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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure were “inevitable” as the Kremlin rejected U.S. President Joe Biden’s terms for talks and warned the assault would continue. Valery Sharifulin / TASS / Kremlin After suffering humiliating military defeats during what has become the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War […]

Ukraine on Saturday, Dec, 3, welcomed a $60 price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia, saying it would “destroy” Russia’s economy. The price cap, previously negotiated on a political level between the G7 group of wealthy democracies and the European Union, will come into effect with an EU embargo on […]

The Opec+ alliance of 23 oil-producing countries will most likely hold production steady following its meeting on Sunday, analysts say, as markets brace for the impact of sanctions on Russia’s crude exports.   The group’s last meeting this year comes against the backdrop of falling crude prices as fresh Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions in China […]

European Union members were edging closer to setting a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil – a highly anticipated and complex political and economic maneuver designed to keep Russia’s supplies flowing into global markets while clamping down on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ability to continue funding his war in Ukraine. An aerial view shows the […]

One of the biggest mysteries of the current conflict in Ukraine – aside from just what exactly Russian President Vladimir Putin is thinking on any given day – is the number of troops killed or injured in the fighting so far. Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of their comrade, Ukraine’s wellknown handball player Yevgen Kolesnichenko, […]

The ISIS extremist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement. ISIS flag. (Reuters) A spokesman for the group said Hashimi, an Iraqi, was killed “in combat with enemies of God”, without elaborating on the date of his death or the circumstances. Speaking in […]

A research team has discovered at least two minerals they’ve never seen on earth before inside a 15-tonne meteorite found in Somalia. According to a press release issued by the University of Alberta, it’s also the world’s ninth largest meteorite. Featured Image Credit: University of Alberta. Cavan Images / Alamy Stock Photo Chris Herd, Professor in […]

Ukraine looks set to receive more aid from the U.S. and its NATO allies to help Kyiv restore power and heat knocked out by Moscow’s relentless attack on civilian infrastructure. Repairmen work near a residential building damaged following a missile attack in Vyshgorod, Ukraine, Nov. 28, 2022. (AFP Photo) Foreign ministers from the NATO alliance meet […]