7 h. ago US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela

The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS News, as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit related to a […]

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8 d. ago Zelenskiy says he will meet US and European representatives in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would meet U.S. and European representatives in Berlin to discuss “fundamentals of peace.” Zelenskiy said Ukraine needed a “dignified” peace and a guarantee that Russia, which invaded his country in 2022, would not attack again. Germany said earlier on Saturday that it would host U.S. and Ukrainian delegations over […]

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8 d. ago UK’s Starmer and EU’s von der Leyen discuss Ukraine peace plan

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed work on U.S.-led peace proposals for Ukraine and moves to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to help provide funds for Kyiv. “Both agreed that this is a pivotal moment for Ukraine’s future, and that Europe will stand with them for as […]

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1 week ago US plans more seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers after first interception

The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The seizure was the first interdiction of an oil cargo or tanker from Venezuela, which has been under […]

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1 week ago Ukrainian sea drones disable sanctioned Russian oil tanker in Black Sea

Ukrainian sea drones on Wednesday hit and disabled a tanker involved in trading Russian oil as it sailed through Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea to the Russian port of Novorossiysk, a Ukrainian official said. The attack is the third sea drone strike in two weeks on vessels part of Russia’s so-called “shadow […]

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1 week ago France, Germany, UK leaders discuss Russian asset use for Ukraine aid

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany discussed the “positive progress” made to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine, Downing Street said on Monday. “The leaders all agreed that now is a critical moment and that we must continue to ramp up support to Ukraine and economic pressure […]

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2 w. ago Welcome to Derry adapted the traumatic book moment — death scene and all

It’s a relatively short passage in the context of Stephen King’s 1,000-plus-page It novel, but it takes center stage on the HBO prequel series It: Welcome to Derry. Decades before Pennywise torments the Loser’s Club, members of the Maine Legion of White Decency, a white supremacist group, set fire to the Black Spot, a military […]

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2 w. ago Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine as new US policy released

Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strateg y in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated strategic document was largely in line with Moscow’s vision. “There are statements there against confrontation and in favor of dialogue and building good relations,” he said, […]

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2 w. ago Man wounded in 2nd stabbing attack on North Carolina commuter train since August

Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with critically injuring another person in a stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train, just a few months after a Ukrainian refugee riding one of the city’s trains was killed in an unrelated knife attack. Oscar Solarzano, 33, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a […]

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2 w. ago US fines New York firm $7.1m for sanctions breach over Russian oligarch

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed a $7.1 million fine on a New York-based property management firm Thursday, accusing it of violating sanctions by managing luxury real estate properties for oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Gracetown Inc. had received 24 payments between […]

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2 w. ago Putin says Russia will take full Donbas unless Ukraine withdraws

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine’s Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw, something Kyiv has flatly rejected. Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022 after eight years of fighting between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops in […]

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2 w. ago US backs UN demand for Russia to return abducted Ukrainian children

The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations to demand Russia “ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported” and urge Moscow to stop the practice. The adoption of the resolution by the 193-member General Assembly came a day after U.S. President […]

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2 w. ago Four dead in Russian attack as diplomatic efforts to end Ukraine war continue

A Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed four people and injured 40, authorities have said. Unconfirmed reports say a ballistic missile was used in the strike, which took place on Monday morning. Videos shared online showed a large explosion occur on the side of a motorway, and local media […]

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3 w. ago Kazakhstan tells Ukraine to stop attacking CPC terminal after oil exports halted

Kazakhstan told Ukraine on Sunday to stop attacking the Black Sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles more than 1% of global oil, after a major drone attack halted exports and seriously damaged loading infrastructure. The CPC, which includes Russian, Kazakh and U.S. shareholders, said it had halted operations after a mooring at […]

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3 w. ago US divisions widen on Ukraine peace proposal as attacks continue

Republican Congressman Don Bacon has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s recent comments on Ukraine, saying he doubts the president will ultimately support Kyiv as peace negotiations continue. Bacon said Trump’s remarks accusing Ukraine of showing “zero gratitude” were “reprehensible” and ignored repeated expressions of thanks from President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people. He […]

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