ukraine, looking to annex these four ukrainian regions some of which are only partially under the russian president s military control. the vote, which is largely seen as a sham, is illegal under ukrainian and international law as well. armed groups going door to door, as we speak, forcing participation by handing residents paper ballots so they vote on the spot. it is happening as the mass exodus of russian men fleeing putin s military draft intensifies, one way plane tickets sold out, anyone trying to leave by car or bus is being stalled at the border for hours. those who have not yet left are either bidding emotional goodbyes to their loved ones, or protesting russian officials. and have been quick to crack down on any push dallas back for those unwilling to serve. more than 1400 people were detained in 40 cities and some may be drafted following their arrest. in the evening address last night, president volodymyr zelenskyy urging those who defying the conscription to keep
said for the year. absolutely, and a lot of the story since the market opened this morning, the dow jones currently down 800 points, about 2.7%. if it stays at that level, through the market close, in about an hour, that would be the lowest level that we ve seen the dow in 2022, and what has already been a brutal year for markets. and the big reason for all of this, have to rewind back to wednesday when the federal reserve, the nation s economic steward raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive time this year. that s to try to raise borrowing costs, to take some steam out of an overheating u.s. economy and which has led to the high inflation that we ve seen. the concern though, that the federal reserve is going to have to slow the economy too much, to get ahead of that high inflation. the fed chair jay powell saying earlier this week he s not sure if this process leads to a recession. that s why you have some on wall street calling for and projecting an increase in th
programme is proving a big hit, we ll explain why. more now on the controversial move from the uk government to change key elements of the so called northern ireland protocol, the post brexit trade agreement reached with the eu in 2019. the european union is threatening legal action against the uk warning it would undermine trust and make it harder to negotiate a way out of the impasse. the eu trade commissioner, valdis dombrovskis, says the uk must still cooperate with the eu to make the northern ireland protocol it negotiated work, he was speaking to our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. regard northern ireland protocol we clearly expect uk to respect the agreement which it has negotiated. we know there are issues related to the practical implementation of northern ireland protocol but we have come also with a number of proposals including bespoke arrangements, others practical concerns can be addressed. we know from concerns can be addressed. we know from our
Accompanied by protests, UC Berkeley graduates celebrate a milestone berkeley.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkeley.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.