Canada’s House of Commons speaker resigns over standing ovation for Nazi Anthony Rota announced he was stepping down from the position after blunder The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Canada parliament speaker resigns after calling Ukrainian Nazi veteran a ‘hero’ Anthony Rota steps down after meeting with party leaders in Ottawa having invited Yaroslav Hunka to special session The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2023
Viktor Sokolov: Russian video ‘shows Black Sea fleet commander alive’ Ukraine had said Viktor Sokolov was killed in a missile strike which was denied by Russia Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
Moscow court upholds 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny A court in Moscow has upheld a 19-year prison sentence for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was convicted on charges of extremism in August The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Karabakh exodus: 20,000 Armenians flee over border as UN demands protection of civilians Twenty killed and 290 injured in fuel explosion as refugees flee in trucks, cars and even tractors The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Russia’s Navalny loses appeal against 19-year jail term The ruling against Putin’s most prominent opponent is on top of an 11-and-a-half-year sentence he is already serving. Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2023
Exasperated residents flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control of breakaway region Thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents are fleeing their homes after Azerbaijan's swift military operation to reclaim control of the breakaway region The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Nagorno-Karabakh crisis forces western rethink on Azerbaijan Baku has drawn the ire of the EU and US after years of promoting itself as a reliable security partner and vital transport hub The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Nagorno-Karabakh: crisis in the Caucasus could destabilise the whole of Eurasia In the past few days there has been a steady stream of ethnic Armenians fleeing the contested region of Narogno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan launched a 24-hour assault on the Armenian enclave, which is surrounded by Azerbaijani territory, on September 19 and, following a ceasefire brokered the following day, refugees have been allowed… The Conversation · Sep 26, 2023
Belarus' top diplomat says he can't imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia The foreign minister of Belarus says he can't envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Five Bulgarians charged with spying for Russia accused of collecting information to help with abduction plots The three men and two women are accused of conspiring to gather information that would be useful to an enemy between August 2020 and February 2023 Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
Canada's government calls on House speaker to resign over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is urging the speaker of the House of Commons Speaker to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Russia releases video of admiral a day after Ukraine claimed he was dead Viktor Sokolov seen apparently taking part in video conference with Russian defence minister The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Russia strikes Odesa in drone barrage cutting off ferry to Romania A warehouse was damaged and dozens of trucks destroyed in the blasts Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 In Egypt, rights group says 73 supporters of challenger in December presidential election arrested A rights group says Egyptian authorities have detained at least 73 people campaigning for a challenger to incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in the December election
Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2023 The view from Baku: Is peace possible after another clash over Karabakh? Azerbaijani experts and residents of the capital on whether ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijans can ever live in harmony.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023 Kremlin refuses to comment on footage of Chechen leader’s son beating prisoner Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson declines to speak about video showing Ramzan Kadyrov’s son Adam, 15, attacking prisoner
Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2023 Why did Iran’s foreign minister want to go to Washington? Hossein Amirabdollahian’s interest in going to US capital does not appear directly linked with talks on nuclear deal.
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Trudeau calls the standing ovation he and Zelensky gave Nazi ‘deeply embarrassing’ Canadian prime minister said the ‘mistake’ of giving a Nazi a standing ovation while Zelensky visited was ‘extremely upsetting’
The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 580 of the invasion Russia again strikes at Ukraine’s port and grain infrastructure; border crossing with Romania closed following drone attack
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Russian drone strikes on Odesa hit port area and cut off ferry service to Romania Ukrainian officials say Russia struck the Black Sea port city of Odesa for a second night in a row in a drone barrage that damaged a warehouse, charred dozens of trucks and injured two drivers in fiery explosions
Zenger · Sep 26, 2023 Explosion Rocks Iranian City Near Underground Missile Site Reports suggest sabotage operation targeted missile facility; concerns over Iran's missile program
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Russia tries to rejoin UN Human Rights Council Country isolated at the world stage was kicked out of the council last year with 93 votes in favour of the move
Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2023 Death toll rises in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast as thousands flee Armenia says at least 28,120 ethnic Armenians from breakaway region entered the country after Azerbaijan’s offensive.
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023 Ukraine’s ‘deep strike battle’ in Black Sea deals biggest blow so far in war to Putin fleet, says UK Ukraine special forces claim Russia’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers were killed in an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol