U.S. to Allow Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Breaking Blockade

The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Tuesday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.

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Donald Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’

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US will reportedly allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade

Anatoly Kolodkin could soon discharge at Matanzas port, US official says, three months after Cuba’s last oil import A Russia-flagged tanker carrying Russian crude entered Cuba’s exclusive economic zone on Sunday, according to ship tracking data, in what could be the Caribbean country’s first oil import in over two months. Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, which departed from Primorsk after loading some 650,000 barrels of Urals crude, could soon discharge at Cuba’s Matanzas port if it does not change i...

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One killed and two injured in Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia district

One person has been killed and two have been injured in the latest Russian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia district.

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Amnesty International flags World Cup human rights risks

The human rights group has sounded the alarm about risks faced by visitors to this summer's World Cup. It goes as far as to describe the situation in the United States as a "human rights emergency."

US to allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba in possible lifeline for Caribbean island

The US is allowing ⁠a Russian tanker full of ⁠crude oil to reach Cuba, the ⁠New York Times newspaper reported on Sunday, possibly granting a lifeline to the Caribbean island amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington. Ship tracking data showed the Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin on Sunday was just off the eastern tip of Cuba. The Times report, citing a ‌US official briefed on the matter, said it was unclear why the US Coast Guard was allowing the shipment to go through. A move...

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United States ‘facing human rights emergency’ ahead of World Cup says Amnesty International

A new report from the human rights organisation revealed severe restrictions on freedom of expression and peaceful protest in each of the three host countries just months before the World Cup begins

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Charles Barkley criticized United States' 'sad' treatment of immigrants

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EU may look again at sanctions on alumina after investigation finds links to Russian arms

High risk of material feeding ‘military industrial complex’ amid Ukraine invasion, envoy says

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Russia flags US move to seize Afghanistan's Bagram base amid Iran war escalation

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy on Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that the US demand for the Bagram airbase is not new.

Rob Schneider Urges the U.S. to “Restore the Military Draft” Amid Ongoing Iran War

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China summons US envoy to Hong Kong over alert on security law changes - The Straits Times

China summons US envoy to Hong Kong over alert on security law changes  The Straits Times

U.S. plans to allow Russian oil tanker into Cuba, easing crisis

The shipment of 730,000 barrels of crude is expected to be allowed to arrive in coming days.

Irish alumina use in Russian war effort 'very worrying'

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Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade

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Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade - International - World - Ahram Online

Russian tanker nears Cuba, defying US oil blockade - International - World  Ahram Online

‘Disparity between the economic and geopolitical interests of EU and US can no longer be denied’ - Global Times

‘Disparity between the economic and geopolitical interests of EU and US can no longer be denied’  Global Times

Russia sentences three captured Azov fighters to 5.5–19 years in prison

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced three Ukrainians who were taken prisoner during the siege of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. One of them received a 5.5-year prison sentence, while the other two were sentenced to 18 and 19 years in prison.

FM: Estonia denies claims Ukrainian drones used its airspace for attacks

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Estonia has not opened its airspace to anyone for the purpose of carrying out attacks, denying claims made by Russia last week.