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Latest Developments in Ukraine: March 15

Latest Developments in Ukraine: March 15

Full developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine   …

Facebook Owner to Help Train Australian Politicians, Influencers in Run-up to Election

Facebook Owner to Help Train Australian Politicians, Influencers in Run-up to Election

Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.O will help train Australian political candidates on aspects of cyber security and coach influencers to...

Once a Powerful Symbol in Russia, McDonald’s Withdraws

Once a Powerful Symbol in Russia, McDonald’s Withdraws

Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming...

Putin Threatens to Privatize Western Companies that Exit Russia

Putin Threatens to Privatize Western Companies that Exit Russia

Russian officials have said that they will move to nationalize the assets of Western companies that pull out of their...

Anti-war Protester in Studio Disrupts Live Russian State TV News

Anti-war Protester in Studio Disrupts Live Russian State TV News

An anti-war protester interrupted the main news program on Russian state TV Channel One on Monday, holding up a sign...

OSCE Chair: Russian Actions in Ukraine ‘State Terrorism’  

OSCE Chair: Russian Actions in Ukraine ‘State Terrorism’  

The chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday that Russia’s targeting of Ukrainian civilians, as...

WikiLeaks’ Assange Denied Permission to Appeal Extradition Decision at Supreme Court

WikiLeaks’ Assange Denied Permission to Appeal Extradition Decision at Supreme Court

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been denied permission to appeal at the Supreme Court against a decision to extradite him...

EU Confirms New Sanctions Package Against Russia 

EU Confirms New Sanctions Package Against Russia 

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has confirmed the bloc is poised to impose a fourth round of sanctions against...

Germany Charges Wirecard’s ex-CEO Braun over Fraud

Germany Charges Wirecard’s ex-CEO Braun over Fraud

German prosecutors said Monday they have charged Wirecard’s former chief executive Markus Braun and two other high-ranking managers for the...

Reporter’s Notebook: ‘The Future Is Here’

Reporter’s Notebook: ‘The Future Is Here’

Marina, a 34-year-old mother of a seven-year-old boy, waves a hand in what she thinks is the direction of Ukraine....

Germany to Buy F-35 Fighter Jets in Military Spending Spree  

Germany to Buy F-35 Fighter Jets in Military Spending Spree  

Germany plans to buy up to 35 U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and 15 Eurofighter jets, a parliamentary source said Monday,...

Australia to Sanction Russian Oligarchs

Australia to Sanction Russian Oligarchs

Canberra says super-rich have profited from Russian aggression in Ukraine since 2014 annexation of Crimea …

Germany to Buy up to 35 Lockheed F-35 Fighter Jets – Sources

Germany to Buy up to 35 Lockheed F-35 Fighter Jets – Sources

BERLIN — Germany will purchase F-35 fighter jets built by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin LMT.N to replace its aging Tornado...

Russia Asks China for Military Aid on Ukraine: US Media

Russia Asks China for Military Aid on Ukraine: US Media

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Russia has asked China for military and economic aid for its war in Ukraine, U.S. media reported Sunday,...

IMF: Russian Default No Longer ‘Improbable,’ but No Trigger for Global Financial Crisis

IMF: Russian Default No Longer ‘Improbable,’ but No Trigger for Global Financial Crisis

Russia may default on its debts in the wake of unprecedented sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, but that would...

Russian Ruble Continues to Plummet Against US Dollar

Russian Ruble Continues to Plummet Against US Dollar

Anti-war Protests Across Europe, Small Rallies in Russia

Anti-war Protests Across Europe, Small Rallies in Russia

Tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday in cities across Europe to protest against Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, with...

US, China Officials to Meet as Tensions Mount Over Russia

US, China Officials to Meet as Tensions Mount Over Russia

President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday...

US Official: War Widening to the West of Ukraine Was Anticipated  

US Official: War Widening to the West of Ukraine Was Anticipated  

U.S. officials say Russia’s lethal shelling in the western part of Ukraine on Sunday, close to the border with Poland,...

Corporations and Big Tech Find Ways to Help Ukraine 

Corporations and Big Tech Find Ways to Help Ukraine 

For many Ukrainians, staying online has been daunting as Russia attacks telecoms and power supplies, but some people, like Oleg...

Nearly 300 Detained in Anti-War Protests in Russia

Nearly 300 Detained in Anti-War Protests in Russia

Demonstrations are taking place in many locations across Russia on Sunday to protest Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine with nearly...

Russia Mounts Missile Strike Near Polish Border

Russia Mounts Missile Strike Near Polish Border

One of Ukraine’s biggest military training bases, located 25 kilometers from the Polish border in the west of the country,...