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Chechen leader Kadyrov: Russia should use low-yield nuclear weapon after new defeat in Ukraine

Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia's region of Chechnya, said on Saturday that Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine after a major new defeat on the battlefield.

Reuters

Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city Lyman

Lyman has been an important site in the Russian front line

The Independent UK

Russian forces withdraw from strategic Ukrainian town Lyman

Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday said it had pulled Russian troops out of the key town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, citing the "threat of encirclement" by Ukrainian forces.

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Russian troops pull out of key Ukraine town in major blow to Putin

Ukrainian forces had pushed across the Oskil River as part of a counter-offensive that saw Kyiv retake vast swathes of territory beginning in September

Daily Mirror

Russia loses U.N. aviation council seat in rebuke

Russia failed to win enough votes for re-election to the United Nation's aviation agency's governing council on Saturday, in a rebuke of Moscow for aviation-related actions taken after its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia withdraws troops from Lyman as Ukraine gains ground

Ukrainian forces inched closer to re-capturing the city that Russia illegally annexed on Friday.

Axios

Olympics-Russia slams idea of making athletes condemn war in order to compete

Russia accused the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday of violating Olympic principles by suggesting that its athletes might be allowed to return to competition provided they did not support the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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Eni expects halt in Russian gas flow to extend into Monday

Italy's Eni said it would not receive any of the gas it had ordered from Russia's Gazprom for delivery this weekend, although the firms said they were working to fix this.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin ‘in pain from cancer’ as Russian tyrant ‘wants to end history’

Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering from cancer and "complained of aching pain in the abdominal cavity" before his bombshell annexation speech, according to a source

Daily Mirror

Thousands of Russian soldiers ‘surrounded by Ukraine troops’ in key Donetsk town

Ukraine says forces close to retaking town just days after Vladimir Putin claimed Donetsk region is part of Russia

The Independent UK

At least 20 killed including 10 kids after Russian shelling hits Ukraine evacuees

Russian forces have shelled a civilian evacuation convoy in the north-east of Ukraine and killed at least 20 people, Kharkiv region governor Oleh Syniehubov has said

Daily Mirror

U.S. grapples with risk of nuclear war over Ukraine

Putin says "this is not a bluff." But is it?

Axios

Eurozone rocked by record inflation as prices soar 10 percent

Eurozone consumer prices skyrocketed by a record 10 percent in September, according to official data released on Friday. Inflation has reached double digits on the back of soaring energy prices caused by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Nord Stream pipeline blasts ‘clearly an act of sabotage’, says Truss

The PM was updated on the latest situation in the Baltic by her Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen.

The Independent UK

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Superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian on sale for 29.5 million euros

(This Oct. 1 story has been corrected to fix statement from Heesen spokesperson in paras 4-5.)

The Hindu

India’s abstention on Russian referenda | Officials say New Delhi has remained consistent in its push for dialogue

Officials say Indian position is consistent, continues to advocate ceasefire and dialogue

WEKU

Russia accused of 'kidnapping' head of Ukraine nuclear plant

Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Withdraws Troops after Ukraine Encircles Key City

After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has humiliated and angered the Kremlin. Russia’s withdrawal from Lyman complicates its internationally vilified declaration…

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Russia sees major rise in sperm freezing as men sent to war by Putin plan for death

Vladimir Putin's plan to mobilise men to fight in the war has led to Russia seeing a major rise in sperm freezing as they look ahead to have children even if they die on the frontline

The Hindu

Russia's war in Ukraine naked aggression; India, France working together to mitigate consequences: French envoy

Regarding India-France bilateral ties, the envoy described the friendship between the two countries as "very natural and very strong".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gas Starts Flowing to Poland through New Baltic Pipe Pipeline

Gas started flowing to Poland through the new Baltic Pipe pipeline from Norway via Denmark and the Baltic Sea on Saturday morning, Polish gas pipeline operator Gaz-System said. The pipeline is at the center of Poland's strategy to diversify its gas supplies away from Russia that began years before Moscow's…

The Independent UK

EU chief: New Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline 'means freedom'

The president of the European Union’s executive arm has traveled to Bulgaria to emphasize the EU’s determination to stop relying on Russian energy imports

Asharq Al-Awsat

OPEC+ to Hold Oct. 5 Meeting in Person in Vienna

OPEC+ will hold its meeting on Oct. 5 in person in Vienna, an OPEC source told Reuters on Saturday. A virtual option will also be available for some delegations due to the short notice if they are unable to. OPEC+, which combines OPEC countries with allies such as Russia, is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Accused of 'Kidnapping' Head of Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Ukraine’s nuclear power provider accused Russia on Saturday of “kidnapping” the head of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, a facility now occupied by Russian troops. Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m.

Reuters

Ukraine troops say they take key town, Putin ally mulls possible nuclear response

Ukrainian troops said on Saturday they had taken the key bastion of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted a close ally of President Vladimir Putin to call for the possible use of low-grade nuclear weapons.

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