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Race organizers have confirmed that the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will still go ahead on Sunday after a missile attack at an oil facility under 10 miles from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The Houthi rebels from Yemen – who have been in conflict with a Saudi-led coalition for seven years – …

South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help local firms finance trade that’s been made difficult by international sanctions against the country over its military operation in Ukraine, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. The measure – to …

India’s state-run refiner, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), has bought two million barrels of Russian oil for loading in May, as the country’s refiners step up efforts to secure crude from Moscow at a discount, regional media reported on Thursday. The crude was sold by European trader Vitol and is the …

Russian chess star Sergey Karjakin has reiterated his support for President Vladimir Putin, saying he “could not remain silent” despite being subjected to death threats and potential sanctions from the sports authorities. Karjakin, who was born in the Crimean city of Simferopol and backed the reintegration of the peninsula into …

Large global banks are spending billions on oil and gas projects despite their participation in the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which claims to take steps to achieve net-zero emissions goals, ShareAction climate campaigners have found. “NZBA [24] members provided at least $44.6 billion in financing to the top upstream …

Australia’s Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt will be able to compete in the curling mixed double tournament at the Winter Games in Beijing after the Medical Expert Panel (MEP) ruled that Gill could compete despite a positive Covid-19 test. Gill was placed in isolation in the Chinese capital after several …

Moscow will continue to ignore American demands that it stops military exercises near the country’s border with Ukraine because nobody has the right to dictate what Russia can do inside its own territory, the Kremlin has said. Speaking to the press on Wednesday, presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on …

J.K. Rowling was not ‘canceled’ by the producers of a Harry Potter reunion special and makes an appearance in the form of archive footage rather than attending the get-together in person. Rowling’s controversial remarks on gender and trans issues had reportedly prompted the creators of the ‘Return to Hogwarts’ special …

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Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Stoltenberg addressed the possibility of Ukrainian membership, an outcome that Kiev has pushed for, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has described as a “red line.” The ex-Norwegian prime minister said that whether Ukraine joins NATO is up to the bloc’s member states and its …