Russia
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Iran war briefing: US lets India buy Russian oil after energy prices jump
US claims temporary waiver won’t provide ‘significant financial benefit’ to Moscow; IDF strikes Lebanon after …
- Business, Commodities, India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Oil, Russia, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, US news, World news
US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war
‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipmen…
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The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose
Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know itD…
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Kim Jong-un unveils housing for families of North Koreans killed in Ukraine war
Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops depl…
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Norway defence chief says Russia could invade to protect nuclear assets
Exclusive: Norway’s chief of defence Eirik Kristoffersen, who served in Afghanistan, was critical of Trump’s c…
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US not trying to dismantle Nato or undermine world order, says ambassador – as it happened
Matthew Whitaker, the US ambassador to Nato, responds to criticism in the Munich Security Conference reportJim…
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Cuba open to talks with US ‘without pressure’ after months of Trump threats
Miguel Díaz‑Canel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the island’s deepening economic crisisAfter m…
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Sanctions having ‘significant impact’ on Russian economy, says EU special envoy
Exclusive: David O’Sullivan says war-based economy may be nearing point of becoming ‘unsustainable’Western san…
- China, Donald Trump, Non-proliferation treaty (NPT), Nuclear weapons, Russia, US news, Vladimir Putin, World news
Expiry of nuclear weapons pact between US and Russia risks new arms race
Ending of New Start treaty will remove mutual limits on the world’s two biggest nuclear arsenalsThe New Start …
- Europe, India, Russia, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, Workers' rights, World news
‘It’s a miracle we survived’: the civilian crew trapped on a ship in Ukraine as bombs rained down
As record number of seafarers and cargo ships are abandoned in war zones, crew members stranded in a Black Sea…
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Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv
Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-c…
- Business, Donald Trump, Energy industry, India, Narendra Modi, Oil, Oil and gas companies, Russia, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, World news
Russia working to circumvent sanctions to ensure India oil imports continue
Delhi is world’s second largest purchaser of Russian crude, which is now cheaper than oil from Middle EastRuss…
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Kim Jong-un hails North Korea’s ‘invincible alliance’ with Russia in New Year’s message
Kim praised his men fighting in an ‘alien land’, congratulating their ‘heroic’ defence of the nation’s honour …
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‘A little light in the dark’: the former Chinese police officer bringing bubble tea to wartorn Ukraine
Brother Dong is one of a growing band of Chinese volunteers who are lending their support to UkraineAre you lo…
- Americas, China, Commodities, Donald Trump, Nicolás Maduro, Oil, Russia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, Venezuela
Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro
Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had …