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News brief: Russian oil ban, Uvalde funerals, deadliest federal prison

11:37am May 31, 2022

European leaders agree to ban most Russian oil imports. Families prepare to bury their children in Uvalde. A new maximum security prison in Illinois has become one of the deadliest in the U.S.

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European Union leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022

11:37am May 31, 2022

The European Union embargo covers only Russian oil brought in by sea — allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.

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U.K. Prime Minister Johnson reportedly will bring back imperial measurements

6:50am May 31, 2022

To coincide with Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to bring back imperial measurements — that is, pounds and ounces — just like in the U.S.

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A look inside the billionaire battalion fighting the Russians in Ukraine

5:10am May 31, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

In Ukraine, one of the country's richest men has set up his own battalion to fight against the Russian invasion. He funds, trains and leads the light infantry unit on the front lines.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, center, speaks to people while on an election campaign, in Holbaek, Denmark, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

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Denmark will hold a referendum on EU defense amid Ukraine war

4:46am May 31, 2022

by The Associated Press

Danish voters are being asked to choose whether to abandon the country's decision three decades ago to opt out of the bloc's common defense policy.

Ukrainian demonstrators demand an embargo on Russian oil during a protest in front of EU institutions prior to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday.

EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022

9:09pm May 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline, a crucial move to bring Hungary on board a decision that required consensus.

A man in a wig was detained after throwing a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa

1:02pm May 30, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

A man who was apparently disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair was detained after throwing a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa.

World Dracula Day was May 26 and people in Whitby, England, came out in force

6:37am May 30, 2022

More than 1,300 would-be vampires assembled to set a Guinness record. For it to count, participants had to be clothed in all-black, including a cape and have a set of those distinctive teeth.

A former president of Estonia predicted Russia would invade Ukraine

5:01am May 30, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who shepherded Estonia into the EU and NATO in the early 2000s, hopes the world is finally waking up to the dangers Russia poses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukraine's Kharkiv region over the weekend, calling the situation there "indescribably difficult."

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Ahead of this week's EU summit, France and Germany urge Putin to meet Zelenskyy

5:22pm May 29, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The EU will meet Monday to discuss how to handle the ongoing conflict as Russia intensifies its efforts to capture Severodonetsk, the largest eastern city that remains in Ukrainian hands.