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How the War in Ukraine Could Get Much Worse

Russia and the West Risk Falling Into a Deadly Spiral During the first week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian leaders repeatedly raised the prospect of a nuclear response should the United States or its NATO partners intervene in the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his speech announcing war …

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Turkish public support for NATO declines

As Turkey scrambles in response to events in Ukraine, anti-NATO sentiment is spreading in large segments of Turkish society. As the world’s attention is focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how to isolate Russia financially, politically and diplomatically, Turkey has taken a unique balancing path. Ankara has been …

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Saudi, Emirati oil prices reach record highs

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to historically high oil prices. Oil prices across the Middle East and the world hit all-time highs again today. The price of Brent crude oil, widely considered the global benchmark for oil prices, briefly traded above $139 a barrel overnight. This was the …

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Biden bans Russian oil imports as Iran talks hit snag

The embargo on Russian energy supplies comes as negotiators in Vienna appear close to striking a deal that would ease sanctions on Iran’s oil sector. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and gas imports into the United States Tuesday as his administration tightens its squeeze on Russia’s …

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Russia Destroys Vinnytsia Airport, Mariupol Surrounded

As the Russian forces continue to target and bomb civilian infrastructure and non-combatants as it presses on its invasion of Ukraine, the cities of Vinnytsia and Mariupol had been the subject of Russian advances together with the city of Irpin, which had earlier been reported to be under attack from …

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Tunisian president appoints members of new top judicial council

Tunisia’s president on Monday appointed a temporary replacement for the country’s top judicial council, a body he dissolved last month in what his opponents called a move to consolidate his power. President Kais Saied seized executive authority last year and last month broke up the top supreme judicial council which …

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