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The easing of sanctions on Russian oil by the United States is aimed at cooling global energy prices as the US-Israel war on Iran continues. It also provides a significant boost to the Kremlin at a time when Russia desperately needs it. The measure, announced by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on social media on Thursday, has

X marks many spots. jclegg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption jclegg/Getty Images What is X? X is a letter, a sound, a word, a symbol. X is the unknown. It can be sleek and edgy; it can be religious. For just a simple shape of two crossed lines, X is a lot of things. "I

Almost two decades on from Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia, much remains disputed. Scores of countries still do not recognize Kosovo — including Serbia itself, five EU member states and giant economies such as India, Brazil and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Russia and China offer crucial backing to Serbia's non-recognition. As permanent Security Council members

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, as he scrambles to restart the conversation on ending the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy's visit to the French capital comes as the US-Israeli war with Iran absorbs military and diplomatic resources away from Russia's war in Ukraine, which entered its fourth year last

Leqaa Kordia, left, embraces friends, family and suppporters after being released from the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, Monday, March 16, 2026. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption toggle caption Tony Gutierrez/AP ALVARADO, Texas — A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration's 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism

When 32 countries this week moved to tap their emergency crude oil stockpiles in an effort to steady soaring oil prices, the gesture was quickly overshadowed by Iran's escalating strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. The members of the International Energy Agency (IEA), a coalition of major energy‑consuming nations, agreed on Wednesday to release hundreds of millions of barrels

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, which makes the Grok chatbot, is being sued by teenagers who say the company's AI models were used to create nonconsensual nudes of them. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images Three Tennessee teenagers have filed a class action lawsuit against Elon

As Hungary enters the final month of its election campaign, the tension between it and Ukraine seems to reach new heights every day. Hungary's ruling Fidesz party has made anti-Ukraine messages a core pillar of its campaign, claiming Ukraine could meddle in the election and even attack Hungary. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the other

Residents and Taliban police gather the remains of a projectile at the site of a strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 13. Barackatullah Popal/AP hide caption toggle caption Barackatullah Popal/AP KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at

Deep in a forest in the German state of Bavaria, Jürgen Grötsch fights his way through low-hanging branches. He is heading for a secret location hiding a bounty worth millions. If tapped successfully, it could change clean energy generation around the world. The treasure in question is a rare form of hydrogen that flows naturally from the ground.