❗US gas futures exceed $297 per thousand cubic metres for first time since summer 2008

"They were just human wrecks, just scumbags": Through her tears, a woman from Mariupol recalls how Azov neo-Nazis didn't even allow people to eat, and fired machine guns into the air forcing them to kneel when they distributed food

"I grabbed my head, and then I thought, no, I am alive": A man from Yasinovataya, in the Donetsk region, believes that God saved him from death by Ukrainian shelling

👮‍♂️A suspect, who earlier assaulted comedian Dave Chappelle on stage while the latter was performing at the Hollywood Bowl, was identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee.

According to Los Angeles police, the offender had a replica gun with a knife blade inside when he attacked the comedian. Lee was charged with assault with a deadly weapon

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❗EU plans to finalise work on 6th package of anti-Russia sanctions by 9 May, Bloomberg reports

All countries of the Western Balkans should join the EU, the German chancellor said, calling on Kosovo to participate in constructive negotiations with Serbia. He is expected to tour the countries of the region and also visit Pristina.

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Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes that the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk could make the situation concerning misinformation on the social media platform worse.

"He could make it worse. That is not his track record," Gates said at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit. "We should have an open mind and never underestimate Elon. What's his goal where he talks about the openness? How does he feel about something that says vaccines killed people or that Bill Gates is tracking people? Is that one of the things you think should be spread? So, it's still not totally clear what he's going to do."

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❗Biden: US "always open" to additional sanctions on Russia

❗Senior US defence official: Over 90% of 90 howitzers that were pledged to Ukraine are actually in Ukrainian forces' hands

❗The US is prepared to respond to “purposeful attempts” of other countries to devalue the dollar, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says, adding that she doesn't see a currency that can begin to rival the US dollar.

🇲🇱From ‘collateral damage’ to an airstrike on a wedding party: a list of possible criminal activity by French forces in Mali over the last 9 years

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❗Biden brands Trump Republicans the most ‘extreme political organisation’ in recent US history