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U.S.-Japan warn against use of force or coercion anywhere in world

The United States and Japan on Friday reiterated the importance of peace and stability in Taiwan Strait and warned against any use of a nuclear weapon by Russia in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia claims victory in Soledar – but Ukraine says its troops are holding on

Taking of Donetsk town would be a symbolic win for Vladimir Putin, but the scale of casualties may make it a pyrrhic victory

The Independent UK

International Chess Federation prepares to announce chess world championship host city

The world's most prestigious chess match has been under a cloud of uncertainty for months since reigning champion Magnus Carlsen announced he would not defend his title.

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The battle for Soledar; Putin reshuffles his military top brass again; west considers giving tanks to Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Kyiv says battles ongoing in Soledar and denies Russians have taken town – as it happened

Spokesperson for Ukraine army says statements from Russia that it has captured Soledar ‘are not true’

The Guardian - AU

Olympic skater Kamila Valieva bore ‘no fault’ for failed drugs test, Russian investigation finds

The result of the Russian anti-doping agency’s overdue investigation has been made public by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which says it is considering appealing against the findings

The Independent UK

Russian proxy in east Ukraine accuses Briton of spying

Authorities in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine have accused a Briton who worked as an international conflict monitor of spying for Ukraine, a Russian news agency said on Friday.

Reuters

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Wada ‘concern’ as Rusada clears Valieva of wrongdoing over doping scandal

Kamila Valieva, whose positive doping test was the biggest story at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has been cleared by a Russian Anti-Doping Agency tribunal

The Guardian - UK

Russia Finds ‘No Fault’ for Kamila Valieva in Doping Case, But WADA Is Likely to Appeal

The controversy surrounding the 16-year-old figure skater’s positive test that overshadowed last year’s Beijing Winter Olympics is yet to be resolved.

Sports Illustrated

Germany in Talks with Iraq over Possible Gas Imports

Germany is in talks with Iraq over the possibility of importing natural gas from the oil-rich country, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, as Berlin scrambles to diversify its energy sources to replace a drop in Russian fossil fuel shipments. "We also talked about possible gas deliveries to Germany and…

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Russian troops waging ferocious battle in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin reshuffles generals

Vladimir Putin has gathered a Chechen warlord and a notorious mercenary leader after appointing General Valery Gerasimov as head of Russian forces as troops continue to shell Ukraine

Daily Mirror

WADA says Russia found 'no fault' in Valieva doping case

The World Anti-Doping Agency says a Russian tribunal has found figure skater Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” in a doping case that rocked last year’s Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

What does Russia’s military shake-up mean for the war in Ukraine?

The appointment of Valery Gerasimov signals Moscow’s failing war effort and fraught domestic politics, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Serbia and Kosovo: why the EU is intent on resolving border tension stoked by the Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as a sombre reminder that Europe’s unresolved issues can reignite. Given the rising tension in the Balkans, Germany and France have made settling the unresolved problems between Serbia and Kosovo a top priority for 2023.

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Globe trotter with Parkinson's determined to tick off bucket list on mobility scooter

John Hinton, from North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, has travelled to Chile and the Atacama Desert, Easter Island, South Africa, Russia, Iceland, India and Canada since being diagnosed with Parkinson's

Reuters

Russia may hike taxes as military spending, oil price weigh on budget

Russia is becoming too dependent on oil revenues to support its budget as it ramps up military spending, economists said, warning that the government may have to raise taxes if prices of crude fail to meet expectations this year.

Reuters

EU needs to keep increasing pressure on Russia - von der Leyen

The European Union needs to keep increasing pressure on Russia and supporting Ukraine, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Russia claims Donbas town but Ukraine says it’s in control

Russia claimed Moscow’s troops had taken Soledar, a small town in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, in one of their first victories in months. Kyiv rejected the claim.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Hellish’ battle for Soledar symbolises state of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Fall of saltmining town would be propaganda coup for Kremlin but analysts say scale of casualties make it a pyrrhic victory

Al Jazeera

Belarus could join war if Ukraine ‘invades’, says Russia

Moscow warns of ‘collective response’ to any attack on Russia or Belarus, as allies prepare to stage joint drills.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin attends funeral of dictator while thousands of Russians killed in war

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin flew to Ufa to pay his respects to Murtaza Rakhimov, ex-president of Russian republic Bashkortostan, but he has failed to offer condolences to other war victims

Wales Online

Nato deploying three planes to monitor Russia

Three of the aircraft will be sent on Tuesday to an airbase near Romania’s capital Bucharest

Reuters

Poland, Lithuania want lower Russian oil cap, nuclear curbs in new EU sanctions

Poland and Lithuania want to lower the price cap on Russian oil, and target Russia's nuclear sector under new European Union sanctions against Moscow and Minsk for the war in Ukraine, senior diplomats from the two EU countries said on Friday.

The Independent UK

NATO planes to be sent to Romania to eye Russian activity

NATO plans to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions and to “monitor Russian military activity” within the military alliance’s territory

The Independent UK

Russia’s mercenary Wagner group ‘launch recruitment drive’

US officials have expressed concerns over the groups attempts to recruit soldiers in Serbia and across Africa

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