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Japan to ask firms not to pay for Russian gas in roubles
Japanese companies will be asked to refuse Russia’s demand that energy payments be made in roubles, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu...
Ukraine claims to retake Kyiv suburb Irpin from Russian control
Ukraine says its forces have retaken a key suburb west of the capital Kyiv from Russian control after weeks of fierce fighting,...
Zelenskyy says willing to discuss Russia’s neutrality demand
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace...
Russia-Ukraine war: Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
Joe Biden, the president of the United States, has called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “butcher” who “cannot remain in...
US sanctions six Nigerians for aiding Boko Haram
The United States has imposed new sanctions on individuals connected with Nigeria’s armed group Boko Haram, the Treasury Department announced. Six...
Gunmen kill two people in central Israel attack
A pair of gunmen killed two people and wounded four others in a shooting spree in central Israel before they...
Russia transfers thousands of Mariupol civilians to its territory
Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the strategic port city devastated by Russian shelling....
G-7 leaders warn Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine
In a joint statement released on Thursday, the leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations (G-7) warned Russia against...
Somalia: Five dead in attack on military base near airport
At least five people, including two of the attackers, were killed during a raid by armed fighters on an army...
UN General Assembly demands Russia end Ukraine war
Almost three-quarters of the United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine, and...
