuations from Mariupol to start at midday, deputy PM says Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, said Saturday that evacuations from the besieged city of Mariupol would commence at midday local time if all went to plan, according to Reuters. “Today, we again will be trying to evacuate women, children and the elderly,” she said […]
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