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Average US gas price rises 22% in two weeks to record $4.43
Mar 14, 2022 06:18The average regular-grade gasoline prices rose 22 percent over the past two weeks amid Western sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine which disrupted the global energy market.
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UK's Johnson set to visit Riyadh for oil talks amid growing energy crisis
Mar 14, 2022 06:03British prime minister Boris Johnson is set to embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia this week to lobby for action to keep oil prices in check amid a growing crisis in the global energy market.
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Pentagon: No ‘imminent’ threat of chemical attack by Russia in Katharine
Mar 13, 2022 12:16The US military says there is no “imminent” threat of a chemical attack by Russia in Ukraine after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sounded the alarm on the issue.
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Russia: Humanitarian situation in some Ukraine cities 'catastrophic', Kiev to blame
Mar 13, 2022 05:45A senior Russian Defense Ministry official says the humanitarian situation in some Ukrainian cities continues to decline rapidly, blaming Ukraine's nationalist forces for the worsening situation.
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US to send $200 million more in ‘lethal weapons’ to Ukraine
Mar 13, 2022 05:29The United States is providing Ukraine with $200 million more in additional military assistance as fighting rages between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops.
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US ready to take diplomatic steps to resolve Ukraine crisis: State Dept.
Mar 13, 2022 05:22The United States is willing to take diplomatic steps to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, a State Department spokesperson has said, as Kiev expresses its readiness to negotiate with Moscow.
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Iran and SCO sign protocol to start accession process for Tehran
Mar 13, 2022 03:51Iran and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have started a formal process for Tehran’s accession to the major economic bloc.
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Putin slams ‘flagrant violation’ of international humanitarian law by Ukrainian forces
Mar 12, 2022 16:44Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the "flagrant violation" of international humanitarian law by Ukrainian forces, calling on the leaders of Germany and France to pressure Kiev to force its nationalist battalions to stop their crimes.
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EU summit ends: No Russian oil sanctions, Ukraine membership
Mar 12, 2022 05:07A two-day summit of European Union leaders in Versailles, France to discuss Russia’s military operation in Ukraine concluded with increasingly belligerent rhetoric possibly overshadowing the rejection of concrete sanctions.
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Day 17: Sirens sound as Russian troops regroup for possible Kiev assault
Mar 12, 2022 04:50Air raid sirens have been heard across most cities in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying his country has "reached a strategic turning point" in the war with Russian forces appearing to regroup for a possible assault on Kiev.