Ukraine targets Russia’s shadow fleet in foreign waters as sanctions fail to sink Putin’s oil sales

Ukraine has struck at least two oil tankers off the coasts of Turkey and West Africa in a campaign against Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, months after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for Kyiv’s partners to strengthen their response to the vessels that Moscow uses to evade international sanctions and continue selling its natural resources.  Ukraine has…

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‘Grand social experiment’: Australia’s social media ban turns heads globally, with mixed results | Social media ban

The BBC blogged about it, News Corp boasted about it and the New York Times questioned its effectiveness. Australia’s world-first laws stopping children accessing social media until they turn 16 turned heads globally, with mixed and nuanced results. In the UK, the BBC ran a live blog canvassing the views of teenagers, exploring how success…

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