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Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. BASKETBALL. A basketball hoop is seen in a playground of School No. 134 in Ukraine that was destroyed by Russian military strikes in 2022. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Kyiv estimates 19,544 children have been deported to Russia during the invasion, with only 328 of…

March 28, 2023 - 8:26PM Oovvuu Germany has confirmed the first delivery of eighteen Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. Ukraine's Defence Minister has also said British tanks have arrived as well. Kyiv has been calling on its western partners to ramp up deliveries of weapons, to roll back Russia's military gains across Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar explains. Read More

BRUSSELS (AP) — Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic country’s membership doubles Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance and represents a major change in Europe’s security…

America’s booming solar industry has hit a major speed bump due to supply-chain disruption and the inflationary pressures driven by Covid, war in Ukraine, and trade restrictions with China. As a result, utility scale solar deployment dipped 40%, year-on-year, in 2022. April 4, 2023 Levent Gun Fortunately, all signs point…

Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine. Russia's state Investigative Committee said 19 other people were wounded…

Vladlen Tatarsky.—TelegramAPRIL: Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine. Russia's state Investigative Committee said it had opened…

One of the strikingly clear outcomes of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is how deeply dependent Russia has now become on China. As Russia’s most important trade partner and the strongest ally in the global system, China has become indispensable to Russia. While this is often described as an “axis…

Vladlen Tatarsky.—TelegramMOSCOW: A leading Russian military blogger was killed Sunday in an explosion at a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city of Saint Petersburg, the interior ministry said. "One person was killed in the incident. He was military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky," the ministry said on Telegram. Investigators later said they had…

The ten-year sanctions particularly include the freezing of assets, a trade ban and the cancellation of licenses among other restrictions. FP Staff April 01, 2023 19:48:39 IST Representative Image- Reuters Moscow: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has imposed sanctions on 33 Russian nationals and 225 companies, Russian news agency TASS quoted…

Published By: Saurabh Verma Last Updated: April 01, 2023, 19:46 IST Kyiv Russia would hold little influence on decisions but would be in charge of the agenda. (Photo Credit: Reuters) Later this month, Moscow has said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is planning to chair a UN Security Council meeting on…