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In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have announced that all operations in Russia will be suspended. The impact on consumers, though, has already been minimised by Russia's big banks. Until the cards' expiration dates, shoppers will be able to use them to make purchases in Russia. However, foreign-issued Visa, Mastercard, or American Express cards will no longer operate in Russian stores or ATMs. Clients will no longer be able to use their Russian cards outside of Russia, nor will they be able to make foreign payments online. Outside of China, Visa and Mastercard alone handle almost 90% of all credit and debit payments. Previously, Russia's central bank stated that all Visa and Mastercard bank cards issued by Russian banks would continue to function normally on Russian soil. This is due to the fact that domestic payments in Russia are made using a national system that is not reliant on foreign systems. Sberbank, Russia'

According to rumours, the Queen will no longer live in Buckingham Palace and will instead reside permanently in Windsor Castle Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the 95-year-old queen has been residing at Windsor. As the UK faced its first national lockdown in March 2020, she and Prince Philip moved to the royal home in Berkshire. According to the Sunday Times, the Queen has grown to prefer life at Windsor, where she used to spend her weekends. When the Queen and Prince Philip relocated to Windsor during the Covid-19 outbreak, insiders say they "rediscovered the joys of their early years together." Before Prince Philip died in April 2021 at the age of 99, they shared the palace as their last home together. The relocation is also thought to have been inspired by a 10-year makeover of Buckingham Palace, which makes it impractical for the Queen to live there at this time, according to The Sunday Times. "Re-servicing will continue until 2027. It's not really a place to

Ukraine claims that NATO's decision allows Russia to continue bombing its cities and villages. NATO has rejected Ukraine's request for a no-fly zone, triggering outrage from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who claims the decision allows Russia to continue bombing his nation. "As NATO allies, we have a responsibility to prevent this conflict from spreading beyond Ukraine because it would be even more deadly, catastrophic, and cause even more human misery." In a harsh and impassioned speech, Ukraine's president slammed the decision. "Today there was a NATO summit, a weak summit, a confused summit, a summit where it was evident that not everyone regards the battle for Europe's freedom to be the number one aim," Zelenskyy said late Friday in a televised address. "After refusing to establish a no-fly zone, the alliance's leadership gave the green light for more bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages today." Following an emergency meeting of

As Moscow's forces resumed their destructive campaign of artillery and airstrikes against civilian regions of Ukraine, the US representative to the UN declared the world had narrowly spared a nuclear disaster in Russia's attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant. The US envoy, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said Russia's actions, which resulted in a large fire at the Zaporizhzhia facility, indicated a "dangerous new escalation" in its invasion of Ukraine, addressing at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Friday. "Russia's strike on Europe's largest nuclear power plant last night put it in great danger," she warned. "It was extremely risky and dangerous." It also put the safety of citizens in Russia, Ukraine, and Europe in jeopardy." Meanwhile, Ukraine's president chastised Nato for refusing to establish a no-fly zone, citing concerns that doing so might extend the conflict across Europe. "All

After allegedly being kidnapped by a man she met on the children's game app Roblox, a 13-year-old girl has been safely returned home. Howard Graham was detained, according to police, when they discovered he had persuaded the little girl to leave her home in Kansas after only two days of communicating on the app. Sex trafficking, kidnapping, and rape have all been filed against the 33-year-old. Roblox allows users to play with their friends or random strangers. It is one of the most popular children's games in the world, with over 150 million monthly users. Mr Graham and the little girl originally met on the app on February 18th, according to Police Cpt John Ivey. Investigators say the teenager stole out of her Topeka home two days later and was reportedly picked up by Mr Graham, who transported her 900 miles to his residence in Clayton County, Georgia. Police said she was sexually attacked "several times" over the next few days, according to them. The girl eventually

Sergiy Stakhovsky, a Ukrainian tennis player, was on holiday in Dubai with his family when Russian forces invaded his homeland. He made the difficult decision to leave his wife and three small children behind in Hungary and return to fight in his nation. He is now a reserve in the Ukrainian army, assisting in the defense of Kyiv, the country's capital. As a Russian military convoy approaches the city and fear fills the air, Stakhovsky, 36, says he is ready to go to any length. On Thursday, he stated that his purpose is to assist in the saving of Ukraine for its population and his children. "I was born here, my grandparents are buried here, and I'd like to be able to tell my kids about the past," he said. "No one wants Russia to free them; they already have freedom and democracy... Russia wants to bring despair and poverty to them." Stakhovsky had only recently announced his retirement from professional tennis at the Australian Open, capping an 18-year career

The ships, which may be as long as a football field and contain helipads and swimming pools, have appeared in ports all over the world, towering above surrounding fishing vessels and motorboats like giants. Russian billionaires' yachts, which include some of the world's largest and most opulent "superyachts," are dazzling emblems of how Russia's rich have thrived under President Vladimir Putin's rule. As Russian forces intensify their deadly war campaign in Ukraine, the yachts are becoming a target for the US and its European allies, who have vowed to take property owned by Putin's cronies. French investigators seized a yacht Wednesday night that they said was related to Igor Sechin, a sanctioned Russian oil executive and close Putin confidant, as it prepared to escape a port. The ship's management business, on the other hand, denied that Sechin was the owner. Near addition, the White House announced that German officials had taken another oligarch'

Gavin Williamson, the former defence secretary and education secretary, will be knighted. In September's reshuffle, the Conservative MP for South Staffordshire was fired from the cabinet. Mr Williamson received calls to resign from the opposition over his management of the pandemic's disruption to England's schools and tests. The 45-year-old, who worked in manufacturing before joining politics, formerly served as the government's main whip. He was awarded a CBE in 2016 for his political and public service, and his knighthood is believed to be for the same reasons. Mr Williamson was initially elected to Parliament in 2010, and under Prime Minister Theresa May, he became chief whip, in charge of Conservative Party discipline, in 2016. He famously maintained a pet tarantula named Cronus on his desk while in that position. Mrs May appointed Mr Williamson as defence secretary in 2017, a position he held until 2019, when she fired him, claiming she had "lost faith in his

Mr Shuvalov served as the deputy prime minister of Russia under President Vladimir Putin and is now the chairman of a Russian bank's management board. Their assets will be frozen, and they will be barred from entering the UK under the new limitations imposed by the UK government. They will not be able to deal with British citizens or enterprises. "We will continue to utilize every power we have to inflict maximum economic pain on Putin and his war machine as long as he continues his barbarous onslaught on innocent Ukrainians," Boris Johnson stated. "We won't stop here," Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, "our goal is to destroy the Russian economy and starve Putin's war machine." The two men had "major interests in the UK and close ties to the Kremlin," according to the authorities. Mr. Usmanov formed the USM Holding corporation, which owns iron, steel, and copper suppliers as well as the Megafon telecommunications company. Mr Usmanov

Roman Abramovich has confirmed that Chelsea is for sale, bowing to mounting pressure to end his ownership of the club. The Russian acted after a new call in parliament on Wednesday for him to face penalties for the invasion of Ukraine, and a group led by billionaires Hansjörg Wyss and Todd Boehly has already expressed interest. At least one other firm, according to sources, is planning to make a bid this week. All net revenues – assumed to be the money from any sale minus legal fees – will be spent "for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine," according to Abramovich. The first sign of interest came when Swiss billionaire Wyss said that he had been invited to join a group. The 86-year-old, who is estimated to be worth £4.3 billion, has teamed up with Boehly, a part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball franchise who is worth an estimated £5 billion. There are several additional investors involved, at least two of them are believed to be from the United States. I