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Record Loss For Russia's Gazprom In 2023 As Sanctions Hit Exports.
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on May 2 it suffered a record annual loss last year as the European market was practically shut off to its gas exports due to sanctions over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. The state-owned firm suffered a net loss of 629 billion rubles ($6.9 billion) in 2023 compared to a net profit of 1.23 trillion rubles in 2022. The results are an indication of the heavy impact of Western sanctions on Russia following the full-scale military offensive launched in February 2022.
Noted Political Analyst Flees Russia After Being Denounced.
Aleksandr Sungurov, a Russian political analyst and professor at the Higher School of Economics, has fled Russia after pro-Kremlin film director Nikita Mikhalkov accused him of anti-Russia activities.
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Russia Issues Warrant For Journalist Marshenkulova In Exile.
A Moscow court on May 17 issued an arrest warrant for Zalina Marshenkulova, an activist journalist in exile, on a charge of justifying terrorism.
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EU Urges Iran To 'Reverse Nuclear Trajectory' As Tehran Threatens To Cross Threshold.
The European Union has joined the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency in urging Iran to abandon suggestions that it might develop nuclear weapons.
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Russian Scientist Charged With Treason Reiterates Innocence In Final Statement Before Verdict.
Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov reiterated his innocence in his final statement on May 17 at his treason trial before the court renders its verdict.
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'Pro-Family' March In Tbilisi To Show Public Support For Government Following Protests.
Senior Georgian Orthodox clerics and conservative religious groups on May 17 are marking a holiday known as Family Purity Day with a march along Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue, the scene of weeks of protests against a divisive "foreign agent" bill pas...
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Plane catches fire after landing in the US
Watch as a plane catches fire in Seattle while passengers wait to disembark #Shorts #UnitedStates #PlaneLanding SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTo...
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Bohemians-Palestine match: 'We will go home knowing we are not alone'.
The historic first match in Europe by any senior Palestine national football team will take place in Dublin’s Dalymount Park. Video: Enda O'Dowd
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JP Morgan boss: It doesn't have to be war with China.
The head of the world's biggest bank has told Sky News the West should "fully engage" with China rather than seeking confrontation. Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase, said the US was taking the right approach by holding talks with Be...
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Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea.
Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► This has led to the relocation of the school and many homes, resultin...
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This is where Donald Trump could take the witness stand.
Former federal prosecutor Katie Cherkasky makes the case as to why Michael Cohen's testimony cannot 'be believed' during 'Fox & Friends First' after he admitted to several lies while on the witness stand. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more...
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Watch live: Urgent Question on Georgia unrest and Ukraine war in House of Commons.
Watch live as Jim Shannon MP asks the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on Russia’s aggression relating to Ukraine and the situation in Georgia. It comes as the head of the Ukrainian police force in the Kharkiv region has ...
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