A pro-Putin rapper has taken over the assets of Domino's Pizza in Russia, after previously buying 130 Starbucks stores for just $6 million

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Russian restaurateur Anton Pinskiy and rapper Timati, who took over the Russian assets of Domino's Pizza, take part in a ceremony opening the new restaurant chain Domino Pizza in Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2023.
Anton Pinskiy and Timati unveil their Domino Pizza brand.

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Europe's plan to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027 has a major flaw

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The EU is importing more LNG — a supercooled version of natural gas that is transported on ships.

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Zelenskyy 'bombed' at his first White House meeting and 'pissed Biden off,' says new book

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 01, 2021 in Washington, DC
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 01, 2021 in Washington, DC

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A Russian police lieutenant colonel was killed by a drone while mowing his lawn on his day off, local reports say

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Broken windows of a damaged residential building is seen after shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the town of Shebekino, Belgorod Region, Russia on June 21, 2023.
Broken windows of a damaged residential building is seen after shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the town of Shebekino, Belgorod Region, Russia on June 21, 2023.

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EU officials say sanctions against Russia have had 'hard tangible effects,' and that the country's future is bleak

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Exodus of capital from China signals 'seismic' change in global flows as investors grow wary of autocratic regimes

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 21, 2023.

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Russia and Ukraine are battling it out over gas and oil platforms in the Black Sea, UK Ministry of Defence says

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The Ukrainian rigs were seized by Russia after the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Ukraine has struck several Russian-controlled platforms.

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The Netherlands gifted Ukraine a fleet of F-16 fighter jets 9 years after Putin's proxies blew MH17 out of the sky, killing 196 Dutch passengers

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Lawyers attend the judges' inspection of the reconstruction of the MH17 wreckage, as part of the murder trial ahead of the beginning of a critical stage, on May 26, 2021 in Reijen, Netherlands.
Lawyers attend the judges' inspection of the reconstruction of the MH17 wreckage, as part of the murder trial ahead of the beginning of a critical stage, on May 26, 2021 in Reijen, Netherlands.

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To 'crush the Russian army and strangle the troops in frontline fortifications,' Ukraine needs to advance 10 more miles, says war expert

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Ukrainian servicemen fire small MLRS toward Russian troops near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region
Ukrainian servicemen fire small MLRS toward Russian troops near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region

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3 Ukrainian pilots died in a disastrous mid-flight collision days after Western allies announced a new training initiative

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An Aero L-39C Albatros aircraft from Ukraine Air Force flies over Lviv, western Ukraine, on March 4, 2022.
An Aero L-39C Albatros aircraft from Ukraine Air Force flies over Lviv, western Ukraine, on March 4, 2022.

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