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Oil jumps to $105, gas prices surge and global stocks tumble after Ukraine invasion – as it happened

Markets in turmoil: Gas prices jump 45%, Russian stocks crash, rouble falls to record low and Russian bonds sell off as Putin’s tanks roll into Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Russian forces seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine in heavy fighting but a huge blaze on the site was put out. Russian forces also bombarded Ukraine's capital Kyiv and surrounded several other cities.

Reuters

Western leaders decry Vladimir Putin as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine

After reports of explosions near Kyiv, Joe Biden accuses Putin of choosing a ‘war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life’

The Guardian - AU

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Is Putin’s Ukraine invasion about fossil fuels?

The continent has grown over-reliant on Russian gas – but Putin knows he is vulnerable to Europe cleaning up its energy sector

The Guardian - UK

World reacts to Russia’s attack on Ukraine

President Putin has given approval to a ‘special military operation’ in the Donbas region.

Al Jazeera

The Latest: Europe warns of airspace risks around Ukraine

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is urgently telling air operators of a high risk to civilian aircraft over Ukraine and that it's now “an active conflict zone.”

The Independent UK

Russia attacks Ukraine; missiles strike targets across country

SHCHASTIA, Ukraine — While the U.N. Security Council was meeting to avert war, explosions thundered and flashed across Ukraine early Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to attack the country after weeks of failed diplomacy and a massive military buildup intended to recast the map of Eastern…

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Stocks down after Russian forces invade Ukraine, safe-havens shine

Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, confirming the West's worst fears with the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two.

Reuters

Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe ‘shattered’

Ukrainian officials said their forces were battling Russians on multiple fronts and had lost control of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ukraine under full-scale attack from land, sea and air

At least 137 soldiers and civilians have died in the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine after Moscow unleashed the biggest attack on a European state since World War II.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ukraine battles Russian invasion, thousands flee fighting

Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday after Moscow unleashed the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two, prompting tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

Reuters

Biden adds sanctions targeting Russia as Ukrainians shift to war footing

WASHINGTON — With Russia poised for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration Wednesday stiffened economic sanctions targeting Moscow, and the Ukrainian president made a televised appeal for peace in a dramatic last-minute effort to avert war in Eastern Europe.

Los Angeles Times

Undermining American unity won’t deter Russian aggression

Many of our forbears died beating back fascist regimes in Europe. Americans today should not question the principles for which they fought.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia-Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin launches full-scale invasion as missiles hit Kyiv

A "full-scale" invasion of Ukraine has started by Russia with missile strikes in the capital Kyiv and other major cities as Vladimir Putin says he has launched a special military operation

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The US and Germany have now both targeted Nord Stream 2 to punish Russia. Here's why the pipeline is so important

In the wake of Germany suspending the Nord Stream 2 project, the United States has now imposed sanctions on the company in charge of the natural gas pipeline. These are the key things to understand about the project and its strategic importance.

Reuters

Airlines scramble as Ukraine invasion redraws route map

Airlines scrambled to adapt to conflict in Europe on Thursday as Ukraine closed its airspace, fuel prices soared and carriers were urged to "exercise caution" deep inside Russia hours after Moscow's military invaded Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Countries speak out at the UN: 'Ukraine, you're not alone'

Dozens of countries have taken the floor at the United Nations to deplore Russia’s actions toward Ukraine and make eleventh hour pleas for diplomacy as fears of a new war in Europe grow

Bangkok Post

Will Songkran be a washout?

The Thai New Year festival of Songkran is recognised as the most important annual event in the country, similar to Golden Week in China and Japan when a torrent of people are expected to hit the road for a long holiday.

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Al Jazeera

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison condemns Moscow’s ‘brutal’ attack on neighbour – as it happened

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Reuters

Analysis-Russia crisis presents Biden limited upside at home, plenty of downside

U.S. President Joe Biden wanted to spend 2022 building bridges, literally and metaphorically, in the United States. Instead, he faces being dragged into a crisis sparked by Russian President Vladimir Putin that could reshape Europe.

The Hindu

Ukraine as a Matryoshka doll set of crises

Multiple crises unfolding as one, they reveal the need to fit in ethnic and other minorities, rights and social cohesion

ABC News

Ukraine's President warns of 'new iron curtain' as Russia takes Chernobyl site — As it happened

Ukraine's President warns Europe that Russia will not stop with an invasion of his country.

The Conversation

What Russia's war means for Australian petrol prices: $2.10 a litre

Global crude oil prices have already reached their highest levels since 2014 in response to Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine.

The Conversation

Australia is creating an underclass of exploited farm workers, unable to speak up

As a senior official in Australia’s Immigration Department in the late 1990s, I frequently met counterparts in Europe and North America who were exasperated by their inability to make headway against the exploitation and abuse of hundreds of thousands of migrant farm workers.

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