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Oil rises but set for weekly loss as traders assess supply disruptions

US President Joe Biden said the G7 industrialized nations will revoke Russia's 'most favored nation' trade status, and announced a US ban on Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds

Russian Olympic Committee body challenges ban from winter sports event

The Russian Olympic Committee made an urgent appeal Friday to overturn a ban on its athletes competing at a European winter sports festival in Finland.

Direct confrontation between NATO and Russia is World War III: Biden

Biden said Russia would never be able to gain victory in Ukraine

Biden says US and allies will end normal trade relations with Russia

The move would deliver 'another crushing below' to Russia, as it continues its aggression in Ukraine, Biden said

3 flights bring back 674 students evacuated from Ukraine's Sumy

Although there was no official word from the government about the completion of the evacuation process from Ukraine, these three flights from Poland's Rzeszow were considered among the last ones

UK sanctions 386 Russian parliamentarians over Ukraine crisis

The new sanctions will ban all those listed from travelling to the UK, accessing assets held within the UK and doing business in the country, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said

Russia opens criminal investigation of Meta over death calls on Facebook

The committee reports directly to President Vladimir Putin. It was not immediately clear what the consequences of the criminal case might be.

EU disburses first instalment of EUR 300 million aid to Ukraine

The remaining funds (EUR 600 million) will be disbursed later in the year, in line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the EU and Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: EU to boost military support to Kyiv, mulling new sanctions

The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said the 27 officials taking part at two-day summit outside Paris will agree to inject an extra 500 million euros into the fund for military aid to Ukraine

World stocks rally after Putin says some progress in Ukraine talks

Putin did not provide any details and recent talks between the two countries have not made much headway

Russia says it would shut Meta if Facebook permits Putin death calls

Internal Meta emails seen by Reuters showed the US company had temporarily allowed posts that call for the death of Putin or Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

Putin says Russia to welcome volunteers from Middle East to fight Ukraine

At a meeting of Russia's Security Council, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said there were 16,000 volunteers in the Middle East who were ready to come to fight with Russian-backed forces

Ukraine conflict: Russia shells Mariupol every 30 mins, says Mayor

Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko on Friday said the Ukrainian city is being shelled by Russian forces every 30 minutes.

'Unthinkable' has happened, we've war in Europe: IMF MD Georgieva

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has consequences not only on that country, but also in the region and the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has warned

Twitter purges Russian Embassy's tweet mocking pregnant woman in Ukraine

Twitter has deleted a controversial tweet by the Russian Embassy in London, that claimed a pregnant victim fleeing the site of a hospital was an actor in "some very realistic make-up"

Republican senators urge Biden to send Polish warplanes to Ukraine

Republican US senators are imploring the Biden administration to reverse course and allow the transfer of Poland's MiG fighter jets to the Ukrainians.

Disney 'taking steps to pause' all business in Russia after Ukraine war

The Walt Disney Company is working to pause all business in Russia following the country's "unprovoked invasion of Ukraine", a spokesperson said

US rejects Russian, Chinese claims of use of biological weapons in Ukraine

US is not assisting Ukraine with biological weapons in its war with Russia and there are no indications that biological weapons are being used by Ukraine, said a US Defense Department official.

Ukrainian capital Kiev has become a fortress, says Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko

Vitaliy Klitschko said that the Ukrainian capital has become a "fortress" being defended by armed civilians.

Google to send air raid alerts to Android users in Ukraine before attacks

Google has initiated air raid alerts for Android users in Ukraine directly on their phones before expected attacks happen near them.