Volodymyr Zelensky and ‘spirit of Ukraine’ named TIME’s 2022 Person of the Year Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been named TIME’s person of the year, alongside the “spirit of Ukraine.” Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022
Ukraine news – live: Russia will defend its interests using all available means, says Putin He added that Russia’s “special military operation” could be a “long process”. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
‘They want to kill us’: mayor Vitali Klitschko plans for the worst as Russia tries to freeze Kyiv Klitschko says capital taking no chances, working day and night readying for critical strikes on power supplies The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022
‘Who’s the dictator?’ asks Iran’s Raisi as protests continue Top officials this week visited universities, which have seen many rounds of protests since September. Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022
Belarus protest leader's health problems caused by bad treatment in jail - allies Political allies of jailed Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova said on Wednesday a rapid deterioration in her health last week and eventual hospitalisation were prompted by bad treatment in prison. Reuters · Dec 7, 2022
Is Ukraine’s new drone a game-changer in the war? A mysterious weapon has hit one of Russia’s largest and most important military airfields. Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022
‘They silenced her’: The fight for justice for Shireen Abu Akleh Family members, colleagues and lawyers explain why they are pursuing justice for the veteran journalist. Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022
Russian officer who fled to Kazakhstan could be deported, family says A Russian military officer who illegally crossed into Kazakhstan because he objected to the invasion of Ukraine has been detained there, his family said, leaving Kazakh authorities with a diplomatic dilemma over whether to hand him over to Moscow. Reuters · Dec 7, 2022
Italy arrests former German army officer in connection to far-right plot Italian police on Wednesday arrested a 64-year-old former German army officer connected to the far-right group suspected of preparing a violent overthrow of the state in Germany, a statement said. Reuters · Dec 7, 2022
Donors race to get generators, other aid to hard-hit Ukraine When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine, they opened a front that carried the war along power lines and water mains to homes, schools, hospitals and Ukrainian livelihoods The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
‘No question of Russian involvement’ in alleged German coup, says Kremlin Among those arrested in Germany as an alleged plotter was a Russian citizen The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Pope compares Ukrainian suffering to WWII Nazi death operation Pope Francis on Wednesday compared the war in Ukraine to a Nazi operation that killed some two million people, mostly Jews, in the first years of World War Two. Reuters · Dec 7, 2022
Explainer-Germany's Reichsbuerger: Searching for an emperor and fascinated by guns The 25 suspects detained in Germany on Wednesday for allegedly plotting to overthrow the state subscribed to a mixed bag of conspiracy theories, with the Reichsbuerger and QAnon ideologies among them, authorities said. Reuters · Dec 7, 2022
Migrants flee plane after forcing emergency landing in Barcelona A commercial airplane flying from Morocco to Turkey made an emergency landing at Barcelona's El Prat airport early on Wednesday after a reported medical event and 28 of the passengers fled across the tarmac, the Spanish government said. Reuters · Dec 7, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022 10% of Detained Protesters in Iran Are Women The Iranian regime said Tuesday that women make up 10% of people arrested during the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on Sept. 16 in custody of the country’s morality police. She was detained for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress…
Reuters · Dec 7, 2022 Russian forces killed hundreds of civilians early in Ukraine war -UN report Russian forces killed at least 441 civilians in the early days of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday, documenting attacks in dozens of towns and summary executions that it said might be war crimes.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022 Poland Will Place German Patriot Missiles on Its Territory Poland is preparing to deploy the German Patriot air defense system on its territory, after Berlin refused to place this system in Ukraine, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Twitter. Germany last month offered Poland the Patriot system to help secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed and killed…
Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022 Turkish deadline for SDF withdrawal from northern Syria: Source Turkish source tells Al Jazeera that Ankara has told the US and Russia that the SDF must withdraw within two weeks.
France 24 · Dec 7, 2022 Is it the end for Iran's morality police? Activists sceptical of claims body is being disbanded A three-day general strike is taking place in Iran this week. It's a show of defiance, as the anti-regime protest movement approaches its three-month mark with no sign of abating. On Monday, the strike was observed in dozens of Iranian cities, from the capital Tehran to Isfahan, Tabriz and the…
Bangkok Post · Dec 7, 2022 Long sentences for militant leader, followers YALA: The provincial court has given long prison sentences to one of the leaders and other members of a militant group held responsible for widespread violence in the southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022 Sister of Iran’s Khamenei Condemns His Rule, Urges Revolutionary Guards to Disarm A sister of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has condemned his crackdown on nationwide protests and called on the widely-feared Revolutionary Guards to lay down their weapons, according to a letter published by her France-based son. Iran has been gripped by unrest since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman…
Bangkok Post · Dec 7, 2022 Germany conducts nationwide raids to thwart group planning coup More than 3,000 German law-enforcement officers conducted raids across the country Wednesday and detained 25 people suspected of links to a domestic terrorist group allegedly planning a coup d’etat.
Reuters · Dec 7, 2022 Sister of Iran's leader condemns his rule, urges Guards to disarm - letter A sister of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned his crackdown on nationwide protests and called on the widely-feared Revolutionary Guards to lay down their weapons, according to a letter published by her France-based son.
Irish Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Former Irish Army general Michael Beary survives under-car bomb attack in Yemen Exclusive: These dramatic photographs show the aftermath of the explosion on the general’s jeep – with local media claiming the mine was planted out by anti-government Houthi rebels.
Reuters · Dec 7, 2022 German minister: foiled plot shows threat of far-right "abyss" Investigations into a far-right plot to overthrow the German state show the threat posed by the "Reichsbuerger" movement, which denies the existence of the modern German state, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.