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Apple's decision to stop selling products in Russia puts pressure on other smartphone makers to do the same, according to analysts.

There's widespread uncertainty in Kyiv over whether Russia will launch a full assault on the capital in the coming hours and days.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalates, Moscow's growing influence in Africa has led to divergent responses among the continent's leaders.

There are fears that high oil prices will be highly recessionary, destroy oil demand and slow down a lot of economies, said Paul Sankey of Sankey Research.

Shipping giants including MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM have all announced that they will halt cargo bookings to and from Russia until further notice.

Satellite imagery shows a long convoy — some 40 miles (65 kilometers) long — of Russian military vehicles heading toward Ukraine's capital of Kyiv.

A private equity fund backed by Russian oligarchs, who have been sanctioned by the European Union, has ties to a powerful U.S. consulting firm.

China's banking and insurance regulator said on Wednesday that the country opposes and will not join financial sanctions against Russia.

WHO officials called Russia out by name just once during the hour-long briefing on Ukraine.

The task force, dubbed Task Force KleptoCapture, was teased by Biden in his State of the Union address Tuesday evening.

Earlier in the week, the nation's top diplomat warned that Russia's human rights abuses in Ukraine are mounting by the hour. 

Ghislaine Maxwell, who socialized with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, wants a new trial in her sex crime case related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Sanctions that have prompted the Russian ruble to slump against the dollar, causing living costs to rise for many Russians, could dent Putin's popularity.

Hungary's Viktor Orban has had a week of sharp reversals and swift political retreats.

Elon Musk is speaking out against President Joe Biden after his company wasn't mentioned during the State of the Union.

Political analysts say Putin's recent claims directed toward the government reflect an irrational and ill-judged attitude toward the leadership in Kyiv.

The UAE was among just a few countries that abstained from a U.N. vote condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In China, tightly controlled coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has focused heavily on negotiations.

Biden's scaled back domestic policy agenda focuses on issues around which he could build a broad consensus, but abandons transformative change.

As Europe and the U.S. ratchet up sanctions on Russia, some of Vladimir Putin's ultra-wealthy inner circle have spoken out against his invasion of Ukraine.