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A bleak view from Moscow

Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on Russia

His every move to preserve power accelerates decay, writes a former senior official in the Russian government

Specialists collect oil products that washed ashore after a fire broke out following a Ukrainian drone attack in the Black Sea port of Tuapse

Apocalypse on the Black Sea

A Ukrainian strike on a Russian oil hub causes catastrophe

Toxic smoke billowed and molten fuel flowed like lava

Mexican tomatoes are seen at a supermarket in Houston, Texas.

Fed up

America faces another grocery-price shock

Higher energy costs will be felt unevenly across the food-supply chain