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Amber Heard Defamed Johnny Depp in Opinion Piece: Jury; Biden to Send Ukraine Missile Systems | NTD Evening News

A Virginia jury concluded on June 1 that actor Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband, actor Johnny Depp, by writing a 2018 opinion article for the Washington Post. President Joe Biden has authorized a $700,000 weapons package for Ukraine—a package that includes missile systems with a firing range that could reach Russian territory. * Click the…


Oil Firms on EU’s Russian Oil Ban and End of Shanghai Lockdown

LONDON—Oil prices firmed on Wednesday after European Union leaders agreed to a partial and phased ban on Russian oil and as China ended its COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai. Brent crude was up $1.71, or 1.5 percent, at $117.31 a barrel by 0817 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.67, or 1.5 percent, to…


Biden Confirms US Sending Advanced Rocket Systems, Munitions to Ukraine

The United States is providing Ukraine with “more advanced rocket systems and munitions” as Russia’s invasion continues, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Writing in a New York Times opinion piece, Biden said that America’s goal in Ukraine is “to see a democratic, independent, sovereign and prosperous Ukraine with the means to deter and defend itself against further…


LIVE UPDATES: US Agrees to Send Advanced Rockets to Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, June 1. Click here for updates from May 31. US Agrees to Send Advanced Rockets to Ukraine Russian troops fought to take complete control of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States said it will provide Ukraine with advanced rockets to help it force Moscow to…


LIVE UPDATES: Russian Forces Advance in Factory City, US to Send Precision Rockets to Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, June 1. Click here for updates from May 31. Russian Forces Advance in Factory City, US to Send Precision Rockets to Ukraine Russian troops on Wednesday pressed their assault on a factory city targeted in their push to grab a swathe of eastern Ukraine, while the United States said…


Oil Bull Run Continues as EU Agrees to Ban Most Russian Oil

LONDON—Oil prices extended a bull run on Tuesday after the EU agreed to a partial and phased ban on Russian oil and China decided to lift some coronavirus restrictions amid rising demand ahead of the peak U.S. and European summer driving season. Brent crude for July, which expires on Tuesday, rose $2.11, or 1.7 percent,…


LIVE UPDATES: EU Leaders Agree to Ban 90 Percent of Russian Oil by Year-End

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 31. Click here for updates from May 30. EU Leaders Agree to Ban 90 Percent of Russian Oil by Year-End European Union leaders agreed Monday to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bloc by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow worked out at a summit…


LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine Troops Hold Out as Russia Assaults Sievierodonetsk Wasteland

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 31. Click here for updates from May 30. Ukraine Troops Hold Out as Russia Assaults Sievierodonetsk Wasteland Ukrainian forces were still holding out in Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, resisting Russia’s all-out assault to capture a bombed-out wasteland that Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion in recent…


Biden Makes Major Decision on Giving Long-Range Rockets to Ukraine

The United States will not send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, according to President Joe Biden in remarks on Monday, amid speculation and reports that the administration had authorized the move. “I won’t send anything that can fire into Russia,” Biden said at the White House on Monday when asked about those reports. Last week,…


Kremlin Makes Announcement Amid Rumors on Putin’s Health

A top Kremlin official on Monday disputed reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health is getting progressively worse amid rumors that he may have cancer. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov issued a response to the reports, saying that Putin “makes public appearances on a daily basis.” “You can see him on TV screens, read, and…