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Turkey, U.S. in contact over Erdogan-Biden meeting -Turkish official

A meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan later this month is under discussion, a senior Turkish official said on Friday, with Turkey-Russia relations, U.S. weapons and conflicts in Ukraine and Syria on the agenda.

Reuters

Jailed Kremlin critic: Government has ‘failed to shut me up’

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin may be in jail, but he refuses to be silenced

The Independent UK

Ukrainian nuke plant operating tenuously as war persists

Ukraine’s state nuclear energy operator says Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, caught in the Ukraine-Russia war, is operating in emergency mode with elevated risk

The Independent UK

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7 of the Queen's milestone tours and visits as she travelled the world

The Queen was a very busy traveller during her time on the throne, and visited countries across the world including Cyprus, India, Pakistan, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Canada and Gambia

Daily Mirror

CIA director says Russia’s Ukraine invasion is a failure

William Burns says Vladimir Putin ‘profoundly wrong in his assumptions’ as Kyiv’s counteroffensive continues

The Guardian - UK

‘A leader of the world’: south-east Asian countries open to Putin pivot

Only Singapore has imposed sanctions, while others have been receptive to Moscow’s offers of friendship

The Guardian - UK

Egypt Sets Customs Exchange Rate of 19.32 Pounds/US Dollar

Egypt has set a customs exchange rate of 19.318 Egyptian pounds to the US dollar from Sept., a change from 18.64 pounds in June, state newspaper Akhbar al-Youm reported on Thursday citing the customs authority. Egypt devalued its pound by 14 percent in March after foreign investors pulled billions of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russian strike hits hospital, people wounded - Ukraine

A Russian air strike hit a hospital in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy on Friday morning, destroying the building and wounding people, the region's governor said.

Reuters

King Charles' blunt reply to being asked about 'meddling' when he's on the throne

Charles has become known for his interventions on political life on everything from the environment to GM crops, but concerns were raised if this would continue into his time as monarch

Daily Mirror

EU nations seek joint approach to contain energy price

The European Union has intensified its mission to shield the population from excessive energy prices that could dump millions into cold and poverty over the winter in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine that is driving up global energy prices

The Independent UK

Australian parliament criticised for 'deplorable' vetting, after pro-Putin propagandists strike blow in 'information war'

Australian parliamentarians are being urged to be much more alert to Kremlin propaganda after two high-profile pro-Putin Russian comedians released a video of a prank on senators.

ABC News

Russia monitoring Koreas after Pyongyang enshrines right to nuclear strikes -RIA

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it was "closely monitoring" any military activity on the Korean peninsula, shortly after North Korea officially enshrined the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes, state-owned news agency RIA reported.

Reuters

Shaken and stirred: Ukraine war hits James Bond's glassmaker

Iconic French tableware brand Duralex is joining a growing array of European firms that are reducing and halting production because of soaring energy costs provoked by Russia's war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

EU Ministers Seek Ways to Face Energy Shock

EU energy ministers on Friday will attempt to forge a united response to the energy shock from Russia's war on Ukraine that has sent prices for electricity and heating skyrocketing. Moscow's invasion has seen the price of natural gas hit record levels, throwing the EU economy into deep uncertainty with…

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US Sanctions Iranian Company That Shipped Drones to Russia

The United States on Thursday placed sanctions on an Iranian company that helped to ship drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, and warned non-Iranian firms against becoming involved in the trade. The US Treasury said it had placed Tehran-based Safiran Airport Services on its sanctions blacklist, two months after…

The Guardian - UK

Cracks show over Russia as Italy’s far-right alliance heads for election win

Giorgia Meloni, tipped to become PM, backs sanctions while Matteo Salvini says they are bringing Italy to its knees

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 198 of the invasion

Ukraine’s counter-offensive in Kharkiv continues; 10 people including three children injured as kindergarten shelled

Reuters

Biden to host food security summit at U.N. later in September

U.S. President Joe Biden will co-host a food security summit later in September while in New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce later on Thursday.

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The Conversation

Ukraine recap: Putin remains popular at home, unlike his puppet rulers in occupied regions

Once it became clear – which it did, early on in this conflict – that Ukraine’s defenders would not wilt before the onslaught of Vladimir Putin’s war machine, analysts predicted a long and drawn-out war of attrition, particularly in the east of the country where Russia already controlled a fair…

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine counterattack takes Russia – and everyone else – by surprise

Ukrainian forces recapture about 154 sq miles of Russian-held territory, changing analysis of Kyiv’s military strategy

Reuters

U.S. sees no indication Ukraine grain deal falling apart -White House

The United States sees no indication that a U.N.-brokered Ukrainian grain export deal is unraveling, the White House said on Thursday, after President Vladimir Putin triggered fears that Russia could withdraw support.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: reports of mass deportations recall Russia's dark history of forcible relocations

Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine has been widely condemned as a war of aggression. In Moscow’s narrative, Ukraine has no real or legitimate existence as a separate country – and they portray the military operations as a means to reunify Russia.

France 24

IEA director says energy crisis a 'test' for European solidarity

Will Europe have enough energy to make it through the winter, as Russia tightens the taps? Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, thinks so. He tells FRANCE 24: "I believe this winter will be a major energy test for Europe, but at the same time it is…

Reuters

Ukraine has struck more than 400 Russian targets with HIMARS - U.S. top general

Ukraine has struck over 400 Russian targets with U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems, General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Ukraine considers shutting down Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Heavy shelling and firefights around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could lead Ukraine to shut it down to avoid nuclear catastrophe.

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