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Live Updates: Death Toll Rises to 115 in Moscow Concert Hall Attack
March 23, 2024, 7:44 a.m. ETMarch 23, 2024, 7:44 a.m. ETEmergency services at the Crocus City Hall concert venue following an attack, outside Moscow, Russia, in the early hours of Saturday morning.Credit...Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesAt least 115 people were killed and more than 140 injured Friday night in an attack at a popular concert…
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Russia warns Western banks of catastrophic consequences over asset confiscation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday said Western banks' legal departments understand the "catastrophic consequences" that would follow should the EU proceed with plans to confiscate Russian assets.Some western banks are lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of euros in interest earned on frozen Russian assets, senior…
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Arming Ukraine with frozen Russian assets at top of EU summit agenda
It’s been more than two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and it is still very much a priority for EU leaders.
They are looking to try and step up military support for Kyiv, we expect them to sign off on a new military aid package worth more than $5bn.
They’re also encouraging member states to sign their own bilateral deals with Kyiv; we saw…
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Symbolism or Strategy? Ukraine Battles to Retain Small Gains.
Ukrainian soldiers spent hours ducking in trenches as artillery exploded around them, then dashed for the safety of an armored personnel carrier — only to be chased through the open rear ramp of the vehicle by an exploding drone.“All I could see were sparks in my eyes,” said one of the soldiers, a sergeant, recounting how the pursuing drone blew…
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Oil stays near-four month high but Russia export uptick weighs
By Noah BrowningLONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices were largely steady on Tuesday near four-month highs after breaking above range-bound trading last week, but the prospect of rising exports from Russia weighed amid Ukrainian attacks on refineries.The Brent crude oil futures contract for May delivery was down 12 cents to $86.77 a barrel at 1201 GMT,…
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Ukraine weighs mobilising half a million more men after ‘two years of hell’
In a fight taking place far from the front lines, Ukrainian lawmakers are debating a bill that could make or break their country’s fortunes in this war.
The bill would raise up to half a million new soldiers, increasing Ukraine’s standing army by half.
The increase is 10 times as many new men as the 12 brigades Ukraine raised for its 2023…
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Russia election: Wave of Ukrainian drones target Russia on final day of voting | CNN
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An information banner is on display at a polling station on the final day of the presidential election in Moscow on Sunday.…
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In 2024 Russia election, Putin may cement longest reign since Stalin
Sasha Skochilenko's crime was swapping supermarket price tags with anti-war messages. Oleg Tarasov was locked up because of the name he gave his Wi-Fi network. Aleksey Moskalyov was convicted of discrediting the Russian military for a drawing his 13-year-old daughter made at school.Vladimir Putin, 71, Russia's longest serving leader since Soviet…
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‘We’re pressing very hard for early discharge’: MEA on Indians stuck in Russia
Updating about Delhi's negotiations with Moscow for the return of Indians who were duped into fighting Russia's war against Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is “pressing very hard with the…
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Why the U.S. put a $1 million bounty on a Russian yacht’s alleged manager
On Sept. 3, 2020, the staff of a $90 million yacht placed an order with a U.S. company for a set of luxury bathrobes that came to $2,624.35.For roughly two years before that, according to federal prosecutors, the yacht’s management had been falsely claiming it was working for a boat named “Fanta.” But the luxury bathrobes came embroidered with a…
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