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Putin to Allow Inspectors to Visit Russia-occupied Nuclear Plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that independent inspectors can travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the French presidency said Friday, as fears grow over fighting near the site. The apparent resolution of a dispute over whether inspectors travel via Ukraine or Russia came as a US defense official…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia holding war games in Venezuela, sending alarming signals throughout Latin America

Snipers from Russia and other countries hostile to the United States are competing in war games being held this week in Venezuela in events described as Olympic games for soldiers that were organized not only to show that Moscow still has friends but also that some of them are in…

Miami Herald

More blasts in Russian-held areas far from Ukraine front lines

Ukraine hopes new ability to hit Russian targets deep behind front lines can turn the tide of the war.

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UK PM candidate Sunak: Russia's Putin should be barred from G20

Rishi Sunak, one of the two candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister, has called on the G20 to bar Russian President Vladimir Putin from its meetings until Moscow halts the war in Ukraine, his spokesman said on Friday.

Reuters

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Blasts, fresh drone attacks rock Russian-held areas far from Ukraine war front

Russia reported fresh Ukrainian drone attacks on Friday evening, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, apparent displays of Kyiv's growing ability to pummel Moscow's assets far from front lines.

Reuters

Moscow covered in poisonous smog as officials fear telling Putin about forest fires

Authorities in the Russian capital advised residents to wear face masks to protect themselves from the smog and The Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) blamed authorities in the Ryazan region for failing to keep the fires under control

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Pro-Putin duo opens Stars Coffee as Russian successor to Starbucks

A restaurateur and rapper duo unveiled Stars Coffee on Thursday, reopening the chain of coffee shops in Russia formerly owned by Starbucks Corp, the latest major company rebranding after a months-long Western corporate exodus from the country.

Reuters

Kharkiv suffers ‘one of most tragic nights’ since war began after fresh Russian strikes

Volodymyr Zelensky attacks ‘devious and cynical’ strike as he hosts UN chief and Turkey’s Erdogan in Lviv

The Independent UK

Russia says nuclear weapons use possible only in 'emergency circumstances'

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that Moscow would only use its nuclear arsenal in "emergency circumstances" and that it has no interest in a direct confrontation with NATO and the United States.

Reuters

Russian Jews head for Israel as Kremlin targets emigration group

In the hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Ilya Fomintsev, a 43-year-old oncologist and director of a medical charity, took to the streets of Moscow to protest. He was arrested and sentenced to 20 days’ detention.

Reuters

Ship That Ukraine Alleges Has Stolen Grain Likely off Syria

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus, according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press. The arrival of the SV Konstantin marks just the latest shipment of Ukrainian grain — whether…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ship that Ukraine alleges has stolen grain likely off Syria

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow amid the war there appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus

The Independent UK

Long-term proposition for India to reorient foreign policy away from Russia, says U.S.

India has raised oil imports from Russia after the Ukraine war despite criticism from the West and continues to engage with Moscow for business

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Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian military intelligence believes Russia planning ‘provocation’ at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – as it happened

Defence intelligence of Ukraine issues warning over what they say is an unexpected ‘day off’ for employees at the plant

Al Jazeera

China to send troops to Russia for joint military exercises

The Vostok drills are due to start at the end of the month and will also include India, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan

The Hindu

NSA Ajit Doval meets counterpart in Moscow

Moscow and Delhi are also in talks for greater multilateral coordination

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Russia, West vie for influence amid Africa caution on Ukraine war

Unlike their Western counterparts, African leaders are being cautious in characterising the conflict in Ukraine as war.

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Palestinian general discusses military co-operation at talks in Moscow

A senior Russian official met the commander of Palestinian security forces to discuss military and intelligence co-operation, Moscow's defence ministry said on Wednesday.

France 24

UN inspectors need 'urgent' access to Ukraine nuclear plant, NATO says

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said it was “urgent” that the UN’s atomic watchdog be given access to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

The Guardian - UK

Major cities blighted by nitrogen dioxide pollution, research finds

Shanghai, Moscow and Tehran have the highest levels of NO2 pollution, according to the research

The Guardian - AU

Donetsk self-proclaimed leader pledges ‘bilateral cooperation’ with North Korea

Russian-backed self-appointed leader writes Kim Jong-un a letter, shortly after Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang would expand relations

Reuters

U.N. chief, in Ukraine, says he worried by situation at nuclear plant on front line

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he was gravely concerned by the situation at Europe's largest nuclear power station after it came under shelling at the front lines in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

UK accuses Russian fighter jet of ‘unsafe close pass’ of RAF spy plane after Moscow claims airspace violated

Moscow accuses Britain of ‘deliberate provocation’ amid tensions over Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

Russia says ‘sabotage’ behind arms depot blasts in Crimea

Explosions follow attack last week on Crimean airbase that damaged and destroyed several Russian war planes.

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