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‘A new and terrifying world’: Kim and Putin to meet again in Russia

With the Russian leader in need of weapons for the war in Ukraine, Kim Jong Un is expected to extract a high price.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 566

As the war enters its 566th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023

Ukraine regains control of strategic Black Sea oil rigs, intelligence service says

Recapture of ‘Boyko Towers’ takes Kyiv ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’, GUR says

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

India’s moment: on the G-20 Summit outcomes

India’s hosting the G-20 Summit was successful with the Declaration statement achieving what is truly impossible in today’s global polarisation

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2023

US and UK holding UN screening of documentary on Russia's siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol

The United States and Britain have invited ambassadors, journalists and others to a U.N. screening of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” which follows a trio of Associated Press journalists during Russia’s siege of the Ukrainian port city in the early days of the war

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Ukraine special forces fight off Russian jet to retake strategic drilling rigs near Crimea, Kyiv says

Moscow has controlled the platforms – which can be used to launch helicopters – since 2015

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Russia targeted civilian cargo ship in Black Sea, Sunak tells MPs

Declassified UK intelligence suggests missiles were fired from a Russian Black Sea fleet missile carrier on August 24.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Niger's junta finds support in Mali and Russia, but France stands firm

The leaders of Russia and Mali have agreed the political crisis in Niger should be resolved using diplomacy and not force. Meanwhile France has rejected accusations by Niger's coup leaders that it's planning a military intervention.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11, 2023

Ukraine ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’ after Black Sea gains

The Ukrainian military says it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Ukraine war: Russian-held elections seek to normalise illegal occupation and reveal reality of a long war ahead

Russia has recently held local elections, including – for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine last February – counting votes in the four territories annexed to Russia after a series of illegal and illegitimate referendums last September. The outcome of these elections – that is, another “triumph” for…

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023