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Man Arrested in St. Petersburg for Holding Up Sign of a Cartoon Character's Tag Line, "Let's All Get Along!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_sMeR8hBmw There's a lovely and popular Russian cartoon series called Kot Leopold, which means Leopold the Cat. To quote the accurate Wikipedia summary, Leopold the Cat (Russian: Кот Леопольд, Kot Leopold) is a Soviet/Russian animated short film series about a good-natured and prudent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow…

Reason

World Athletics take tough Russia stance and make decision on transgender female athletes

World Athletics president Lord Coe has announced Russian Athletes have been banned due to the war with Ukraine, while transgender female athletes who have gone through male puberty have also been banned

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on Ukraine and war crimes: the start of a case against Putin

Editorial: The international criminal court’s issuance of an arrest warrant for the Russian president over Ukraine is welcome. It needs support

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Raids against Russian group Memorial part of intimidation campaign -EU

The European Union on Thursday denounced Russian police raids against the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, describing them as part of an intimidation and harassment campaign.

Reuters

Russian accused of smuggling military tech escapes house arrest in Italy

Artem Uss broke electronic tag and went on run a day after court agreed to hand him over to US authorities

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainians say Russian drones pose growing threat, more Stingers needed

Russian forces are increasingly using drones in aerial battles over the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, but the threat of fighter jets and helicopters remains and more Western weapons are needed to counter them, Ukrainian soldiers said.

Reuters

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine

Track and field leaders have signaled it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues

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Scientists want to clone an extinct bison unearthed from Siberian permafrost. Experts are skeptical.

Researchers in Russia recently dissected a mummified bison dating back to around 8,000 years ago. The remains are so well preserved that the team thinks the extinct animal could be cloned, but others disagree.

LiveScience

Minister says she 'pities' MP who 'repeated Russian Covid conspiracy theories'

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt hit out at Andrew Bridgen, who she accused of sharing "falsehoods" originating in Russia and China about Covid

Daily Mirror

Xi and Putin meeting signals the return of the China-Russia axis and the start of a second cold war

The heirs to two of the most violent revolutions in modern history shook hands and took stock of their “comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era”, at a recent meeting in Moscow.

The Conversation

DeSantis walks back 'territorial dispute' remark on Ukraine

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis is walking back his characterization of Russia's war on Ukraine as a “territorial dispute."

The Independent UK

Hungary would not act on Putin arrest warrant, official says

The chief of staff to Hungary's prime minister says Hungarian authorities wouldn't arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to enter the country despite him being the subject of an international warrant for alleged war crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK

IOC faces pro-Ukraine protests as President doubles down on Russia ban stance

Thomas Bach has reiterated the International Olympic Committee stance on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in Paris in 2024 amid mounting pressure

Daily Mirror

Explainer-What are depleted uranium weapons - and what are the risks?

Britain said it would supply armour piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine to help destroy Russian tanks, a step President Vladimir Putin said would force a response from Moscow as the weapons had "a nuclear component".

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Sighting of possible 'world-ending asteroid' over Russia has people perplexed

The picture was shared on Reddit and shows a strange cloud formation over St Petersburg, Russia. Some said it looks like a 'ball of fire' and others said it could be 'foreshadowing' the end of the world.

Reuters

Russian support for Myanmar junta 'destabilising' Southeast Asia – U.S envoy

Russia's backing for Myanmar's military rulers is unacceptable and destabilising, with its supply of weapons helping to fuel a conflict that has become a catastrophe for the country, a top U.S. official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Germany promises to help get North Macedonia 'out of the rain'

Progress towards European Union membership is the only way to counter Russian influence in the Western Balkan region, North Macedonia's foreign minister said after talks on Thursday with his German counterpart, who promised support.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits Kherson region, vows to repair war damage

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday visited the southern region of Kherson, where he made a pledge to local officials and villagers to repair damage caused by Russia's invasion.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine president visits front-line areas as new phase nears

Ukraine’s president has made his third visit in two days to areas that have felt the brunt of Russia’s invasion

The Guardian - UK

Spanish PM to discuss Ukraine with Xi Jinping on visit to China

Pedro Sánchez says he will tell Chinese leader it must be Ukrainians who ‘lay down conditions’ for any peace agreement

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis forced into U-turn after calling Ukraine war ‘territorial dispute’

Likely Republican contender for White House says remark was ‘mischaracterised’ but calls Vladimir Putin a war criminal

Salon

Putin and the GOP: Masters of deception

Americans no longer share a common reality — but can we all agree that Donald Trump's just in it for the grift?

Reuters

Russia cannot meet arms delivery commitments because of war, Indian Air Force says

Russia is unable to deliver vital defence supplies it had committed to India's military because of the war in Ukraine, the Indian Air Force (IAF) says.

The Independent UK

Russia's security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats

A top Russian security official has declared that the risk of a nuclear war has risen and blasted a German minister for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest

Reuters

Hungary would not arrest Putin, says PM Orban's chief of staff

Hungary would not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he entered the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday, adding that it would have no legal grounds.

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