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US Navy's newest carrier to deploy, train with NATO nations

The U.S. Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier is set to embark on its first deployment following years of delays and problems with its new technology

The Independent UK

U.S. lawmakers promise more money, weapons as Ukraine faces 'Hurricane Putin'

Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they wanted to continue the flow of money and weapons for Ukraine's battle against Russia's invasion, denouncing Moscow's plan to annex four Ukrainian regions.

Reuters

Zelenskiy urges minorities in Russia to resist Kremlin mobilisation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged minority groups across Russia to resist the Kremlin's mobilisation effort, telling them they need not die in a "shameful war".

Reuters

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Putin signs decrees paving way for annexation of two Ukraine regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed decrees paving the way for the occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to be formally annexed into Russia.

Reuters

Defiant Putin proclaims Ukrainian annexation as military setback looms

A defiant Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia's annexation of a swathe of Ukraine in a pomp-filled Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its "special military operation" even as he faced a potentially serious new military reversal.

Reuters

US Senate approves $12bn for Ukraine in government funding bill

Joe Biden says US will ‘never, never, never’ recognise Russian claims to Ukrainian territories amid looming annexation.

Al Jazeera

Cambodia and Laos in the regional mix

As geopolitical tensions from Russian aggression in Ukraine and the ongoing United States-China rivalry intensify, Southeast Asia will be hard-pressed to maintain peace and security. Despite their relatively small size, Cambodia and Laos are two countries whose political trajectories will shape regional outcomes. While Cambodia has consolidated domestic political power…

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The Loop: AMA says push to scrap mandatory COVID-19 isolation puts 'the public at risk' — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed. This is The Loop: your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

Biden says U.S. will never recognize Russian claims on Ukraine

President Joe Biden pledged on Thursday the United States will never recognize Russia's claims on Ukraine's sovereign territory as the United States prepared new sanctions to impose once Moscow annexes new areas of Ukraine.

Reuters

Zelenskiy: Russia can avoid worst damage from war if Putin is stopped

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday said Russia could avoid the most damaging consequences of its war against Kyiv, but to do so President Vladimir Putin had to be stopped.

Reuters

US charges Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska with violating sanctions

Deripaska, 54, accused of several crimes including plotting to bring pregnant girlfriend to US so child would be American citizen

The Guardian - US

Putin set to annex more Ukrainian land as UN warns of ‘dangerous escalation’

The Kremlin said a ceremony will be held on Friday to launch the process of annexing the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia after referendums dismissed as a ‘sham’ by the West

Evening Standard

Hybrid warfare? Baltic Sea pipeline sabotage raises energy security stakes

All summer, we asked if Europe was ready for winter. Now, is Europe ready for hybrid warfare? Swedish authorities are reporting a fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines that connect Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. The EU calls Monday's explosions sabotage, with Poland and Ukraine blaming Russia.…

France 24

Putin calls 'sabotage' against Nord Stream an 'act of international terrorism' -Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the "unprecedented sabotage" against the Nord Stream gas pipelines was "an act of international terrorism," the Kremlin said in a statement.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Russia’s annexations: escalation on escalation

Editorial: Vladimir Putin is appropriating four Ukrainian regions. The move is predictable – but no less wrong or disturbing for it

Reuters

Erdogan urges Putin to reduce tensions, extend Ukraine grains deal

Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan pressed Vladimir Putin in a call on Thursday to take steps to reduce tensions in Ukraine and urged the Russian leader to extend a deal protecting Black Sea grains exports, the president's office said.

Reuters

Putin says mistakes of military mobilisation should be corrected

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that "all mistakes" made in a call-up to reinforce Russia's military operation in Ukraine should be corrected, his first public acknowledgment that the "partial mobilisation" he announced last week had not gone smoothly.

Al Jazeera

Why is Russia about to annex Ukrainian territories?

Incorporating four occupied regions into Russia shows the Kremlin has no intention of backing down in Ukraine.

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The Conversation

Ukraine recap: occupied regions forced to join Russia while thousands of Russians choose to leave

Four parts of Ukraine that are occupied by Vladimir Putin’s war machine are to be formally annexed by Russia. Or, as the official Russian news agency, Tass, puts it: “The official signing ceremony uniting four new territories with Russia will be held on Friday, September 30, at 3pm in the…

Reuters

Italy urges nationals to 'consider' leaving Russia

Italians living in Russia should "consider" leaving the country, their embassy in Moscow said on Thursday, warning that getting out is becoming increasingly difficult.

Al Jazeera

UN chief condemns Russia’s plan to annex Ukrainian regions

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Russian annexation of Ukraine regions would mark ‘dangerous escalation’.

Daily Mirror

Former world heavyweight champion called to fight for Russia in Ukraine conflict

who is best known for being the tallest and heaviest world champion in boxing history, has been ordered to fight for his country in the ongoing Ukraine war

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's health 'dramatically deteriorating' with decision-making 'affected'

Russian President Vladimir Putin is gravely ill according to political scientist Valery Solovey who is a former professor at Moscow prestigious Institute of International Relations

The Independent UK

Russia opens more border draft offices amid call-up exodus

The Russian authorities on Thursday sought to open more military enlistment offices near Russia’s borders with neighboring countries in an apparent effort to intercept some of the men of fighting age who are trying to leave Russia by land and avoid being mobilized to fight in Ukraine

Evening Standard

What does annex mean as Vladimir Putin ‘declares’ four areas of Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to hold a signing ceremony to annex four more areas of Ukraine after ‘sham’ referendums

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