Various experts have been barred from government-sponsored events for criticizing the cabinet or the prime minister, the paper says At least 15 British government departments have been engaged in a deliberate social media and internet profiling campaign against public experts in various fields, to prevent critics from speaking at cabinet-sponsored events, the Observer reported on…

Brussels intends to reject a US tariff proposal and instead embargo oil imports from Russia, press reports claim Snubbing US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s proposal to impose tariffs and thereby mitigate a global price spike, the European Union is preparing to embargo all imports of oil from Russia sometime next week, the New York Times…

Antonio Guterres called on Russia to stop the “annexation” of former Ukrainian regions and warned against “dangerous escalation” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned Russia against the “annexation” of four former Ukrainian regions, accused Moscow of prompting a “dangerous escalation,” and called on the Kremlin “to step back from the brink.”