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LatAm countries gain from Western sanctions on Russia and disruption to Ukraine’s agriculture

‘We did not authorize its use by the Hawley campaign for the purpose of political fundraising,’ say lawyers for Politico, which owns the photo

The visit was finalised during a telephone conversation between minister Rajapaksa and external affairs minister S Jaishankar last week. Sri Lanka is effectively devaluing its currency as its foreign reserves dwindle and Colombo is struggling to service its debt and pay for imports.

‘Magnitude of 21st century climate change likely to overwhelm’ critical carbon stores, new study warns

Dejah Bennet, 22, was fatally shot Saturday in an accidental shooting that officials say occurred when her 3-year-old son picked up a gun in the car.

Police say they are pursuing leads in connection with the death of a 42-year-old man in Woodland Hills last week.

James Palmer, Foreign Policy

As Moscow grapples with the swift effects of economic sanctions, Beijing looks toward self-sufficiency.

ABC has announced a second season renewal for comedy "Abbott Elementary."

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Al-Monitor

Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, has been cool to the European mediation efforts, because Macron and Scholz have joined the US-led sanctions regime against Russia, and therefore, in Putin's view, possess limited credibility as impartial brokers, as Dimitri Simesexplains in this week's On the Middle East podcast.

Olga Oliker, Foreign Affairs

How the West Can Make Sure Russia's Threats Stay Hollow

Misha Glenny, Times of London

The world is still suffering or recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Vladimir Putin's huge gamble in Ukraine threatens a wider European and even a world conflict while sinking a stake into the heart of the global economy. The invasion has triggered numerous sub-dramas, each of which could descend into further violence, whether in the western Balkans, the Middle East and north Africa or east Asia.

Kevin Williamson, National Review

The big-picture danger is not men such as the Russian dictator. It's the totalitarian states that produce them.

Andrew Michta, 1945

Make no mistake: Had Ukraine failed to resist and the state imploded in a couple of days as Putin had expected, Europe would eventually go back to business-as-usual with Russia, with the chattering class repeating old cliches about how Russia is actually entitled to its "security zone," and how we should have worked from the start to ensure the "neutrality" of Ukraine.

Zack Beauchamp, Vox

What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on.

Micha'el Tanchum, The National

The Ukraine war has cut wheat supplies to an already impoverished country, but there are solutions on the horizon

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys argue in recent court filings that his time in custody could put his mental and physical health at risk.

In February, Meta introduced a feature called Personal Boundary to Horizon Worlds and Venues to combat harassment. The company gave every avatar a bubble with a radius of two virtual feet, making it so that no one could come within four feet of your personal space. At the time, Meta made it so that users could not disable the feature. In response to community feedback, however, the company is now updating the tool to give people more control over it.

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KERRY Katona claims Heidi Range quit Atomic Kitten after she had a fight with fellow bandmate Liz McClarnon. The 41-year-old singer then went on to say that Heidi walked out of the band after “someone got slapped”. Atomic Kitten were first put together back in the late 90s, with Kerry at the helm of the […]

The school’s chairman and biggest benefactor, Bruce Kovner, had wanted its president, Damian Woetzel, to leave after a negative evaluation. He marshaled support and stayed.

Javine Hylton auditioned for Popstars: The Rivals and made it to the final six for the girl band - before embarking on a successful solo career and later starting her family

PAULO DI CANIO has SLAMMED Lionel Messi for being an emotionless alien – and is firmly Team Ronaldo. The West Ham legend, 53, was impressed by Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick against Tottenham in reaction to Ralf Rangnick leaving him out of the team for the Manchester derby. Messi, by contrast, was booed by his own […]

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine conducted fresh talks yesterday in an effort to end Moscow’s devastating war, despite deadly strikes on a Ukrainian television tower, the capital and a pro-Moscow separatist region. On the 19th day of the invasion, the fourth round of talks made no breakthrough other than a planned resumption today, as Russian-backed separatists …

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