The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, and a top Ukrainian negotiator played key roles in months of talks that led to the release of more than 250 prisoners by Read more
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Putin’s ‘all instruments’ remark perceived as nuclear threat as Russia mobilizes some 300,000 reservists
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that Moscow’s war against Ukraine isn’t going Read more
Stock futures struggle for traction ahead of Fed decision and after Putin escalates war footing
U.S. stock futures struggled for direction on Wednesday, ahead of another expected sharp rate rise by the Federal Reserve and after Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated his war against Ukraine. Read more
Oil prices climb after Putin announces partial draft and as Fed decision looms
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial draft of citizens, in a sign that the seven-month war in Ukraine may be escalating the pressure Read more
Putin announces partial mobilization for Russian citizens as it seeks to annex four Ukraine territories
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on Read more
Charles III spoke of global warming way back in 1970. Is he our climate king?
He powers one of his personal cars on white wine and whey. He proudly welcomed the world’s leaders to home turf in Glasgow last year for a United Nations climate Read more
European gas prices hit lowest in a month on hopes Putin energy war faltering
European benchmark natural gas prices fell to their lowest in a month amid hopes Vladimir Putin was losing leverage in his attempts to cause economic pain to the continent by Read more
Putin blasts U.S ‘hegemony’ and predicts end to ‘unipolar’ world
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington’s alleged efforts Read more
Putin’s claim that sanctions are creating conditions for a global famine is a myth, say Yale academics
Talk that the international sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine are creating the conditions for a global famine are entirely false, according to Read more
WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically charged trial that Read more