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Russian society is expected to face a “significant challenge” in the coming weeks as thousands of convicts are likely to be released, according to U.K. intelligence. According to the Ministry of Defense, there’s about to be an influx of “violent offenders” set free if they’ve fought for the paramilitary organization…

KYIV, Ukraine: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives. Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian…

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, sending a powerful message to Western leaders that their efforts to isolate Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine have fallen short. Xi's trip — his first abroad since his re-election earlier this month…

KYIV, UKRAINE —  Three senior U.S. security officials held a video call with a group of their Ukrainian counterparts to discuss military aid to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff said Saturday. "We discussed the further provision of necessary assistance to our country, in particular vehicles, weapons and ammunition,"…

Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility. The accounts, which parroted Kremlin talking points on myriad topics, claimed…

Russia is feeling the pressure of sanctions and a $60 per barrel seaborne crude oil export price cap set by the European Union and the G7.Estonia's former foreign intelligence chief, Mikk Marran, told Newsweek that more sanctions and a lower cap on oil exports should be implemented to apply more…

Iraq plans to open 7 new small-and-medium sized refineries. Baghdad’s rapprochement with the KRG could stabilize oil production in the country’s North. UAE oil hub Fujairah has seen increased transit flows and demand for crude and product storage. Oil markets have been affected by financial market challenges, inflation, and the…

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India imported 34.19 lakh tonnes of fertilisers, including urea and DAP, from Russia during April-February of the current fiscal, highest in the last three years, according to the data placed before Parliament. The imports have risen notwithstanding the Russia-Ukraine war. "....import of urea in the current year up to February…