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A rideshare driver in Los Angeles holds a placard, as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash drivers strike in multiple US cities on Valentine's Day.

REUTERS/Mike Blake

HARD NUMBERS: Rideshare drivers go on strike, Artist holds Picasso hostage for Assange, Putin’s Black Sea warships sink to new low, Porsches idle over Xinjiang abuses, Haiti’s gangs make bank

10: If you had trouble getting a ride or a meal delivered in the US on Valentine’s Day, it might have been because thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers, as well as delivery workers for Doordash, went on strike for better pay in at least 10 American cities. The apps’ drivers say the companies are taking too much of their fares. The move came in the wake of a $7 billion share buyback at Uber that drove the company’s shares to a record high.
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Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Tahseen Ahmed

Awartani family/Handout via REUTERS

Hard numbers: Palestinians shot in Vermont, undocumented Chinese migration to the US soars, Beijing tries to erase Islam, Black Sea storm batters Russia and Ukraine

3: Authorities in the US state of Vermont arrested a suspect in the shooting of three Palestinian students in the city of Burlington over the Thanksgiving holiday. The victims, who survived the attack, are all studying at elite colleges in the Northeast and were visiting the home of one of their relatives for the holiday. They were reportedly conversing among themselves in Arabic and wearing keffiyehs (the traditional black and white Palestinian scarf) when a 48-year-old man approached them and opened fire without a word. The incident comes amid surging anti-Muslim and antisemitic hate crimes stoked in part by the conflict in Gaza.
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A satellite image shows smoke billowing from a Russian Black Sea Navy HQ after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023.

PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine strikes Russian targets in Crimea

Ukraine has faced a wave of bad news from the West in recent days.
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Ian Explains: Why is Russia trying to starve the world?
Ian Explains: Why is Russia trying to starve the world? | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Ian Explains: Why is Russia trying to starve the world?

Why is Russia trying to starve the world?

Nearly a year-and-a-half into its invasion of Ukraine—after the massacre of civilians in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, after the indiscriminate shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, and after the torture of countless Ukrainian POWs—Moscow’s latest move may be its cruelest so far.

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Russia undermines everything the UN stands for, says Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Linda Thomas-Greenfield: Russia undermines everything the UN stands for | GZERO World

Russia undermines everything the UN stands for, says Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Should Russia be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

That’s the question Ian Bremmer asked US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield on GZERO World ahead of the United States taking over the Security Council presidency for the month of August.

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Russia's exit from Black Sea grain deal will drive up food prices
Russia's exit from Black Sea grain deal will drive up food prices | Europe In: 60 | GZERO Media

Russia's exit from Black Sea grain deal will drive up food prices

Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, shares his perspective on European politics.

What are the consequences of Russia exiting the Black Sea grain deal?

Severe, no question about that. It is obvious that Russia intends to completely stop all Ukraine grain exports over the Black Sea anyhow, as far as they can. It's not only exiting the agreement, it's also sustained attacks against the grain export terminals in Ukraine, and also those very close to the border with Romania. Upward pressure on global food prices, no question about that, that's going to be the consequences, and Russia is responsible.

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Odessa grain terminal on fire from Russian airstrike

Grain warfare: Russia escalates the conflict

In the wake of Russia withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal on Monday, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday that it will consider all ships traveling to Ukrainian ports as hostile vessels, escalating tensions at sea and further impeding Ukraine’s ability to export grain.

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US intel leak shows rising risk of NATO-Russia conflict
China's Taiwan war games: not meant to overly escalate | World In :60 | GZERO Media

US intel leak shows rising risk of NATO-Russia conflict

Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Are China's Taiwan war games losing their intimidation power?

No, I wouldn't say that. I would say that the response to a President Tsai meeting with Kevin McCarthy in California where no real news was made as opposed to a trip to Taipei is not as provocative, and so, therefore, China's response is not as provocative, and that was true both militarily, diplomatically, and economically in terms of very limited sanctions. And I think they're hitting the Reagan Library and the Hudson Institute, not a big deal. In other words, not meant to overly escalate, and I think that's good news on both sides, and what's otherwise not a very functional relationship politically right now.

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