The IL-76 military aircraft was transporting 65 captured service members for further exchange, the Defense Ministry has said A Russian heavy transport plane carrying several dozen Ukrainian prisoners of war has crashed in Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine, Moscow has confirmed. Local Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said all those on board were killed.
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Washington lagging behind on UN dues creates a “challenge” exploited by China, envoy says The US being billions of dollars behind on its UN commitments is hurting Washington’s ability to influence the world organization, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. While the American delegation has resisted attempts at shaming over…
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Cutting the supplies could cost €250 billion in extra spending by 2030, a think tank says New research by think tanks Ember and Global Witness has found that at current prices, the EU’s projected natural gas demand for 2030 could cost €250 billion ($263 billion) more than the European Commission originally estimated.
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