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Boycott over Russian inclusion overshadows Paralympics opening

Several countries have announced they will boycott the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympic Games on Friday, in protest at the organisers' move to allow para athletes from Russia and its close ally Belarus to compete under their national flags.

Radio France Internationale

The country that will benefit the most from Trump’s war on Iran? Russia

ANALYSIS : As India and China scramble to replace blocked Gulf oil, analysts tell Stuti Mishra the ultimate beneficiaries of this war are clear

The Independent UK

Families of Kenyan recruits duped into fighting in Russia's war on Ukraine demand their sons return

Families of Kenyan recruits duped with promises of work in Russia who ended up on the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine are petitioning the country’s parliament to ban the recruitment of Kenyans for Moscow’s war

The Independent UK

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The Paralympics are welcoming Russia back to the Winter Games – and this is just the start

Ten athletes will compete for Russia and Belarus at the Paralympic Games and parade under their national flags in Friday’s opening ceremony in Verona, despite condemnation across Europe

The Independent UK

Zelensky: Trump using up all his missiles on Iran risks leaving Ukraine short against Putin

EXCLUSIVE: In an exclusive interview with The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley, Volodymyr Zelensky said his country may be left more vulnerable, but that the lesson from Iran is that he needs weapons to force Putin to genuine peace

The Independent UK

Iran war set to delay Ukraine-Russia peace talks, says Zelensky

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The Independent UK

Zelenskyy says Russia-Ukraine talks on ice as countries in Mideast seek Kyiv's drone expertise

Ukrainian President Volodymyr says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled as the war in the Middle East pulls focus away

The Independent UK

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What the conflict in Iran means for Putin and Ukraine

As the war in the Middle East spreads and intensifies, the one in Ukraine continues. While geographically some 2,500km (1,600 miles) apart, the consequences of US president Donald Trump’s latest military adventure for the Russian war against Ukraine will be acutely felt across several areas. In the short term, the…

The Conversation

Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya

The long read: When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign intervention

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky asks US to postpone upcoming peace talks due to Iran conflict

Zelensky says trilateral peace talks paused due to conflict in Middle East

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims LNG tanker in Mediterranean hit by drones

The Arctic Metagaz had been carrying 61,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas when it exploded; Ukrainian drones reported to have hit southern Russia. What we know on day 1,471

The Guardian - AU

Paralympic politics: how Russia, Belarus and Israel sparked opening ceremony boycotts

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on Friday but geopolitical tensions have spurred some countries, including the Czech Republic, Finland and Ukraine, to boycott the opening ceremony.

The Conversation

Putin releases two Hungarian-Ukrainian prisoners of war during Moscow talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin handed two Hungarian-Ukrainian prisoners of war to Hungary during Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó's visit to Moscow, where energy supply was also discussed.

Euronews

US Sinks Iranian Warship In Indian Ocean Strike — A Chilling Signal To China And Russia

In a historic military action, the US Navy sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, marking a significant escalation in global naval warfare.

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Barchart

Crude Oil Prices Supported by Iran Conflict

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.10 (+0.13%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) closed up +0.0575 (+2.34%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Wednesday, with gasoline up sharply at a 19.5-month high. Energy prices have been volatile, and on Wednesday, they were whipsawed...

The Guardian - UK

Putin accuses Ukraine of attacking gas tanker that exploded and sank off Libya

The Arctic Metagaz burst into flames before sinking after what the Russian president described as a terrorist attack

The Independent UK

Winter Paralympics rocked by curling stones theft just hours before start of competition

Two curling stones have been stolen just hours before the preliminary rounds at the Winter Paralympics

The Independent UK

Fighter jets patrol Arctic skies amid Russian threat

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Crude Oil Prices Pressured by Bearish EIA Inventory Report

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) today is down -0.55 (-0.74%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is up +0.0172 (+0.70%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed today, with gasoline posting a 19.5-month high. Energy prices have been volatile today, whipsawed by headlines. Crude prices initially tumbled today on...

The Independent UK

Spain says Trump is ‘playing Russian roulette’ with millions of lives over Iran war

Trump told reporters Spain ‘has been terrible’

LiveScience

Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies.

The Independent UK

How Russia could profit from rising energy prices fuelled by Iran war

Oil and gas prices are soaring after the Iran war choked off tanker supplies from the Middle East

The Independent UK

Russia blames Ukraine sea drones for attacking tanker that sank in the Mediterranean

Previous Ukrainian attacks on Russian ships have reportedly come from the Libyan coast

Space

Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station

Russia has fixed Site 31 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, the only pad supporting the nation's human spaceflight missions. It had been out of commission since late November.

The Conversation

Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

In 1991, a simple line appeared in Broom, a Lithuanian satire and humor journal. “A shortest joke: Communism,” it said. A one-liner to celebrate the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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