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The Russian ruble has bounced back to almost its full value since before the West imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.

Steering clear of scandals and of debates about Ukraine, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen is gaining ground ahead of a presidential election and increasingly confident she has a fighting chance of defeating incumbent Emmanuel Macron. Although the incumbent has

In October 1983, the Friars Club, that bastion of American comedy royalty, held a roast of comic legend Sid Caesar. Some 2,000 men laughed appreciatively, and among them was not one single woman. Mixed into the throng were some guests

Federal health officials are dropping the warning they have attached to cruising since the beginning of the pandemic, leaving it up to vacationers to decide whether they feel safe getting on a ship. Cruise-ship operators welcomed Wednesday’s announcement, which came

Russia holds onto positions near Kyiv; UK spy chief says Putin ‘massively misjudged’ war  CNBC Russia removing troops from Kyiv  9NEWS Heavy fighting rages near Kyiv as Russia appears to regroup  WHIO Russia attacks Kyiv after promising to scale back military action, Ukrainian

Heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other zones amid indications the Kremlin is using talk of de-escalation as cover while regrouping and resupplying its forces and redeploying them for a stepped-up offensive in eastern Ukraine.

FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Plan to Respond to Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump  The White House

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly news briefing on Thursday as President Joe Biden’s 2023 budget proposal begins to make its way through Congress.

Putin says Russia will enforce rouble payments for gas from Friday  Reuters.com Germany Calls Russia’s Bluff in Gas Dispute. It Looks to Have Worked  Newsweek Putin to Stop Gas Exports to ‘Unfriendly’ Countries Unless They Pay in Rubles  Bloomberg Kremlin decree: Foreign currency