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Ukraine war: Israel treads careful line as public blames Russia

While PM Bennett tries to mediate peace, Israelis with backgrounds in ex-Soviet nations are against Moscow’s invasion.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2022

Ukraine offers to swap prisoners for hurt Mariupol fighters

Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the badly injured fighters trapped inside a steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Ukrainian family finds sanctuary in South Shields thanks to Hexham mum and local charity

Three generations of the same family and their dog escaped war-torn Ukraine to come to the North East and find safety

Chronicle Live · May 11, 2022

A Viking epic to conquer them all in 'The Northman’

Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Movie review: Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’ is a violent feast for the senses

You never would accuse Robert Eggers of being just another filmmaker.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Heartbreak as Antiques Roadshow rare Fabergé box halves in value after discovery

Jewellery historian John calmly talked the audience through the valuation of the “rather plain” box, before excitedly revealing it was actually a Fabergé cigarette case and was worth thousands of pounds

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022

Antiques Roadshow guest devastated as heirloom halves in value due to tiny damage

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left devastated when the family's heirloom plummeted in value after the expert spotted out a small amount of damage on it

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2022

The Northman review – Robert Eggers’s ambitious, preposterous Viking epic

Understatement is not on the menu as Alexander Skarsgård scorches through a mission of bloody vengeance in this oddly plodding Scandi saga

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

'How many graves? Go count them': Russia batters Ukraine's east

SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — The rows of graves were marked with simple crosses of fresh-cut wood. Black plaques with gold lettering declared the names. The occasional wreath broke the monotony of dull earthen colors, and, in the front, three rectangular holes awaited the newly fallen.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 16, 2022

What happened in Bucha? Inside Ukrainian city of horrors caught up in Russia's battle for Kyiv

Bucha resident Larysa Savenko spent five weeks hiding in her shed in the freezing cold as Russians occupied her town. Now the horror on her street has become the latest defining image of the war.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2022