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Western Banks Help Fund Blacklisted Oligarch’s Charity

Konstantin Malofeyev’s foundation funds orphanages in occupied Ukraine. He denies that a child-removal program there is a war crime: “All of this is fake.”

By Monika Pronczuk and Valerie Hopkins

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Lebanon Freezes Accounts of Riad Salameh

The action comes days after a U.S.-led coalition accused Riad Salameh of decades of corruption to enrich himself at the expense of his country.

By Liz Alderman

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Russia’s Interest Rate Hike Highlights Economic Struggle Amid Ukraine War

With the third-largest interest rate increase in a decade to shore up the ruble, Moscow’s policymakers are pursuing the conflicting goals of paying for the war against Ukraine and taming inflation.

By Anatoly Kurmanaev

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Saudi Arabia to Extend Oil Production Cut by a Month

The kingdom said its move to reduce oil production by one million barrels a day would continue through September.

By Clifford Krauss