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Published June 5, 2022 10:37pm VATIACN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis renewed calls on Sunday for "real negotiations" to end what he called the "increasingly dangerous escalation" of the conflict in Ukraine. "As the fury of destruction and death rages and clashes flare, fueling an escalation that is increasingly…

Author of the article: Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy after winning against Coco Gauff of the U.S. at the end of their women's single final match on day fourteen of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 4, 2022. Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE…

A boy rides a kick scooter past a destroyed residential building in Irpin, northwest from Kyiv, on the 100th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Friday. (Image: Sergei SUPINSKY/AFP) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said certain results had been achieved, pointing to "liberation” of some areas from what he…

Topline An unmanned Russian cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on a supply mission Friday at 9:02 a.m., a typically routine mission that carried weighty significance amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. A photo from the Roscosmos Space Agency, shows the Russian spacecraft blasting off in Kazakhstan ...…

Ukraine’s central bank more than doubled its benchmark interest rate in a bid to stem inflation and shield a currency battered by Russia’s invasion. And in a further sign of the war’s economic toll, Russia’s Finance Ministry said it’s ready to settle claims on 2022 eurobonds judged to have breached…

Wales defender Ben Davies has praised Ukraine star Oleksandr Zinchenko as "a stand-out man" for the way he has conducted himself in the media ahead of Sunday's emotionally-charged World Cup play-off final. The eyes of the world will be on Cardiff City Stadium to see if Ukraine's national football team…

Following its initial foray into the nonfungible token (NFT) space with the Adidas for Prada re-source project in partnership with digital artist Zach Lieberman and SuperRare, iconic fashion brand Prada has now announced its first independent NFT collection accompanying the Prada Timecapsule. An online event hosted on the first Thursday…

The Biden administration is sending Ukraine an advanced missile system capable of striking targets up to 50 miles away, allowing them to hit further beyond Russian lines while being protected from Moscow’s own artillery. On Wednesday, President Biden formally announced what he called a “significant new security assistance package” to…

Author of the article: Reuters Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO — Japanese firms raised capital spending for the fourth straight quarter in January-March, underscoring the resilience of business investment despite uncertainty over the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Firm business expenditure could raise hopes for policymakers counting on cash-rich Japanese corporations…

We were completely stuck in the mud. All of us — our team of seven volunteers in three white vans, along with 100 refugees in a convoy of 24 cars — deep in the Ukrainian countryside. The mud was covered in late-March frost. There had already been weeks of bitter…