Germany discussed energy cooperation with Qatar

Oil depots are pictured in the harbour in Hamburg, Germany, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer By Reuters The German government, working to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas, discussed energy supplies with Qatar this week, the federal chancellery’s state secretary said on Saturday. “We discussed bilateral cooperation particularly in energy and corporate investments,”

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Russians push toward Kyiv, keep up siege of other cities

An explosion is seen in an apartment building after Russian’s army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) By The Associated Press Russian forces appeared to make progress from northeast Ukraine in their slow fight to reach the capital, Kyiv, while tanks and artillery pounded places already under siege with

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India says it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan, no one hurt

By Anadolu Agency India on Friday said that this week it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan due to a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance, but the incident caused no casualties. This Wednesday, “routine maintenance … led to the accidental firing of a missile. The government of India has taken a serious view and ordered

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Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports, institute says

Workers harvest wheat in a field at the outskirts of Beja governorate, about 115 km (71 miles) north of the capital Tunis, file. REUTERS/Anis Mili By Reuters African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy

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NATO ‘understands frustration’ in Ukraine amid war with Russia

By Anadolu Agency As the Ukraine-Russia war marks its 16th day, NATO stated that it “understands frustration” in Ukraine while noting that “an escalation beyond Ukraine’s borders would actually just cause even more suffering more death.” Speaking to Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday also commented on the enacting

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Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a closeup view of fires in an industrial area and nearby fields in southern Chernihiv, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP) By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday approved bringing “volunteer” fighters from around

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Ukraine says damage so far from war with Russia tops $100B

By Anadolu Agency Russian forces have so far destroyed $100 billion worth of buildings, infrastructure and other physical assets in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s economic adviser said Thursday. Oleg Ustenko said in a statement that the war has also caused 50% of Ukrainian businesses to shut down completely. Noting that the remaining businesses are continuing

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Putin says Russia will emerge stronger, sanctions will rebound on West

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with government members via a video link in Moscow, Russia March 10, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS By Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that sanctions imposed against Russia would rebound against the West, including in the form of higher food and energy prices, and Moscow would

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Harris thanks Poland for helping 1 million Ukraine refugees

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, listens to US Vice President Kamala Harris, during a meeting, in Warsaw, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 10, 2022. Harris is on three-day trip to Poland and Romania for talks on Ukraine. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday praised the

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UK says Chelsea can keep playing after Abramovich sanction, sale halted

A security officer patrols at Stamford Bridge, the stadium for Chelsea Football Club, after Russian businessman Roman Abramovich said he would sell Chelsea, 19 years after buying it, in London, Britain March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville By Reuters Britain’s government said on Thursday it would enable soccer club Chelsea to continue playing matches after it

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