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Ukraine says Russia endures deadliest day as fighting escalates
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Russian court upholds shutting top independent newspaper
Nobel Peace Prize awarded journalist Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the influential Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, left, surrounded by journalists leaves a courtroom of the Moscow City Court after the delivering of a ruling on Novaya Gazeta's appeal against an earlier verdict, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The Moscow City Court upheld an earlier verdict to revoke the license of Novaya Gazeta, a top independent newspaper that has been critical of the Kremlin for years. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Ukraine says Russians endure deadliest day, German minister in Kyiv announces tank supplies
Ukrainian army from the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire the German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, called Tina by the unit, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bahmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
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Ukraine’s Defence Ministry in turmoil as it braces for new Russian offensive
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov gestures as he addresses a press conference with French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu, as part of Reznikov's official visit, at the Hotel de Brienne, the French Ministry of Armed Forces, in Paris on January 31, 2023. JULIE SEBADELHA/Pool via REUTERS
international business
Europe bans Russian diesel, other oil products as assault on Ukraine intensifies
A fuel trucks drives on a highway in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. A European ban on imports of diesel fuel and other products made from crude oil in Russian refineries takes effect Feb. 5. The goal is to stop feeding Russia's war chest, but it's not so simple. Diesel prices have already jumped since the war started on Feb. 24, and they could rise again. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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How will EU ban and West’s price cap on Russian diesel fuel work?
FILE PHOTO: A diesel fuel nozzle with new European labels to standardise gasoline pumps in the EU zone is seen at a petrol station in Nice, France, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
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Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners; Zelensky says situation at eastern front of Bakhmut getting tougher
An Ukrainian army tank is seen on its position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
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Former Russian president says more U.S. weapons supply to Ukraine will only trigger further retaliatory strikes
A local resident walks past destroyed buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
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China says political trust with Russia has deepened after envoy’s visit
China's Ambassador Ma Zhaoxu speaks in the Security Council, at United Nations headquarters, Monday, April 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
politics
Canada adds Russian media personalities, companies in latest round of sanctions
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly speaks to the media at the Hamilton Convention Centre, in Hamilton, Ont. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Canada is imposing sanctions against a number of Russian media personalities and companies accused of spreading disinformation about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
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EU agrees to set price caps on Russian refined oil products
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, in this file picture taken October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
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Putin evokes Stalingrad to predict victory in Ukraine
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Should Ukraine be part of NATO? It already is
Andrew Coyne
olympics
Ukraine steps up efforts to lobby global sports leaders to bar Russia from 2024 Paris Olympics
FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Ukraine says Black Sea grain shipments deliberately delayed by Russian inspectors - or lack of them
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - AUGUST 18: Piles of grain are seen on board the Osprey S vessel anchored in the Marmara sea during an inspection by representatives working with the joint inspection team on August 18, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Osprey S left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk on the 16th of August carrying 11,500 tons of grain destined for Turkey. Under the terms of last month's Black Sea Grain Initiative, which paved the way for Ukraine to safely ship grain from three key ports, vessels must be inspected by a team of officials from Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Zelensky vows to defend ‘fortress’ Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, ahead of EU summit in Kyiv, Ukraine February 2, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
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Wagner Group defector’s asylum plea raises thorny questions for Norway
02.01.2023 Oslo, Norway. Andrej Medvedev stands outside the headquarters of Norway’s The National Criminal Investigation Service during a break from questioning. Mr. Medvedev is a former member of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who is claiming refugee status in Norway. He has been questioned at length by Norway’s security service over allegations he saw war crimes committed by Wagner forces in Ukraine.
olympics
Canadian Olympic Committee follows IOC lead on Russia, Belarus in 2024 Olympics
Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker is shown in Toronto on Monday, July 5, 2021. Canada is so far resisting calls from other countries to step up pressure to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes out of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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CIA chief warns against underestimating Xi’s ambitions toward Taiwan
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: CIA Director William Burns speaks on "Addressing the Global Threat Landscape," during an event as part of the Trainor Award ceremony at Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center on February 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. Burns was presented at the event with the J. Raymond “Jit” Trainor Award in recognition of being "an outstanding practitioner for distinction in the conduct of diplomacy." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Ukraine probing senior military officials for suspected corruption
FILE — Ukrainian soldiers during a military training by the Mozart Group in rural Donbas, eastern Ukraine, on July 23, 2022. The Mozart Group, one of the most prominent American military companies operating in Ukraine, was performing important work for a while; then the money ran out and things turned unpleasant. (Laura Boushnak/The New York Times)
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Evening Update: Federal government introduces legislation to delay changes to the MAID law until next year
Mental Health and Addictions Minister and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett looks on as Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti speaks during a news conference, Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
The West needs to take a ‘Big Bang’ approach to helping Ukraine win
Konrad Yakabuski
tennis
Bianca Andreescu beats Anastasia Zakharova to advance to Thailand Open quarter-finals
Bianca Andreescu of Canada serves to Cristina Bucsa of Spain during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Russia hits civilian targets anew, EU officials visit Kyiv
A mechanical excavator operates on a building destroyed by a rocket strike in Kramatorsk on February 2, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - At least three people were killed on February 2, 2023 and 20 wounded when a Russian rocket struck a residential building in the centre of Kramatorsk, located in Ukraine's eastern industrial region of Donetsk. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Putin evokes Stalingrad to predict victory in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a commemoration, inside the memorial at the monument to Motherland, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad, in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, once known as Stalingrad, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. The battle of Stalingrad turned the tide of World War II and is regarded as the bloodiest battle in history, with the death toll for soldiers and civilians estimated at about 2 million. (Dmitry Lobakin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Russia planning major offensive to mark anniversary of the war, Ukraine warns
A local resident stands near a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
olympics
Latvia threatens to boycott 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian athletes allowed to compete
FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Canadian sniper in Ukraine describes Russians’ stubborn advance in Bakhmut
Photo provided by a Canadian veteran operating in Ukraine as a sniper with the callsign Teflon, on December 22, 2022, in the apartment he had occupied in Bakhmut, Ukraine with his rifle and other gear.
energy and resources
OPEC+ sticks to oil output policy after brief meeting
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sits outside its headquarters ahead of the OPEC and NON-OPEC meeting, Austria December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
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Netanyahu tells CNN he would consider Ukraine-Russia mediator role if asked
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
opinion
Any compromise with Russia could put Zelensky’s life at risk
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Ukraine pushes for Western fighter jets after tank deals
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 14, 2021 US Air Force F-16 fighter jets prepare to land at an airbase in Ben Guerir, about 58 kilometres north of Marrakesh, during the "African Lion" military exercise. President Joe Biden said on January 31, 2023 he will not be sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help its war against Russian invaders, but said he would visit crucial ally Poland. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia claims village on outskirts of Bakhmut in big push in east
A house burns after a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the city of Vuhledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak
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Human Rights Watch says Ukraine likely used banned landmines
Ukrainian mine experts scan for unexploded ordnance and landmines by the main road to Kherson, Ukraine November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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To rebuild Ukraine, the world needs to help clear the land from mines
Erin Hunt
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Russia warns U.S. that the end of nuclear arms control may be nigh
FILE - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov arrives for security talks with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 10, 2022. A senior Russian diplomat says that Russia and the United States have repeatedly come close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year's end. The Biden administration long has been trying to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American jailed in Russia, corporate security executive Paul Whelan, including through a possible prisoner swap with Moscow. (Denis Balibouse/Pool via AP, File)