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Pump prices could rise after US, EU hit Russian oil companies with new sanctions and oil spikes

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table…

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LIVE: Trump and Starmer sign tech deal before holding private talks on tariffs and war

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed what he called a historic agreement on science and technology with Britain as United Kingdom officials who have gone all out to…

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Putin has ‘no interest’ in attacking NATO, calls Biden’s warning ‘nonsense’

Putin has ‘no interest’ in attacking NATO, calls Biden’s warning ‘nonsense’

December 14, 2023December 17, 2023 · Politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow has “no interest” in attacking a NATO member and called U.S. President Joe Biden’s warning that Russia would do so if it…

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Moscow adds Meta spokesperson to criminal wanted list, TASS reports

Moscow adds Meta spokesperson to criminal wanted list, TASS reports

November 23, 2023November 26, 2023 · Politics

Russia’s interior ministry has added the spokesperson of U.S. tech giant Meta Andy Stone to its wanted list, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. Stone “is wanted under…

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Who are the G20’s bad guys now?

Who are the G20’s bad guys now?

September 7, 2023September 9, 2023 · Politics

NEW DELHI — When world leaders gather at the G20 summit on Saturday morning, the smiles may be more awkward than usual.  While China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s…

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Ukraine cries foul as fuels refined from Russian oil pour into the EU

Ukraine cries foul as fuels refined from Russian oil pour into the EU

August 11, 2023August 31, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Diesel, kerosene and other fuels refined from Russian crude are flooding into Europe, prompting Kyiv to call…

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China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army

China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The pictures posted on the Chinese company’s website show a tall, Caucasian man with a crew cut…

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Putin can’t count on his friends in Italy anymore

Putin can’t count on his friends in Italy anymore

July 24, 2023July 27, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni walks into the Oval Office on Thursday, her transformation will be…

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Ukraine warns key Russian gas supply to Europe will be cut

Ukraine warns key Russian gas supply to Europe will be cut

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 · Politics

Kyiv is unlikely to renew a gas transit deal that allows Russia’s Gazprom to export natural gas to the EU using pipelines running across Ukraine, Energy Minister German…

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Greece’s conservatives win election majority to secure second term

Greece’s conservatives win election majority to secure second term

June 22, 2023June 26, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. ATHENS — Greece’s conservatives won big on Sunday’s parliamentary elections, securing an outright majority. Far-right parties also…

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French-Russian nuclear relations turn radioactive

French-Russian nuclear relations turn radioactive

April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Pressure is building on France to fully cut ties with Russia’s atomic sector as the…

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Baltics and Poland push to make sanctioning oligarchs’ associates easier

Baltics and Poland push to make sanctioning oligarchs’ associates easier

February 21, 2023February 22, 2023 · Politics

The Baltic states and Poland want to make it easier to sanction the family members and entourage of Russia’s richest men and women but are facing resistance from…

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Putin is staring at defeat in his gas war with Europe

Putin is staring at defeat in his gas war with Europe

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. There’s more bad news for Vladimir Putin. Europe is on course to get through winter with its…

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The delayed impact of the EU’s wartime sanctions on Russia

The delayed impact of the EU’s wartime sanctions on Russia

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The EU was quick to hit Russia with sanctions after Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine…

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Russian diamonds lose their sparkle in Europe

Russian diamonds lose their sparkle in Europe

January 24, 2023January 29, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. In the European bubble in Brussels, diamonds aren’t anyone’s best friend anymore.  The Belgian government’s reluctance to…

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Nuclear fusion: The one relationship Russia and the West just can’t break

Nuclear fusion: The one relationship Russia and the West just can’t break

December 19, 2022December 25, 2022 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. SAINT-PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, France — Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has ripped apart Moscow’s ties with the EU and…

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EU agrees  price cap on Russian oil

EU agrees $60 price cap on Russian oil

November 30, 2022December 2, 2022 · Politics

European Union countries have agreed to put a cap on Russian oil prices of $60 per barrel, bringing an end to days of arguments over how hard to…

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Yandex, Russia’s “Google”, wants to flee the country

Yandex, Russia’s “Google”, wants to flee the country

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 · Business

After Moscow invaded Ukraine, ‘Russia’s Google’ has decided it can’t stay in Russia. Moscow-headquartered Yandex, the country’s dominant search engine founded by two Russian entrepreneurs, is hoping to…

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Iran teaches Russia its tricks on beating oil sanctions

Iran teaches Russia its tricks on beating oil sanctions

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Iran is preparing to hand the Kremlin the blueprints for its most effective weapon against the West:…

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Russia’s Lavrov: Western leaders want to militarize Southeast Asia

Russia’s Lavrov: Western leaders want to militarize Southeast Asia

November 11, 2022November 13, 2022 · Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday accused Western leaders of looking to militarize Southeast Asia to contain Moscow and Beijing’s interests in the region. “The United States…

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