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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine “has the champagne corks quietly popping in the Pentagon, on K Street, in the defense industry, and throughout the halls of Congress,” wrote Franklin C. Spinney, a former military analyst for the Pentagon, in a recent commentary. “Taxpayers are …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday said the United States criticizes China’s position on Ukraine to “seek space for the plot of simultaneously suppressing China and Russia.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks in response to the media report that the two New York Times …

Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) warned on Tuesday that the world cannot replace Russia’s share of oil exports, calling for energy depoliticization. “The issue at stake here is the capacity of the world to meet these perceived shortages,” OPEC Secretary General …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the imposition of an energy embargo on Russia, banning U.S. imports of oil, liquified natural gas and coal from Russia over its ongoing military operations in Ukraine. “This means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable to U.S. ports,” …

Ottawa, Canada | Xinhua | Due to Russian airspace closure to carriers from close to 40 countries, flights have to be rerouted or canceled, with the most heavily impacted markets in Europe-Asia and Asia-North America, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced on Monday. Publishing a factsheet and providing guidance on …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) is looking at ways to reduce its dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. To this end, the EU will accelerate its Green Deal, a roadmap for making the EU’s …

Washington, USA | Xinhua |  The U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline hit 4.009 U.S. dollars on Sunday, the highest since July 2008, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The gas prices jumped 41 cents over the past week, following a surge in the oil prices …

Anticipating the uncertainties that this war will bring is a critical step toward successfully navigating its possible consequences | THE INDEPENDENT | The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has spurred Europe’s worst security crisis in decades. But while most analysis is rightly focused on the immediate situation, it is …

How America is dragging the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation in a matter of no strategic interest to it THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Western media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been propagandistic. It demonstrates that they are not independent as they …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia has “practically” completed the mission of destroying Ukraine’s main military infrastructure, including weapon warehouses, ammunition depots, aviation and air defense systems, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. Russian forces will fulfill all their assigned tasks and the operation in Ukraine is proceeding in accordance with …