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Oil Extends Gains as Supply Concerns Trump China Lockdowns

Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Friday as Russian supply disruption fears trumped COVID-19 lockdowns in China, the world's biggest crude importer, that are weighing on demand. Brent crude futures rose 88 cents, or 0.8%, to $108.47 a barrel by 0639 GMT after gaining 2.1% in the previous…

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The Independent UK

How Wimbledon has got it all wrong on tennis and politics

By banning individual Russian and Belarusian players, it’s dug a trench that is too deep to climb out of

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New Gas Pipeline Boosts Europe's Bid to Ease Russian Supply

Mountainous and remote, the Greek-Bulgaria border once formed the southern corner of the Iron Curtain.

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Vladimir Putin could announce new world war 'on May Day', defence secretary warns

Ben Wallace says he 'would not be surprised' if Russia's leader sparked mass mobilisation having 'failed' with Ukraine objectives

Manchester Evening News

Russian forces kidnap two British aid workers in Ukraine and accuse them of being spies

Both British nationals are believed to have gone to Ukraine voluntarily to aid in evacuations and other humanitarian efforts after Vladimir Putin's Russia invaded in February

Daily Mirror

Govt asks state-run petroleum firms to consider buying Russian oil assets

The call on companies to explore buying the stake in Rosneft came after BP CEO Bernard Looney met Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in March

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First Ukrainian corn cargo leaves Romanian Black Sea port

A cargo carrying over 71,000 tonnes of Ukrainian corn finished loading in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta on Thursday, the first since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the manager of port operator Comvex said.

Reuters

New gas pipeline boosts Europe's bid to ease Russian supply

Crossing a remote border area of Greece and Bulgaria, a new pipeline nearing completion will help countries in the region dependent on Russian imports get greater access to the global natural gas market

The Independent UK

Kyiv hit by Russian missiles during visit by UN chief Antonio Guterres

Russian forces struck barely an hour after a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and the UN chief

Evening Standard

China says Nato has ‘messed up Europe’ and warns over role in Asia-Pacific

In response to British foreign secretary’s warning that Beijing must ‘play by the rules’, ministry of foreign affairs says Nato is stirring conflict

The Guardian - AU

Russian forces paying high price for limited territory gains, says UK

Russia’s push to seize control of the east of Ukraine is being met with ‘strong Ukrainian resistance,’ say British defence chiefs

Evening Standard

Ukraine now 'an epicentre of unbearable heartache', UN chief says on visit to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv

The head of the United Nations says Ukraine has become "an epicentre of unbearable heartache and pain", touring Kyiv on the same day Russian missiles hit the city for the first time in weeks.

ABC News

Live updates | Britain: Russia's focus remains Donbas region

The British Defense Ministry says Russia’s focus in its war on Ukraine remains the Donbas region

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Ukraine claims ‘colossal’ Russian losses have taken place in the effort to fully capture the eastern Donbas region – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

Reuters

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were being evacuated from a ruined steel works in the city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after the United Nations had confirmed a "safe passage operation" was in progress there.

The Times of India

155mm howitzers: Ukraine military gets boost from old-fashioned artillery

KYIV: In the mythology of Ukraine's resistance against Russia's invading forces, light-footed infantry armed only with shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles from the US and Europe have played the starring role. Yet that's only part of a story where old-fashioned artillery is helping create decisive wins.

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Russia Strikes Kyiv during UN Chief's Visit, Biden Asks for $33bn for Ukraine

Russian forces bombarded Ukraine's capital late Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who decried the "absurdity" of war in the 21st century, as US President Joe Biden asked for $33 billion more to support Kyiv. At least three people were wounded in the strikes in the western…

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin may declare new world war in days, says UK defence secretary

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that he would not be surprised if Vladimir Putin declared a new world war and ordered the mass mobilisation of Russians

The Independent UK

An Oval Office visit and a Moscow trip: Inside the Reed deal

A series of factors helped pave the way for Trevor Reed's release from a Russian prison this week as part of a prisoner exchange

France 24

Zelensky says Russia talks close to collapse as fighting rages in east Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that peace talks with Moscow were close to collapse due to public anger over atrocities allegedly committed by Russian troops. Stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops and caution on Russia’s part after its forces failed to capture Kyiv has led to Moscow’s "slow and uneven…

The Independent UK

UN head condemns attacks on civilians during Ukraine visit

The head of the United Nations said Ukraine has become “an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain.”

Reuters

Ukraine warns talks with Russia may collapse as battles rage in east

Ukraine warned on Friday that peace talks with Moscow were in danger of collapse and said Russia was pounding areas in the east as U.S. lawmakers vowed to swiftly approve a massive new weapons package for Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: UK aid workers captured by Russian forces, charity claims

The UK foreign office is ‘urgently’ seeking information on the missing volunteers

The Guardian - AU

To Russia with love: ABC takes down interview sympathetic to Moscow’s stance on Ukraine

National broadcaster removes segment that it admitted ‘unduly favoured Russia’s perspective’. Plus: teal or no teal?

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