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Roger Federer’s Standing In Tennis’s GOAT Debate Could Be Slipping

In Jon Wertheim’s latest mailbag, we revisit a few hot topics from Wimbledon, including the Big Three, Elena Rybakina’s celebration and tiebreakers.

Sports Illustrated

LeBron James clarifies Brittney Griner comment

LeBron James went on the defensive Wednesday after a snippet promoting his talk show “The Shop” left viewers with the impression that in his opinion WNBA star Brittney Griner might be rethinking her country’s commitment to her while she sits in a Russian prison.

Tribune News Service

Gas won't make EU's next Russian sanctions package, Czech leader says

The European Union is preparing a seventh package of sanctions against Moscow but it is already clear that it will not curb imports of Russian gas as too many member states can't adjust quickly enough, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told Reuters.

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The Hindu

EXPLAINER: Why Iran cracks down at home, cozies up to Moscow

Backed into a corner by the West, Iran is ramping up uranium enrichment, clamping down on dissent over its worsening economy and deepening ties with Moscow

The Independent UK

Turkey says deal reached in Ukraine grain talks - minister

Talks between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and U.N. officials on resuming Black Sea exports of Ukraine grain resulted in an agreement to form a coordination center in order to ensure the safety of routes, the Turkish defence minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Separatist official says Russian and proxy forces enter Ukraine's Siversk - TASS

Russian and proxy forces have entered the town of Siversk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Putin's poo paranoia: Leaders strange orders for bodyguard to keep health status under wraps

Questions surrounding the leader's health have been asked time and time again after he was spotted at various events in recent months looking "bloated and shaky"

Irish Mirror

Lithuania will allow sanctioned Russian goods trade to Kaliningrad

European Union member Lithuania will adhere to the EU executive's advice that sanctioned Russian goods can transit to the Kaliningrad exclave, its Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia jails opposition figure for criticizing its military

A court in Russia has ruled to remand a prominent opposition politician in custody pending an investigation and trial over his public criticism of Russia’s military actions in Ukraine

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's the impact of euro parity with the dollar?

The euro is hovering close to parity with the dollar, falling to its lowest level in 20 years and even briefly touching a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. currency this week

The Independent UK

U.N. chief due to explain 'positive' Ukraine grain talks

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres will speak later on Wednesday about talks between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and U.N. officials on resuming Black Sea exports of Ukraine grain because "we believe that this is something positive," a U.N. spokesman said.

Reuters

More than 130 grain ships stuck in Black Sea as talks start in Istanbul

Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, the UN and Turkey seek deal to enable exports to pass on to the Danube

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin loses first servicewoman in Ukraine war as grief-stricken husband weeps

Corporal Anstasia Savitskaya, 35, a mother-of-two and beloved wife, has become the next in a long line of high-profile officers to die as a result of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

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Daily Mirror

Putin foe twice 'forcibly injected' with drug leaving her with 'no memory for 3 days'

Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko is accused under draconian new Soviet-style laws of spreading “fake” news concerning the army and Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine

Reuters

Russian opposition politician kept in prison under 'fake information' investigation

A Moscow court ordered opposition politician Ilya Yashin be kept in jail for two months pending an investigation into the spreading of "fake information" about Russia's army, a charge carrying a jail term of up to 15 years.

The Hindu

Not signing the NPT one of India’s most consequential decisions: former Envoy

Former Indian Ambassador to Russia D.B. Venkatesh Varma says expectation that one big power will prioritise India’s security interests or the notion that we have shared security objectives “is borne more out of fantasy than out of reality”

Reuters

'Very difficult decision' to return turbine for Russian pipeline -Canada's Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that it was a "very difficult decision" to grant an exemption from sanctions imposed on Russia for the return of a repaired turbine needed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.

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Reuters

EU to urge countries to curb gas use to buffer against Russian cuts

The European Union will encourage member countries to cut gas demand by incentivising industries to use less, as it prepares for possible further cuts to Russian supply, according to a draft plan seen by Reuters.

Reuters

EU says Kaliningrad rail transport not banned but should be checked

The European Union executive said on Wednesday that sanctioned Russian goods could transit through the bloc's territory by rail, after tensions between Moscow and EU member Lithuania escalated over trade with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.

The Independent UK

Gazprom casts doubt on pipeline's quick return to full flow

Russia's Gazprom appeared to cast doubt Wednesday on the prospects of quickly restoring the flow of natural gas to full capacity through a major pipeline to western Europe

Reuters

Over 9 million border crossings registered from Ukraine - UN agency

More than 9 million people have crossed the border from Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

The Conversation

Ukraine conflict: how China could follow Russia's playbook to increase its own powers

Amid the restructuring of the global order that has been accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the evolving position of China had been lost in the fog of war. The heads of the UK’s security service (MI5) and US Federal Bureau of Investigation sought to disperse this fog with a…

Sports Illustrated

Vakhitov Sours on Glory After Promotion Removes Russian Fighters

“I am done with Glory for good. I would not want to go back and work with them.”

Reuters

North Korea recognises breakaway of Russia's proxies in east Ukraine

North Korea on Wednesday recognised two Russian-backed breakaway "people's republics" in eastern Ukraine as independent states, a separatist leader and a Russian state news agency said.

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