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Vladimir Putin orders prisoners to fight in Ukraine war or face brutal punishments

Lags were previously offered freedom deals if they joined the invasion, but the notorious Wagner Group of mercenaries has switched to more brutal recruitment tactics

Daily Mirror

UN rights council moves to investigate Iran’s protest crackdown

‘Fact-finding mission’ will probe alleged human rights abuses in Iran, with particular focus on women and children.

Al Jazeera

‘We are Ukrainians. We’re strong’: morale the key in Kyiv as winter sets in

Residents shelter in ‘invincibility stations’ offering power, water and food as Russian missiles knock out supplies

The Guardian - UK

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Vladimir Putin’s allies target Australian group that fights Russian propaganda

The Russian-speaking activist group Svoboda Alliance spotlighted the intelligence connections of Russian embassy staff and mocked their practices in protest against the war in Ukraine. Now it's been listed by Russia as an "undesirable" or "extremist" group.

ABC News

Ukraine struggles to restore utilities after big Russian strikes

Ukraine restored electricity and other vital services to some areas, but most of the capital and other parts of the country remained without power in the cold after another wave of Russian missiles targeted civilian infrastructure.

Tribune News Service

Ukrainians Work to Restore Power to Nuclear Plants as Country Freezes

Ukraine restored power on Thursday to two of its four nuclear power plants but much of the country remained consigned to freezing darkness by the most devastating Russian air strikes on its energy infrastructure so far. Viewed from space, Ukraine has become a dark patch on the globe at night,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More than 15,000 people missing in war in Ukraine, says official

More than 15,000 people have gone missing during the war in Ukraine, an official at the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Ukraine's finance minister says reconstruction costs are rising

Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has said more Western support is needed to help it meet its growing reconstruction costs following this week's escalation of Russian missile attacks.

Reuters

Putin 'plotting to unleash Novichok in mass poisoning to force Ukraine into surrender'

Russian President Vladimir Putin could turn to more extreme measures to force Ukraine into surrendering, including unleashing deadly nerve agent Novichok in a mass poisoning

Daily Mirror

Iran protests: UN council votes to investigate human rights abuses

Official says country is in ‘fully fledged human rights crisis’ as fact-finding mission launched

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: EU parliament names Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism' – but it won't stop the missiles

The EU parliament has declared Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism. The largely symbolic resolution, which passed by a 494-58 vote on November 23, has no particular real-world consequences, but reflects MEPs’ condemnation of Russia’s “deliberate physical destruction of civilian infrastructure and mass murder of Ukrainian civilians with…

The Conversation

Shamima Begum: People can ‘still be threats to national security even when brainwashed’, Home Office says

Shamima Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State

Evening Standard

Iranian advisers killed aiding Russians in Crimea, says Kyiv

Top security official says Tehran military personnel in occupied areas will be ‘targeted’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: how the economy has kept running at a time of bitter conflict

November 24 marks nine months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Despite the expectation of the Kremlin – and many international analysts – Ukraine did not fall within days. It repelled Russia’s advance on the capital Kyiv, turned the tide on the battlefields and has now retaken half of…

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Ukraine, Russia swap 50 prisoners of war each - officials

Russia and Ukraine carried out the latest in a series of prisoner of war exchanges on Thursday, with both sides handing over 50 people, officials in Kyiv and Moscow said.

The Independent UK

People can ‘still be threats to national security even if they were brainwashed’

Shamima Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State.

Reuters

Putin discusses West's oil price cap with Iraqi leader - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed Western attempts to cap the price of Russian oil during a phone call with Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the new Iraqi prime minister, the Kremlin said in a readout of the call.

The Independent UK

Body of Israeli teen taken by militants returned to family

The Israeli military says the body of an Israeli teen taken by Palestinian militants from a West Bank hospital was returned to his family

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The Independent UK

Lebanese reformist, another lawmaker lose parliament seats

Lebanon's constitutional council has taken away parliament seats from two newly elected lawmakers, including an activist who had pledged to fight corruption

Al Jazeera

Russian forces in Kherson alert as Ukraine plans next move

Ukraine has kept Russian forces guessing about their next move, pinning down occupying troops in defensive positions.

Reuters

Turkey tells Russia it will continue to respond to attacks from northern Syria

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar told his Russian counterpart in a call on Thursday that Ankara would continue responding to attacks from northern Syria, after Russia asked Turkey to refrain from a full-scale Syria offensive.

The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian-Ukrainian Meeting in UAE to Discuss Prisoner Swap, Ammonia

The UAE said that since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, it has called for de-escalation and dialogue, and has supported all diplomatic initiatives in this regard.

Reuters

Bordering Georgia's breakaway regions, villagers fear Russia's next steps

For displaced villagers living near the border of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, the war in Ukraine has brought back terrifying memories of Russian bombardments.

Reuters

EU to approve Hungary's recovery plan, hold cash until conditions met

The European Commission is likely to approve next week Hungary's post-pandemic recovery plan to keep open the possibility of EU disbursements later, but hold back any payouts until Budapest fulfils all agreed conditions, sources at the EU executive said.

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