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Russian Airstrike in Ukraine ‘Shook’ Chinese Consulate, Ministry Says

The blast occurred in the Black Sea port city of Odessa. No one in the building was hurt

Caixin Global

Russia seeks 20-year jail sentence for Kremlin critic Navalny

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the already imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Liverpool's 'twin city's' thousands of miles away

Liverpool has developed plenty of great relationships with other countries over the years

Liverpool Echo

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Co Antrim student tells of his fears for family members in war-torn Ukraine

"You do worry a lot when you hear about people being killed and have to put into perspective that one day that could be a family member of mine."

Belfast Live

Real-life Rapunzel with 6ft-long hair refuses to let daughters cut their locks

Alena Kravchenko, from Odessa, Ukraine, and her daughters Valeria and Miroslava have extremely long hair and often get compliments for it

Daily Mirror

In-depth: How Ukraine's cycling scene is surviving the war and even helping the effort

Cycling Weekly finds out how the sport in Ukraine has lost stars but continues to inspire and even form part of the war effort

Cycling Weekly

Finding and keeping workers in post-pandemic economy is a struggle for West Texas, local leaders tell Fed

Local leaders told members of the Federal Reserve last week that families are facing financial stresses that make working hard. Educators say they need families more involved at school.

The Texas Tribune

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'The war was very close' - Ukraine businesses at Liverpool summit tell how they have defied the Russian invasion to grow their links with the UK

Eurovision host city holds event to link UK and Ukrainian businesses

Birmingham Post

OPINION - The Standard View: When Kyiv wins and peace comes, Britain must help rebuild Ukraine

More dead, more injured and buildings destroyed — Russia has unleashed its latest barrage of missiles across Ukraine. The targets spanned the country, from the capital Kyiv to Lviv in the west, Odessa in the south and Kharkiv in the east. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian…

Evening Standard

Ukrainian mother's gratitude to Sunderland after settling in city with family when she fled war

Alyona Ischuk arrived in Sunderland in May last year with her two children and mother from Odessa in southern Ukraine

Chronicle Live

Odessa, Ukrainian port city, gets UNESCO status despite war threats

In a surprise development, the United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic centre of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odessa to its list of World Heritage sites. This has been done to recognise the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity…

The Times of India

Scot saved Christmas for 600 orphans who fled Ukraine by delivering gifts from Santa

Gavin Menzies collected presents in Edinburgh and led fundraising, including releasing a song on Spotify, to deliver toys and games to the kids from Odessa.

Daily Record

Hero Edinburgh man saves Christmas for hundreds of displaced Ukrainian orphans

Gavin Menzies, 36, has been doing all he can, with the help of friends and charitable organisations, to support orphaned children from the city of Odessa since the Ukraine war broke out.

Edinburgh Live

Did party politics cost a Texas city manager and attorney their jobs?

City councils are typically nonpartisan. Odessa residents are wondering if that’s still the case after the local Republican Party helped elect new council members.

The Texas Tribune

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Editorial: Texas can’t ignore extreme weather in planning future water supply

Just this past summer, broken water lines triggered a 13-day boil water notice in Laredo and a major water outage in Odessa, and Zapata almost ran out of water after reservoirs reached dangerously low levels. Texas is in dire need of better water infrastructure.

The Texas Tribune

“An inverse tsunami”: How inflation and drought are making it harder to feed West Texans in need

Food banks across Texas are now struggling to keep up with growing demand even more than they were during the pandemic.

Liverpool Echo

Ukrainian community would be 'proud' of Liverpool hosting Eurovision

Hundreds of people in Liverpool opened their doors to Ukrainians when war broke out

Reuters

Germany says it will supply Ukraine with air defence system in days

Germany will deliver the first of four advanced IRIS-T air defence systems to Ukraine in the coming days to help ward off drone attacks, its defence minister Christine Lambrecht said during an unannounced visit to Odessa on Saturday.

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool 'ready to put on a show' after being named Eurovision 2023 finalist

The city has been named as one of the final two possible host cities along with Glasgow

Liverpool Echo

Ukrainian Mayor backs 'worthy' Liverpool Eurovision bid

Mayor of Odessa Gennadiy Trukhanov said "Let the songs of the entire Europe ring over the river Mersey"

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Zenger

Russian Strikes Destroy One Of Odesa’s Holiday Resorts

"We remember how they came, how they loved our resorts, how we met and believed then in this lie about a brotherly people."

Benzinga

First Ukraine Grain Shipment Departs Port Of Odessa With 26,000 Metric Tons Of Corn

As concerns of a global food crisis heighten, Ukraine was granted access on Monday to ship its first container of grain, carrying 26,000 metric tons of corn from the port of Odessa to Tripoli, Lebanon, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Radio France Internationale

First cargo ship leaves Odesa with Ukrainian grain for the world

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on Monday just over a week after Ukraine and Russia signed a deal with Turkey and the UN aimed at restarting grain exports from Ukraine’s ports on the Black Sea.

Axios

Grain ship departs Ukraine port for first time since Russian blockade

Russian military port blockades have worsened the global food crisis.

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