UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China | CNN

CNN  —  Myanmar’s ruling military junta has imported at least $1 billion in weapons and military-related…

8-year-old girl dies in US Customs and Border Protection custody | CNN

CNN  —  An 8-year-old girl died while in US Customs and Border Protection custody in Harlingen,…

Ecuador is in trouble and its president may pay the price | CNN

CNN  —  Ecuador was known as the “isla de paz” – an island of peace –…

Russia’s shadowy energy trade is raising fears of a devastating oil spill | CNN Business

London CNN  —  The waters of the Bay of Lakonikos, on the south-eastern side of Greece’s…

Seagate to pay $300 million penalty for shipping Huawei hard drives in violation of US export control laws | CNN Business

Reuters  —  Seagate Technology has agreed to pay a $300 million penalty in a settlement with…

US warns Russia not to touch American nuclear technology at Ukrainian nuclear plant | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and…

Glut of cheap Ukrainian grain sparks farmers’ protests | CNN

CNN  —  Farmers in central and eastern Europe protested this week against the impact of cheap…

China has not provided extensive assistance to Russia as part of its war against Ukraine even as the two countries forge closer ties, senior Treasury officials say | CNN Business

CNN  —  While China and Russia have strengthened ties since the Kremlin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine,…

What the OPEC cuts mean for Putin and Russia | CNN Business

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UK joins trans-Pacific trade bloc in a deal likely to boost GDP by less than 0.1% | CNN Business

Atlanta/Hong Kong CNN  —  Britain has reached an agreement to join a major free trade bloc…