Tanker in Yemen Is Emptied of Oil, Averting Catastrophic Spill
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Tanker in Yemen Is Emptied of Oil, Averting Catastrophic Spill

More than a million barrels of oil on a tanker off the coast of Yemen were transferred to another ship bought by the United Nations. But now a new hurdle looms: Who owns the recovered oil?
Europe Vowed to Make Russia Pay for the War. It’s Not That Easy.
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Europe Vowed to Make Russia Pay for the War. It’s Not That Easy.

Confiscating Russian state assets frozen by the United States and Europe could breach international law and set a dangerous precedent, experts say.
Russia Halts Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal
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Russia Halts Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal

Moscow, which has repeatedly complained that the U.N.-brokered agreement is one-sided in Ukraine’s favor, said it could return to the deal if its demands were met.