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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russia Central Bank Holds Off Rate Hike After Criticism

Russia's central bank kept interest rates at 21 percent on Friday despite surging inflation, a surprise decision that follows criticism from the country's political and business elite over the effects of higher borrowing costs on the economy.

International Business Times

Russian central bank holds rates steady at 21% amid criticism from key business figures

Russia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at 21%, holding off on further increases as it struggles to snuff out inflation fueled by the government’s spending on the war against Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian Ballistic Missile Attack Hits Kyiv, One Dead

Russian missile attack on Kyiv leads to casualties and damage, escalating conflict with Ukraine. International community monitors situation closely.

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OPINION - What is Israel doing in Syria? Benjamin Netanyahu may be about to overplay his hand

Three days ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Israel Katz visited forward positions of the Israel Army at the peak of snow-capped Mount Hermon.

Evening Standard

Verdicts expected for 8 people on trial over their role in the beheading of a teacher in France

Eight people accused of assisting an Islamic extremist who beheaded a French history teacher outside his school will hear the verdicts in their cases

The Independent UK

Iran scrambles to build ties with Syrian leaders as regional influence wanes

Loss of authority in Syria after fall of Bashar al-Assad adds to domestic and international crises facing Iranian leaders

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia suffers worst daily losses since the start of the invasion, claims Ukraine – as it happened

Kyiv says that 2,200 Russian soldiers have died in the last 24 hours

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Ambushes And Nostalgia On Banks Of Frontline Ukraine River

Lyubov Voronova still remembers a time before the war when the Oskil river flowing by her east Ukraine home was an idyll where families would swim, picnic and make memories.

International Business Times

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,030

Here are the key developments on the 1,030th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

One killed in Kyiv as Russian missile attack targets Ukraine’s capital

Ukrainian official says Russia used hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and Iskander/KN-23 ballistic missiles in the attack.

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US Diplomats Visit Syria To Meet New Rulers

US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive path and to find clues on missing Americans, the State Department said Friday.

International Business Times

The warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried

Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence between forces from Bashar Assad’s government and a patchwork of rebel groups

The Independent UK

Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Independent UK

Inside Aleppo, the city Assad left to rot as a lesson in the price of rising up

A decade on from the Guardian’s last visit, it is clear war has ripped the city apart – but there are signs of positive change

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US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared

Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin: Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

The Russian president told one reporter he was ready to meet Donald Trump, who he said he had not spoken to for years

Evening Standard

North Korean troops sustaining 'heavy casualties' in Kursk, say Western officials

More than 11,000 forces from North Korea are believed to be deployed in the region

The Independent UK

An Uzbek man is charged in Moscow with killing a Russian general in a bombing claimed by Ukraine

Russian state media says that an Uzbek citizen accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine has been charged in a Russian court with this week’s assassination of a senior Russian general and his assistant

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Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

It remains unclear if or when the two leaders will actually meet

The Guardian - UK

Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’

Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’

Al Jazeera

Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters

Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held town of Kobane.

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EU Leaders Emphasize Ukraine's Role In Future Decisions

EU leaders emphasize Ukraine's role in decisions, wary of Russia's advances. Calls for long-term aid and U.S.-EU unity to counter Russian aggression.

Evening Standard

Starmer backs Tulip Siddiq after minister named in Bangladeshi anti-corruption probe

As economic secretary to the Treasury, Ms Siddiq is responsible for tackling corruption in the UK’s financial markets

Al Jazeera

Putin plans to meet Bashar al-Assad, says Russia not defeated in Syria

Vladimir Putin says he has not met the deposed Syrian ruler since he fled Damascus for the Russian capital.

The Guardian - UK

A string of assassinations, a faltering economy, a shortage of workers: the pressure on Putin is ratcheting up

A vacuum among his generals is the last thing the president needs. He will be holding his breath for Trump’s inauguration, says political researcher Olga Chyzh

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