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Blackouts hit 10 million in Ukraine after Russian strikes

Ukraine president says dozens of missiles knocked out electricity to millions as Kremlin blames failure to negotiate.

Al Jazeera

Russia warms to U.S. prisoner swap for weapons trader Bout

Russia said on Friday it hoped to clinch a prisoner swap with the United States to return convicted Russian weapons trafficker Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death", in an exchange that would likely include U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner.

Reuters

High energy prices lead to coal revival in Czech Republic

High energy prices linked to Russia's war in Ukraine have paved the way for coal’s comeback in some parts of Europe

The Independent UK

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Russia 'concerned' by situation on Korean peninsula - foreign ministry

Russia is "concerned" by the situation on the Korean peninsula and has called for the parties involved to move away from confrontation, Russian news agencies quoted the deputy foreign minister as saying, after North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday.

Reuters

Where's Putin? Leader leaves bad news on Ukraine to others

President Vladimir Putin wasn’t present when his top military officials announced on television that Russia was withdrawing from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Threats to peace dominate Asia-Pacific leaders' summit

Threats to peace and stability were dominating the agenda at a summit of Pacific Rim economies, as leaders warned that war and tensions among the big powers threaten to unravel the global order

The Independent UK

Anti-Western and hyper macho, Putin’s appeal in Southeast Asia

Soviet-era nostalgia and anti-Western sentiment fuel online support for Russia’s Vladimir Putin and his war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine

Just over a century ago, a revolutionary Polish patriot argued that Russia's hunger for territory would continue to roil Europe unless Ukraine could be separated from Moscow

The Independent UK

‘Something feels different’: MH17 guilty verdicts deliver ‘some justice’ for families of victims

‘It’s what we came to hear, the missile downing mum and dad’s plane is true,’ son says

The Guardian - AU

Pope Francis says Vatican ready to mediate to end Ukraine conflict - paper

Pope Francis reiterated on Friday the Vatican was ready to do anything possible to mediate and put an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the pontiff said in an interview with Italian daily La Stampa.

Reuters

Two Dublin TDs on Russian sanctions list over support of EU sanctions

The travel ban list included 52 Irish politicians and businessmen, including the Taoiseach and Tánaiste

Dublin Live

Fury at Russian Ambassador following Russian travel ban for politicians

He was blasted by officials and told a travel ban on leading politicians and other figures was “unwarranted and unjustified"

Dublin Live

Russia-Ukraine war: remains of explosives found at Nord Stream pipeline blast site – as it happened

Swedish prosecutor does not name suspects but confirms sabotage; official confirms more bodies found

The Guardian - AU

Apec summit begins, Prayut to focus on sustainable economic growth

The annual meeting of Pacific-rim leaders started in Bangkok on Friday with the focus on taming surging food and energy prices partly driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and realising inclusive and sustainable growth for the region.

Bangkok Post

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Daily Mirror

Russia falls into recession as Western sanctions lead to a 4% fall in GDP

Russia has plunged into a recession after its economy shrank by 4% in the most recent financial quarter, with the effects of Western sanctions on trade now taking hold

The Conversation

MH17 convictions pave the way for war crime prosecutions from Ukrainian invasion

On November 17 2022, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian of murder in relation to the downing of flight MH17 by a Buk-TELAR surface-to-air missile in 2014 over rebel-held territory in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of countries sign deal to curb bombing in urban areas

Campaigners hope agreement will change military norms, though it was not endorsed by countries including Russia, Israel and China

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news - live: New Putin missile attacks prompt fresh power outage fears

Moscow’s forces home in on energy infrastructure as winter starts to bite

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Wales Online

Russia launches new barrage against Ukraine as grain deal is extended

Air strikes have been aimed at energy facilities again, with President Zelensky claiming that 10 million people in his country were without power

Axios

Russia's shrinking sphere of influence

Kazakhstan's president is distancing himself from Moscow.

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘harbouring murderers’ after MH17 verdict

Australian foreign minister says Dutch court that found two Russians and one Ukrainian guilty of downing flight delivered ‘the truth’

Reuters

Ukraine says half its energy system crippled by Russian attacks, Kyiv could 'shutdown'

Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine's energy system, the government said on Friday, and authorities in the capital Kyiv warned that the city could face a "complete shutdown" of the power grid as winter sets in.

WEKU

Russia sends Brittney Griner to a penal colony

The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brittney Griner is moved to Russian penal colony

Griner was transferred to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 210 miles east of Moscow, after a Russian court last month rejected her appeal of her sentence.

France 24

US basketball star Griner begins serving sentence in Russian penal colony

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession, her lawyers and agent said Thursday.

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