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Putin-Linked Superyacht May Elude Sanctions, by Setting Sail

The Italian police are in a race to finish investigating a $700 million vessel thought to be the Russian president’s — before it’s out of their reach.

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French left agrees rare coalition deal to take on Macron

By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist Party and the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) agreed in principle on Wednesday to run together in June parliamentary elections and try to deprive newly re-elected President

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Pope Francis calls out Russian Orthodox Church leader for acting like ‘Putin’s altar boy’

Pope Francis says that he has told the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, not to “transform himself into Putin’s altar boy” by continuing to justify the Russian president’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. In an interview published on

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The U.S. may soon export more gas to the EU, but that will complicate climate goals

To help wean Europe off Russian gas, the Biden administration wants to increase U.S. natural gas exports. But critics say that’s at odds with the president’s climate and environmental justice goals.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 4)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images)

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Ukraine Retakes Villages Near Kharkiv, Easing Pressure on Battered City

Recent Ukrainian gains outside the country’s second most-populous city could blunt Russia’s attempt to conquer the eastern Donbas region.

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In Ohio, J.D. Vance Thanked Trump for His Win. Maybe Mike DeWine Should Too.

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. When J.D. Vance took the stage Tuesday evening in Cincinnati to declare victory in his Senate primary,

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The Fed Can’t Fix Our Broken Banking System

On May 4, 2022, the Federal Reserve announced a plan to reduce the size of its balance sheet. $9 trillion large, and ten times bigger than it was before the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed’s accumulation of assets has helped

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U.K. parliament asks Elon Musk to testify on Twitter intentions

Parliament’s digital committee asked the Tesla CEO on Wednesday to give evidence about his proposals “in more depth.”

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Donald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday – CNN

Donald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday  CNN Donald Trump Jr. interviews with Jan. 6 select panel  POLITICO Donald Trump Jr. meets with Jan. 6 committee  ABC News Donald Trump Jr. testifies before House panel probing Jan. 6

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