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Supporters of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny say he may be being poisoned in prison

Russian dissident politician Alexei Navalny may have been poisoned according to his spokeswoman who says he is ill in jail with a mystery ailment.

Evening Standard

Desperate Vladimir Putin to send Russian school-leavers to war for first time

Daily Mirror

Taliban shares rare chilling audio message from its mysterious supreme leader

Hibatullah Akhundzada hardly ever appears in public and surrounds himself with other religious scholars in Afghanistan who are opposed to education and work for women

Daily Mirror

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An alleged beheading in Ukraine: What we know so far

Ukraine deplores the attack being blamed on Russia, while the Kremlin says the video must be studied for authenticity.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Navalny ‘has mystery illness which may be slow poisoning’

Russia’s most prominent opposition leader is suffering ‘acute pain’, which supporters fear may be due to poison

The Independent UK

Varadkar hails US world leadership at meeting with Biden

Irish premier Leo Varadkar hailed the importance of US and European leadership as he met with President Joe Biden in Dublin.

The Independent UK

The long-simmering Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is boiling over while the West and Russia look elsewhere

While the world is watching the destruction in Ukraine, in another corner of the former Soviet Union hostilities smolder.

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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says

The 46-year-old Navalny fell ill last Friday when he was moved to a conventional cell and had lost about 18 pounds in 15 days. A spokeswoman says it's believed he's being given low doses of poison.

WEKU

With war in next-door Ukraine, tiny Moldova fears it's in Russia's crosshairs too

CHISINAU, Moldova — At its heart, the plan was simple: Dispatch military-trained saboteurs, embed them among protesters and have them attack government buildings, perhaps even take hostages. That would light the spark for a full-on insurrection that, with the help of Kremlin-aligned opposition figures, would topple Moldova's Western-leaning president, Maia…

Los Angeles Times

Factbox: Who is Alexei Navalny and what does he say of Russia, Putin and death?

Russia's most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost 8 kg in jail and is suffering an illness that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said.

Reuters

Official: Russia may discuss swap involving WSJ reporter

A top Russian diplomat says Moscow may be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a court delivers its verdict

The Independent UK

Pentagon leaks: how much damage will they cause?

The worst US national security breach in years could help Moscow – and prompt friction with Washington’s allies

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas

Ukraine’s foreign minister says his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently

The Independent UK

Biden to stress shared ties in address to Irish parliament

After a whirlwind Irish countryside tour of his ancestry, President Joe Biden is turning back to diplomacy

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The Independent UK

Russia identifies Ukrainian suspect in war blogger's killing

Russia’s top security agency has accused a Ukrainian man of involvement in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger at a St. Petersburg cafe

The Independent UK

Biden to set out ‘shared vision’ for US-Irish ties in speech to Parliament

The US president will also meet with Michael D Higgins and Leo Varadkar during engagements in Ireland on Thursday.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Pentagon leaks paint gloomy picture of long war that can’t be won but must not be lost

Classified Pentagon documents leaked last week paint a grim picture of the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. While it may well be the most significant national security breach since the Snowden leaks of US National Security Agency material a decade ago, the fact that the leak occurred is almost…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Uses Earthquake Relief Mission to Fly Weapons to Syria

Iran used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment into its strategic ally Syria, nine Syrian, Iranian, Israeli, and Western sources said. The sources told Reuters that the goal was to buttress Iran's defenses against Israel in Syria and to strengthen Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters is the…

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Evening Standard

Russian regions cancel Victory Day parades due to ‘security concerns’ at the Ukraine border

Russia’s high-profile Victory Day parades have been cancelled in some areas due to “security concerns” at the border, UK military chiefs have said.

Daily Mirror

Terrifying moment Russian bullet misses Ukrainian soldier’s head by an INCH

Incredible footage shows the moment a Russian bullet zooms past the Ukrainian soldier and hits the wall with a puff of dust, seeming no higher than an inch above his head

France 24

EU adds Russia's Wagner mercenary group to sanctions list

The European Union on Thursday added Russia's Wagner mercenary group to its sanctions list for "actively participating in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine" as US authorities made an arrest in connection with the leak of confidential documents. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All…

Radio France Internationale

Prosecutor seeks prison terms for alleged PKK members on trial in Paris

The prosecution has asked for up to six years in prison for some of the 11 alleged members of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) on trial in Paris, accused of extortion and financing terrorism.

The Independent UK

Russia nearly shot down a British spy plane, leaked documents suggest

Incident described as ‘really, really scary’ by a US defence official briefed on the encounter

The Guardian - AU

US attorney general confirms arrest of air national guardsman suspected of being behind intelligence leaks – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 414

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 414th day, we take a look at the main developments.

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