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By Steve Holland and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. government images seen by Reuters showed what a U.S. official said was damage to grain storage facilities in eastern Ukraine and was indicative of the severity of Russian attacks

A woman makes her way out of Mariupol on foot after heavy bombardment left much of the city in ruins. The battel between Russian/Pro Russian forces and the defencing Ukrainian forces lead by Azov battalion continues in the port city

Victoria Dubovitskiy only took shelter at the Donetsk Regional Drama Theater in Mariupol because her daughter Anastasia got sick. After weeks of siege, bombing, and shelling by Russian troops, the southeast Ukrainian city had no electricity. “I didn’t even ask

Russia’s factories cut production and jobs in March after the U.S. and its allies adopted some of the most severe economic sanctions ever taken against a country, a new survey showed.

Trump is struggling again in Georgia, with 2022 endorsements driven by his 2020 loss  NPR

First Thing: Russians flee Chernobyl with radiation sickness, says Ukraine  The Guardian Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator  CNN Russians leaving Chernobyl as fighting rages elsewhere  WGN News Russian Troops Suffer ‘Acute Radiation Sickness’ After Digging Chernobyl Trenches  Yahoo News

First Thing: Russians flee Chernobyl with radiation sickness, says Ukraine  The Guardian Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator  CNN Russian forces withdraw from Chernobyl  PIX11 News Russian Troops Suffer ‘Acute Radiation Sickness’ After Digging Chernobyl Trenches  Yahoo News Russians leaving

Putin talks tough on gas-for-rubles deadline. But flows continue to Europe  CNBC Rouble payments for gas as of Friday, says Putin  Reuters Russia raises stakes in energy standoff by insisting on rubles for gas  CNN Putin threatens to stop supplies of Russian gas

By Natalia Zinets (Reuters) -An aide to the mayor of Mariupol said on Friday the besieged southern Ukrainian city remained closed for anyone trying to enter and was “very dangerous” for anyone trying to leave. Petro Andryushchenko said Russian forces

By Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Millions more Sudanese are set to go hungry this year as economic turmoil and erratic rains drive up prices and reduce harvests, with a halt to foreign assistance and the