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Russia launches ‘massive missile attack’ across Ukraine as blasts heard in Kyiv and Kharkiv suffers complete blackout

Attacks have been reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia

Evening Standard

World Bank Launches $2 bn Ukraine Private Sector Aid Package

The World Bank on Thursday announced a $2 billion package to support Ukraine's private sector, in a bid to help pave the way for reconstruction amid the devastation resulting from Russia's invasion. The latest package by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the bank's development arm focused on private-sector development in…

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Macron to Call on Putin over Ukraine Strikes, Nuclear Plant Safety

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will call on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to stop bombing civilians in Ukraine and to finalize a safety plan for Europe's largest nuclear reactor. "The most urgent issue today is to continue to call for a truce on the bombings and drone attacks,"…

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EU denounces Russia's 'indiscriminate terror' in Ukraine after fresh missile attacks

The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday condemned the "indiscriminate terror" that Russia's latest missile attacks were inflicting on Ukraine. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

At least three killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine

Russia rained down scores of missiles on Ukraine's power grid on Friday, killing at least three people, damaging nine energy facilities and forcing Kyiv to introduce emergency blackouts across the country as winter bites.

Reuters

Russians find asylum lifeline to US, but at a high price

The pastor of a San Diego-area church promises to arrange entry to the United States for Russian-speaking asylum-seekers through connections with U.S. officials and unnamed “opportunists” who guarantee customers' safety in Mexico

The Independent UK

Biden Tells Leaders US is 'All in' for Africa

US President Joe Biden threw his support Thursday behind a larger African role in the world as he also vowed to champion democracy in a continent where China and Russia have enjoyed rising clout. "The United States is all in on Africa and all in with Africa," Biden told nearly…

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Ukrainian shelling kills eight, injures 23 in Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine - TASS

At least eight people were killed and 23 injured by Ukrainian shelling in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of Ukraine, Russia's state TASS news agency reported on Friday, citing an unidentified source in the emergency services.

Reuters

Russia Launches Another Major Missile Attack on Ukraine

Ukraine's capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia's invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread emergency power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air-raid sirens as the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kharkiv left without power, heating and water after new wave of Russian missile strikes across country – as it happened

‘Colossal’ damage in Ukraine’s second largest city, mayor says, after Russian missile strikes lead to power emergency

The Guardian - AU

Is the World Cup still the greatest show on earth?

Gideon Rachman on the good, the bad and the Messi of Qatar 2022

Financial Times

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Water, electricity supply partly restored in Kyiv after Russian airstrikes

‘But schedules of emergency outages are being implemented,’ Kyiv mayor said

The Independent UK

Vatican apologises to Russia over 'cruellest' fighters in Ukraine claim by Pope

Pope Francis' comment that the Chechens and Buryats fighting in the Russian army were "the most cruel" involved in the Ukraine war has led to an apology to Russia by the Vatican

Daily Mirror

Wagner Group allegedly given Burkina Faso mine in exchange for help fighting jihadi extremists

Burkina Faso allegedly makes an agreement with Russia's Wagner Group in which the mercenary outfit will help the West African country deal with surging jihadi violence in exchange for a mine.

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Reuters

Russia to double intercontinental missile tests in 2023 -commander

Russia is to double the number of test launches of its intercontinental ballistic missiles to eight in 2023 from four in 2022, the commander of strategic rocket forces was quoted as saying on Friday.

Reuters

Micrometeoroid strike could be cause of Russian spacecraft leak - official

A coolant leak lasting for at least three hours Wednesday night aboard a Russian Soyuz space capsule docked to the International Space Station could have been caused by a tiny meteoroid strike, a senior Russian space official said Thursday.

Reuters

World Bank's private arm launches $2 billion program to help Ukrainian businesses

The World Bank's private investment arm on Thursday said it had launched a $2 billion support package for Ukraine to help build the resilience of the Ukrainian private sector devastated by Russia's war and to prepare for reconstruction.

Reuters

U.S. military to expand training of Ukrainian forces in Germany

The U.S. military announced on Thursday it will expand wartime training in Germany of Ukrainian military personnel fighting Russia's invasion with a focus on joint maneuver and combined arms operations.

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Daily Mirror

British-led unit to hunt Russian soldiers suspected of rape and attacks in Ukraine

The Sexual Violence Mobile Justice Team will train local detectives and help hunt for sex attackers among the Russian military, many still in Ukraine

France 24

EU leaders grant Bosnia 'candidate status' to join bloc

European Union leaders on Thursday granted Bosnia candidate status to join the union, putting the volatile Balkan nation at the start of a long road to membership. The move came as Kosovo became the latest country to formally lodge an application to apply for membership in the bloc.

Inverse

NASA and Russia finally cement a plan to retrieve stranded astronauts on the ISS

A crew capsule in space sprung a sizeable leak last month. NASA and Roscosmos assessed the cause and have found the capsule is now unsafe for passengers.

The Independent UK

EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war

The European Union has approved a new package of sanctions aimed at ramping up pressure against Russia for its war in Ukraine

Reuters

EU agrees 9th sanctions package against Russia -diplomats

European Union governments agreed on Thursday on a 9th package of sanctions against Russia over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, EU diplomats said.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian general says Russia preparing for ‘prolonged’ war

Comments come as Russia pounded Kherson city and Kharkiv, while Ukraine shelled Donetsk in the east.

Foreign Affairs

Russia’s New Theory of Victory

Christmas Day will be a grim milestone for the Ukrainian people. It will mark almost exactly ten months since Russian forces crossed into their country, bringing devastation on a scale not seen in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have been killed. Millions have fled their…

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