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FAO: World Food Prices Decline for 10th Month Running in January

World food prices fell in January for a 10th consecutive month, and are now down some 18% from a record high hit last March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Star Wars: France pledges not to conduct anti-satellite missile tests but leaves other options open

Driven by concerns over space debris, in late November the French Ministry for the Armed Forces formally committed not to conduct anti-satellite missile tests. And yet, France’s space strategy of 2019 resolved to “toughen” the country’s space capabilities.

The Conversation

Russian-installed Crimea authorities nationalise properties of Ukrainian politicians and businessmen

Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said on Friday that they had nationalised around 500 properties in the peninsula including some belonging to senior Ukrainian politicians and business figures.

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EU officials hold Kyiv talks in show of support for Ukraine

Top European Union officials are due to meet in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia’s invasion and strives to join the EU and NATO

The Independent UK

Michigan man connects with volunteers to provide aid for Ukraine refugees

Boyd Byelich was watching the news from his home in Roger City, Michigan, after Russia invaded Ukraine last February and he knew he needed to help.

Tribune News Service

EU, Ukraine leaders meet to discuss weapons, corruption, EU accession

The first European Union-Ukraine summit since the start of the Russian invasion takes place on 3 February in Kyiv. EU accession, Russia's invasion, post-war reconstruction, food security and accountability are among the topics to be discussed.

Radio France Internationale

Russia threatens it ‘will gain world’s attention’ on Ukraine invasion anniversary

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reportedly warned the West that something major is being planned to "gain the world's attention" on the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion

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Ukraine's Zelensky vows to hasten EU membership after Kyiv summit

Top EU officials met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a summit in Kyiv on Friday in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia's forces and strives to join the 27-member bloc. Ahead of the summit, European Council President Charles Michel said Moscow's invasion…

France 24

US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

North African and Sudanese officials say the United States is ratcheting up pressure on Middle East allies and power brokers in chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan to expel a Russian private military contractor

The Independent UK

Nearly 200,000 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine, US officials say

Top US official said last month that casualties on both sides were ‘significantly well over 100,000 now’

The Independent UK

New US military package includes rocket-powered bomb to double Ukraine’s strike range – as it happened

New US $2.175bn military aid also includes precision-guided rockets and HAWK air defence firing units

The Guardian - AU

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms guided by technicians behind a protective shield manoeuvre a pipe that will turn radioactive chemicals into glass as France seeks to make safe the byproducts of its growing reliance on atomic power.

Reuters

How Putin’s plans to blackmail Europe over gas supply failed

Within eight months of Russia invading Ukraine, the EU’s 27 states had replaced about 80% of the natural gas they used to get from Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Turkey’s Turning Point

What will Erdogan do to stay in power?

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Zelenskiy vows to defend 'fortress' Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv

Ukrainians will fight "for as long as we can" to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European Union leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv's prospects for joining the EU.

Tribune News Service

New Cargill CEO on role in global food chain: 'Food can't be weaponized'

With a Texan drawl and his V-neck sweater zipped up, Cargill's new CEO might seem uncomfortable with the plaster of white snow and hoar-frosted trees behind him outside the windows of the pyramid-shaped executive offices on the Wayzata campus of the global grain giant.

France 24

Over 11,000 Nigerians file complaint against oil giant Shell over pollution

In tonight's edition: More than 11,000 Nigerians sue oil giant Shell over pollution, damage caused by oil spills and loss of livelihood. Also, we speak to Kyle Walter, Head of US Investigations at Logically, about Russia's social media campaign to push pro-Kremlin messages on the continent. Finally, South Sudan gears…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's military takeover falters

Global news headlines this month will be focused on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which falls on Feb 24. This external aggression, where a bigger state unilaterally takes territory from a smaller neighbour by force, can be juxtaposed to an internal subjugation in Myanmar, where a military…

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The Independent UK

US to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in latest turnaround

After months of agonizing, the U

The Independent UK

IOC details Russia stance for Olympics, cites human rights

The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games

The Independent UK

EU pledges more support for Ukraine as Zelensky calls for tougher Russia sanctions

An EU-Ukraine summit will take place in Kyiv on Friday

Tribune News Service

US must back Ukraine joining NATO in 2023, say European delegates

WASHINGTON — Concerned about the potential for a change in U.S. leadership after the next presidential election, a visiting delegation of Eastern European lawmakers this week called on the Biden administration and Congress to move this year to bring Ukraine into NATO.

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: Kyiv keeps its friends close, but will they send the latest warplanes?

The latest dispatches from the Institute for the Study of War make for sobering reading. After a few months in which the initiative on the battlefield was generally considered to be firmly with Ukraine, the pendulum appears as if it could be swinging gradually back Russia’s way.

The Conversation

UK to perform worst of major economies in 2023, says IMF – here’s how to achieve long-term growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has produced another dismal forecast for the UK economy. The IMF expects it to contract by 0.6% in 2023, whereas all other major economies are expected to grow – including sanctions-hit Russia. Meanwhile the Bank of England expects the UK economy will be no larger…

Reuters

Russian oligarch ordered to forfeit $5.4 million to U.S., Ukraine may get funds

U.S. prosecutors may confiscate $5.4 million belonging to sanctioned Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, a judge ruled on Thursday, paving the way for the funds to potentially be used to help rebuild war-ravaged Ukraine.

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