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Leaders around the world slammed plans by Moscow-backed separatists in occupied areas of Ukraine to conduct referendums on joining Russia as soon as this week, saying the move would never be recognized. Moscow-backed separatists said on Tuesday that re…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on Russia and Ukraine to compromise on a “dignified way out” of the current conflict. “We need to find a fair and viable diplomatic solution that will offer a dignified way out for both parties,” Erdoğa…

Russian plans to hold ‘sham referendums’ in areas of occupied Ukraine are a “blatant violation of international law,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. “This is a further escalation in Putin’s war,” Stoltenberg said, referring to…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Russian plans to hold “sham referendums” in areas of Ukraine occupied by Moscow’s force will not be accepted. Scholz said the referendums that Moscow is planning to stage in several Ukrainian regions on becoming annex…

I go to the Strand at California’s Hermosa Beach each week and take in the fresh air. Most weeks, I get there and the sun is setting, the sky is an orangish-purple-pink Creamsicle colour and the clouds are fluffy. The predictability of this place calms…

In view of the World Cup in Qatar, Germany national team coach Hansi Flick is not worried about the current bad phase that champions Bayern Munich are going through in the Bundesliga. “Bayern played outstandingly well at the beginning of the season. Af…

There’s an alternate, game-driven reality where the most famous pop-culture pirate of the 21st century isn’t Jack Sparrow but is instead Guybrush Threepwood. Both are good-natured and bumbling, and both have had to battle supernatural foes. Neither is …

Human rights organizations have reiterated their call for significant compensation for workers killed, injured or deprived of their fair wages during the construction of World Cup stadiums in Qatar, as well as their families. Human Rights Watch, Amnest…

Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars has shifted its focus to hybrid and electric vehicles and is no longer selling cars in Denmark that run exclusively on petrol or diesel, Volvo Car Denmark announced on Tuesday. After Norway, Denmark is the second country…

Berlin (dpa) — Many still see range anxiety as the biggest obstacle to the rise of electric cars. Mercedes has designed an extremely energy-efficient car that may help allay the fear of running out of battery mid-journey. The Vision EQXX is a concept c…