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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Reuters

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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 Conversation

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Reuters

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.

The Conversation

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…

France 24

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.

Reuters

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.

Evening Standard

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Navalny says he's lost attorney-client privilege in prison

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that prison authorities were stripping him of his attorney-client privilege, with all correspondence with his legal team now subject to three-day checks by prison staff.

Reuters

Blinken visit to Kyiv sends 'important signal' amid counter-offensive - Zelenskiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Kyiv on Thursday sent an important signal to Ukraine as it pressed a counter-offensive against Russia in the south and east.

Tribune News Service

Blinken visits Kyiv in new US show of support for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv Thursday for meetings with Ukrainian officials as the country’s military presses to regain territory that Russia seized in the first six months of its invasion.

Reuters

Ukrainian forces advance deep into Russian lines in Kharkiv region - general

Ukrainian troops have recaptured more than 700 square km (270 square miles) of territory in the south and in the eastern Kharkiv region, where they advanced up to 50 km (31 miles) into Russian lines and retaken more than 20 villages, a Ukrainian general said on Thursday.

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Britain goes big to ease energy shock, EU meets on Friday

Britain will cap consumer energy bills for two years and funnel billions to prop up power companies, its new leader Liz Truss said on Thursday in a bid to tackle an energy crisis that has Europe and Russia squaring off in a deepening economic war.

Reuters

Biden, allies underscored support for Ukraine, White House says

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with allies on Thursday to underscore continued support for Ukraine, including through security and economic assistance, the White House said, vowing to continue to hold Russia accountable for its invasion.

The Guardian - UK

‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam military failures

Military pro-war bloggers with frontline contacts offer rare insight into Russia’s performance on ground

Daily Mirror

Hypocrite Putin says UK isn't democratic after Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the process in which the Tory party selected its new Prime Minister. Liz Truss became PM after gaining the votes of just over 80,000 Tory members

Benzinga

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Analysis-Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia

President Vladimir Putin's threat to completely cut off energy supplies to the West in a deepening confrontation over Ukraine could prove to be a double-edged sword for Russia.

WEKU

Secretary of State Blinken offers big aid package on unannounced visit to Ukraine

Antony Blinken is on a trip to Kyiv, where he visited a children's hospital and met with U.S. Embassy staff. The U.S. announced nearly $3 billion in aid and weapons for Ukraine and other countries.

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