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Service members of pro-Russian troops in uniforms without insignia are seen next to an armoured vehicle with the symbol “Z” painted on its side in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 6, 2022.  Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters WASHINGTON — Nearly all of the troops Russia amassed on

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint news conference with the Lithuanian foreign minister in Vilnius, Lithuania March 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Reuters EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains a graphic photo of soldiers removing human remains. The United States is collecting evidence of possible war crimes, human rights abuses and violations

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen January 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Kentucky’s Republican attorney general can step in to defend the state’s restrictive abortion law, which had been abandoned by another top official. Justices in an 8-1 decision said a lower federal

A file photo dated September 10, 2018 shows mega yacht named “Dilbar” belonging to Uzbek-born Russian business-magnate Alisher Usmanov as it refuels by a tanker in Mugla, Turkiye. Germany seizes Russian billionaire Usmanov’s yacht at Port of Hamburg. Sabri Kesen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images At least two superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs have

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is speaking to a group of European capital cities as Russia presses its invasion of his country. The speech comes as international outrage has grown over

The Gate Building (center left) in the Dubai International Financial Centre, United Arab Emirates, on July 5, 2021. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental organization dedicated to combatting money laundering and illicit cash flows, is set to put the United Arab Emirates

In this article 6758.T-JP MSFT A Cyberpunk 2077 promotion is displayed in a video game store in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 10, 2020. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Video game companies are starting to halt their operations in Russia amid outcry over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Poland’s CD Projekt, the publisher behind

In this article MSFT Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in San Francisco on March 30, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said Friday it is halting all new sales of its products and services in Russia. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, announced the

A participant in a peace prayer holds up a sign reading “Putin gas stop” in front of Ulm Cathedral. The world’s highest church tower illuminated in the Ukrainian national colors of yellow and blue. Stefan Puchner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The White House asked Congress to immediately approve $32.5 billion in emergency funding

A view of the Dilbar yacht owned by USM Holdings founder, International Fencing Federation President Alisher Usmanov. Dibar is the world’s biggest yacht by volume. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | TASS | Getty Images At least two superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs have been seized by authorities in the European Union after the executives were sanctioned following

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday sought to accomplish two difficult tasks in his first State of the Union address. The first

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration announced a new task force Wednesday that will enforce sweeping U.S. and allied sanctions imposed on Russian officials and oligarchs that have helped finance President Vladimir Putin‘s unprovoked war in Ukraine. The new task force, comprised of interagency law enforcement officers from the FBI, Marshals Service, IRS, Postal Inspection, Homeland

Alfa Group Supervisory Board Chairman Mikhail Fridman attends the 2017 Atlases Russian Business Forum at the Crocus City Hall. Artyom Geodakyan | Tass | Getty Images An investment fund backed by Russian oligarchs that have been sanctioned by the European Union following the invasion of Ukraine has ties to Teneo, an influential corporate advisory firm

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden delivers his first official State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, the unified global response to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is poised to overshadow the other major theme of the speech: Biden’s economic agenda.  Biden and his team spent months working on the economic agenda portion of

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced additional sanctions against Russia’s central bank on Monday, a move that effectively prohibits Americans from doing any business with the bank as well as freezes its assets within the United States. The new measures will also target the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance

Customers wait in line to use an automated teller machineat a PrivatBank CJSC branch in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Ethan Swope | Bloomberg | Getty Images Penalties levied by the U.S. and foreign governments have crippled Russia’s economy in the last 24 hours by freezing about half of the nation’s central bank

Ukrainian servicemen ride on tanks towards the front line with Russian forces in the Lugansk region of Ukraine on February 25, 2022. Anatolii Stepanov | AFP | Getty Images Ukraine’s military has stopped Russian invasion troops “in most directions” despite renewed missile strikes that began at 4 a.m. local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

In this article DAL An Aeroflot Russian Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft as seen on final approach flying and landing on the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with the terminal and the control tower visible, after arriving from Moscow. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Friday that it is suspending ties