Ukraine banned Lukoil products from crossing the border this summer, worrying Hungary and Slovakia, both of which receive Russian oil via a pipeline through Ukraine. In a statement, MOL said it would “take ownership of the affected crude oil volumes on the Belarus-Ukraine border” starting Monday. Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs praised the workaround. “We […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula shook off a slow start and came back from a set and a break down at the US Open She defeated Karolina Muchova 1:6, 6:4 and 6:2 on Thursday evening to secure her first place in the Grand Slam final. The number 6 seed Pegulaa 30-year-old from New York, […]
(N/A) In its new report, No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement, Freedom House highlights that authoritarian states are increasingly using mobility restrictions as a tool of repression. Immigration restrictions enacted by liberal democracies contribute to this problem; authoritarian regimes are not the only ones enacting unjust mobility restrictions. Here […]
SAINT-DENIS, France — Three years ago, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Olympic Games ended in a dramatic standoff at Tokyo airport when officials from the Belarusian team tried to send her home against her will. She is back at the Olympic Games in Paris, representing a new country and looking to settle some unfinished business. “My main goal […]
