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Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, Ukraine over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on bilateral ties during a phone call

Ukraine's nuclear plant cut from main power line again: Officials

Europe's largest nuclear plant, Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, once again went off in the early hours of the day amid the shelling that destroyed a key power line

Putin's resistance to Russia's imperial decline and fall will prove futile

Today, Putin enjoys popularity at home based on the success of Russian arms in Chechnya, Georgia, Crimea and the Donbas

G7 to impose price cap on Russia oil: US Treasury Secy Janet Yellen

By committing to finalising and implementing a price cap, the G7 will significantly reduce Russia's main source of funding for the war in Ukraine

Gazprom postpones reopening of key gas pipeline Nord Stream to Europe

It's a massive blow to Europe, which is scrambling to cut its dependency on Russian gas before winter and has been waiting for Moscow's next steps in the energy war

No critical damage at Zaporizhzhia after shelling by Ukraine: Official

Late on Friday night, Rogov said on Telegram that the ZNPP had been shelled by Ukrainian troops and that a power line was damaged

IAEA to keep experts permanently at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Four of the six experts will leave the plant next week, while the other two will stay there as the agency's continued presence in the longer term, Xinhua news agency reported

US says it is determined to enforce G7 countries' price cap on Russian oil

The United States has said it is determined to enforce a price cap on Russian oil announced by the G7 countries. "A price cap on Russia oil is a powerful tool -- one part of the tool in our agenda to put downward pressure on global energy prices in a way that will benefit consumers in the US and globally," White House Press Secretary Karen Jean-Pierre told reporters during her daily news conference here Friday. "And we are determined to implement this policy in a way that achieves those goals," she said. Earlier in the day, G7 finance ministers announced a cap on the price of Russian oil, which they said would put pressure on global energy prices while denying Putin revenue to fund his brutal war in Ukraine. As per the announcement, the G7 countries, along with other allies and partners, plan to prohibit the provision of services that enable maritime transportation of such oil and products unless purchased at or below a price level determined by the coalition of countries adhering

White House seeks $13.7 billion more as emergency package for Ukraine

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide USD 13.7 billion in emergency dollars for Ukraine as U.S. aid to the war-torn country is running out. The request, which comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington, is part of a larger USD 47.1 billion emergency spending package the White House is proposing to pay for the COVID-19 response, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states. Congress will have to extend current financing for federal agencies before it runs out on Sept. 30. The money for Ukraine would be on top of USD 40 billion that was approved earlier this year. Administration officials said that roughly three-quarters of that military and budgetary support has been disbursed or committed. The new billions would include money for equipment, intelligence support and direct budgetary support for Ukraine. It would also include USD 1.5 billion for uranium to fuel U.S. nuclear reactors as the Russian supply ..

Russia 'sternly' warns US off sending long-range weapons to Ukraine

A senior Russian diplomat sternly warned Washington Friday against supplying long-range weapons to Ukraine, noting that the U.S. is balancing on the edge of direct involvement in the conflict. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also pointed to the country's military doctrine that envisages the use of nuclear weapons in case of a threat to the existence of the Russian state. We have repeatedly warned the U.S. about the consequences that may follow if the U.S. continues to flood Ukraine with weapons," Ryabkov said. It effectively puts itself in a state close to what can be described as a party to the conflict. Speaking on state television, Ryabkov warned that a very narrow margin that separates the U.S. from becoming a party to the conflict mustn't create an illusion for rabid anti-Russian forces that everything will remain as it is if they cross it. He emphasized that Russia will push its offensive in Ukraine until it reaches its aims. Russia is capable of fully defending its .

G-7 set to back plan to cap Russian oil price to ease market pressure

Once the G-7 support is official, diplomats will have to convince European Union member nations to amend its sixth round of sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine

World stocks eye 3% weekly loss, dollar sky high before US jobs data

Fresh lockdowns in China are also fuelling concerns about global growth, while high energy costs as a result of the war in Ukraine are weighing on European markets

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Gas flows from Russia look set to resume on Nord Stream after works

Grid data indicate that flows will resume on Saturday at 20% of capacity as planned

Mitigating farm risk: Finance can be more helpful than agri economists

The financial markets have more-or-less stamped out uncertainty, and that can offer a lesson for reducing agricultural risk

US requests UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine for Sept 7: French envoy

The United States has requested a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine to be held in the afternoon on September 7, the French Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas de Riviere said

China could use US oil to support Ukraine's invasion, say GOP lawmakers

A group of GOP lawmakers has expressed concerns that US oil to Unipec America, a company operated by the Chinese Communist Party, could be used by China to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. To ensure the Biden administration is properly managing the sale of critical assets, the lawmakers are once again calling on Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to provide an immediate briefing and all documents and communications related to the SPR sale. "We are continuing oversight of the US Department of Energy's depletion of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). According to DOE, the Biden administration recently sold almost a million barrels of SPR oil to Unipec America, a subsidiary of Sinopec, a company owned by the Chinese Communist Party," said House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer and Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Nancy Mace. "In addition to concerns with Hunter Biden, the President's son, ..

Inflation and war stoking civil unrest across the globe, shows research

Of 198 countries tracked in the Civil Unrest Index, 101 showed mounting risk in the third quarter of 2022, according to research collected by intelligence firm Verisk Maplecroft

UN inspectors' team heads to Ukraine nuclear plant despite heavy shelling

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of waging attacks on Thursday near Europe's largest nuclear power plant just as a team of UN inspectors were heading to visit it despite the fighting. A group of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, led by its director Rafael Grossi, set off for the Russia-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite the heavy shelling that led to an emergency system shutting down one of its reactors. There has been increased military activity, including this morning until very recently," Grossi said, adding that after being briefed by the Ukrainian military he decided to get moving despite the inherent risks. But weighing the pros and cons and having come so far, we are not stopping. He noted that the risks are very, very high in the so-called grey zone between Ukrainian and Russian positions, but we consider that we have the minimum conditions to move". Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has been occupied by Russian forces