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Brittney Griner: why the basketball star was detained in Russia?

Basketball icon has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

The Independent UK

WNBA's Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence

Russian news agencies reported that lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession

The Hindu

Russia will facilitate IAEA mission to Ukrainian nuclear plant, foreign ministry says

Russia will do "everything necessary" to allow specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement published on Monday.

Reuters

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Brittney Griner appeals against Russian drugs conviction

Lawyers for Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her prison sentence, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.

Evening Standard

Russian shells slam into eastern Ukraine, killing 3 people

Ukrainian authorities say at least three civilians have been killed and nearly 20 others wounded in the latest Russian artillery barrages

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner’s lawyers appeal nine-year Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession

The Independent UK

Ukraine to resume excise tax on fuel to replenish budget during war

The Ukrainian government has asked parliament to partially restore excise tax on petrol and diesel fuel to boost the state budget, depleted by months of war with Russia, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday.

Reuters

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War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies – especially in times of conflict

Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed that a recent attack on a Russian military base in Crimea caused more damage than Russia had suggested in…

The Conversation

Ignoring Ukraine setbacks, Putin touts 'superior' Russian weapons exports

President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia was ready to sell advanced weapons to allies globally and cooperate in developing military technology, nearly six months into the Ukraine war in which his army has performed worse than expected.

Reuters

Germans face higher bills as tax aids natural gas importers

Germans are facing a new tax on natural gas use that could cost the average household several hundred euros a year and is aimed at rescuing importers slammed by Russian cutbacks tied to the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin in chilling threat over arming Russia's allies with deadly weapons

Earlier Vladimir Putin told North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un the two countries will "expand the comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common efforts", according to Pyongyang's state media

Daily Mirror

Putin: Russia is ready to arm its allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow values its ties with countries in Latin American, Asia and Africa and that it is ready to offer modern weapons to its allies.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin's supporters snap up patriotic 'Z' underwear to back his war in Ukraine

Pairs of pants emblazoned with the letter "Z", which has become a symbol of support for Russian forces in Ukraine, have been spotted for sale in the city of Tver, Russia

Daily Mirror

Russia building satellite-busting lasers to blind Vladimir Putin's enemies in space

New Russian laser system Kalina will be capable of blinding the satellites of the Kremlin's enemies passing miles overhead, obscuring the top secret work going on far below

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Grant Shapps in 'secret communication' over Inverness to Moscow private flight

The Tory minister discussed sensitive information linked to a controversial flight which left Inverness headed to Moscow just days after the Ukraine…

The Guardian - UK

Brittney Griner lawyers appeal against nine-year Russian jail sentence

Appeal by lawyers for US basketball star may indicate no deal has been reached for prisoner swap between Russia and the US

The Independent UK

Russia pledges to ‘expand’ ties with North Korea

Pyongyang says its relationship with Moscow has reached new heights

ABC News

For doctors on the front lines of Ukraine's war against Russia, there is little time for breaks

Doctors in a Ukrainian military hospital near Ukraine's eastern border have virtually no time for breaks as Russia pushes further south.

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Al Jazeera

US basketball player Brittney Griner appeals Russian conviction

Washington has said Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession, has been wrongfully detained.

Al Jazeera

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia

The killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul will add to mistrust between Taliban and the West prolonging group’s isolation.

Evening Standard

President Zelensky: Silence from Russian citizens is complicity in evil of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday called on Russian citizens to speak up and support Ukraine to end the war.In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy said those who are “silent” in opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “evil” were therefore complicit.“Everyone in the free world must do everything in their power…

The Independent UK

Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession

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Lawyers for basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence

Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.

Reuters

Little respite for doctors on Ukraine's eastern front

Andrii, a doctor working in Ukraine's Donetsk region, has virtually no time to take breaks during his shifts at a military hospital near the front lines of the war against Russia.

Reuters

Brittney Griner legal team appeals against Russian drugs sentence

The defence team of Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball star jailed for nine years in Russia on drugs charges, appealed on Monday against her conviction for narcotics possession and trafficking.

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