Energy Natural gas futures are up 66% this month, which is the largest monthly rise since futures contracts came into existence in 1990. Record heatwaves on every northern continent drove demand for …

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Ukraine The NYT called the counteroffensive Ukraine is planning on Kherson "one of the most ambitious and significant military actions of the war." Its success would hamper Russia's ability to use th …

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China A Bloomberg article pasted below describes a decline in China's Belt and Road investments in recent years, as well as a shift from infrastructure projects to technology and health initiatives d …

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Ukraine Turkey says Ukraine and Russia are ready to sign a deal it brokered to release about 18 million tons of grain that Russia blockaded in Ukrainian ports. Neither Ukraine nor Russia confirmed th …

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Ukraine Russia’s Foreign Minister warned that Russia’s “geographical tasks will extend still further from the current line” – i.e., its war and territorial ambitions will expand beyond the Donbas aga …

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RussiaU.S. officials believe Russia is preparing to annex Ukrainian territory it controls in much the same way it annexed Crimea in 2014: by installing proxy governments, making the ruble the default …

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