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KYIV: Ukraine said on Friday that it repelled a nighttime drone attack from Russia, a day after Moscow launched a new wave of missile strikes in the run-up to New Year celebrations.

Bangkok Post

Oil Set to End Turbulent 2022 with Second Annual Gain

Oil rose on Friday and was on track for a second straight annual gain in a volatile year marked by tight supplies because of the Ukraine war and weakening demand from the world's top crude importer, China. Crude surged in March with global benchmark Brent reaching $139.13 a barrel, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin, Xi hold talks and vow to deepen ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s 10-month war in Ukraine

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Russia unleashes 16 kamikaze drones on Ukraine in fresh wave of attacks

The Ukrainian Air Force said that all drones had been destroyed by air defences

Evening Standard

Japan to employ 'rule of law' against Russia in UNSC seat

Japan will serve as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council for two years starting in January 2023. It is Japan's first time to be elected to the role in six years and its 12th time overall, more than any other nonpermanent member.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

How US weapons are helping Ukraine in war against Russia

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what President Vladimir Putin calls a "special military operation" against what it perceives as threats to its security. Ukraine and its Western allies have denounced Russia\'s actions as an imperialist-style land grab and imposed sanctions to try to disrupt the campaign.

The Times of India

Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping hail ties as Russia struggles with war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed deepening ties between their countries in talks Friday, despite signs of Beijing’s impatience over the wider political and economic impact of Russia’s struggling invasion of Ukraine.

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Excluding Russia from Eurovision Song Content was 'hard', chief says

Russia was banned from competing in 2022 after it invaded Ukraine

Wales Online

Russia ‘promoting commander involved in failed Kyiv offensive’, says UK

Yevgeniy Nikiforov will be at least the fourth commander of Russia’s Western Group of Forces since the invasion began, the MoD says

Evening Standard

Xi Tells Putin That Road to Peace Talks on Ukraine Will Not Be Smooth

China's President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday that the road to peace talks on Ukraine would not be smooth and that China would continue to uphold its "objective and fair stance" on the issue. Xi said Beijing and Moscow should closely coordinate and cooperate in international…

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Putin expects China's Xi to visit soon, Xi holds his line on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit early next year in what would be a public show of solidarity from Beijing as Russia's invasion of Ukraine falters.

Reuters

Editorial: Republicans were tested on values in 2022, and voters gave them a D-minus

The past year on the national scene was characterized as one test after another for Republicans — not just of their drive to retake control of Congress but of the value system that determined how far they would go to reach their goal. They were asked repeatedly to stand for…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Clara Ferreira Marques: Mind the gap between the West and the rest

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress just days before Christmas — his first trip abroad since Russia’s invasion 10 months ago — he described a triumph against the Kremlin in the “battle for the minds of the world.”

Tribune News Service

Nicholas Goldberg: Is it time to wind down the war in Ukraine and start peace talks?

There's been a lot of uplifting, we're-in-it-to-win-it language used about the Ukraine war recently. The message being sent is that the United States is committed for the long haul and won't abandon its friends to a brutal aggressor like Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Regime Warplane Crashes in Aleppo Countryside

A Syrian regime warplane crashed in the northern countryside of Aleppo on Thursday, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported. “During a routine training, a jet of the Syrian Arab Air Force crashed near the Kuweires Military Aviation Institute, the main training facility of the air force, as a result of a…

Al Jazeera

Russian diplomat, Indian politician spar over oligarch’s death

Indian police are investigating the death of sausage magnate Pavel Antov over the Christmas weekend.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Normalization between Syria and Türkiye … Putin’s Gift to Erdogan

The Russian-sponsored Syrian-Turkish military meeting that was held in Moscow on Wednesday is the latest effort to achieve rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus. It will likely culminate in a “gift” to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin: a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ahead…

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NATO's Stoltenberg Calls for More Weapons for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday. "I call on allies to do more. It is in all our security interests to make sure Ukraine prevails and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not win,"…

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Reuters

Russia targets Ukraine in new drone attack

Russia launched 16 "kamikaze" drones into Ukraine overnight, Kyiv's military said on Friday, a day after Moscow fired dozens of missiles in its latest barrage against Ukrainian critical infrastructure.

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Türkiye Prepared to Hand over Syrian Regions under its Control to Regime

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed on Thursday that his country was prepared to hand over Syrian regions under its control to the Syrian regime “should political stability be established.” Speaking to the press, he stressed that Türkiye has repeatedly said it was ready to hand over power in areas…

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Ukraine Says Repelled Russia Drone Attack at Night

Ukraine said Friday it repelled a night-time drone attack from Russia, a day after Moscow launched a new wave of missile strikes in the run-up to New Year celebrations. The attacks came 10 months into President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, with Russian strikes targeting the energy grid and leaving…

France 24

Ukraine advancing in parts of Donbas, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that its military was holding positions and even making advances against Russian troops in the Donbas region. Earlier in the day Ukraines military said that it repelled 16 drones an overnight attack on the Ukraine, including on the capital Kyiv, a day after…

Al Jazeera

Latest drone attack on Kyiv sends residents to air raid shelters

Ukraine’s military said 10 drones were shot down during an early morning attack on Friday, local media reported.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's secret call to Mitch McConnell puts squeeze on oligarchs

WASHINGTON — The day before Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swept into the United States and delivered an impassioned speech to Congress, he made a quiet phone call to one of the country’s most powerful Republicans: Mitch McConnell.

Reuters

Britain sends metal detectors, defusing equipment to Ukraine

Britain said on Friday it has given Ukraine more than 1,000 metal detectors and 100 kits to deactivate bombs to help clear minefields in the latest instance of military support for the country in the conflict with Russia.

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