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Russian president Vladimir Putin ‘expecting baby with 39-year-old ex-gymnast lover'

The 69-year-old leader is alleged to have fathered two kids with 39-year-old Alina Kabaeva in recent years.

Daily Record

Elena Rybakina left too stunned to celebrate after winning first Wimbledon title

The Russian-born 23-year-old came from a set down to triumph 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Centre Court

The Independent UK

Northwest Syria Fears Catastrophe as Cross-border Aid at Risk

Residents of embattled northwest Syria warned Saturday of a deepening humanitarian crisis following a Russian veto at the UN Security Council that threatens to end cross-border aid deliveries critical to their survival. Friday's veto of a resolution that would have extended authorization for UN aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Vladimir Putin 'having war baby with gymnast lover' with Russia leader 'to become dad again at 69'

Putin’s private life is shrouded in secrecy - and it is not known exactly how many children the despot has

Irish Mirror

Russian tennis claims a ‘stunning victory’ after Elena Rybakina’s Wimbledon win

Rybakina was born and raised in Moscow but switched to represent Kazakhstan four years ago

The Independent UK

Elena Rybakina’s victory puts Kazakhstan on map of world tennis

Russian-born champion was able to compete at Wimbledon thanks to her switch of national allegiance in 2018

The Guardian - UK

Blinken blasts China’s support for Russia, calls out Xi

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blasted Beijing over its support of Russia after emerging from more than five hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

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‘Jokes are strategic’: how Mykolaiv’s leader uses humour to resist Putin

Vitaliy Kim, the taekwondo-practising governor of Mykolaiv region, is famous for making anti-Russian gags on his social media channels, but deadly serious about defeating his foe in the Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

US warns China over support for Russia following invasion of Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he raised concerns about China’s support of Russia during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Evening Standard

Putin 'enlists convicted murderers' in desperate bid to boost his forces in Ukraine

Among those recruited are jailed ex-GRU military intelligence agents and other former special forces personnel with previous military service as Russia looks to increase its power

Daily Mirror

Bernie Ecclestone finally apologises for saying he would ‘take a bullet’ for Putin

Former F1 boss sparked a backlash after calling the Russian president ‘first class’ and implying Ukraine could have done more to avoid war

The Independent UK

Rybakina fights back to take Wimbledon title

LONDON: Russian-born Elena Rybakina powered back to win the Wimbledon women's singles title 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday, denying Ons Jabeur of Tunisia a chance to make African tennis history.

Bangkok Post

Russia-born Elena Rybakina keeps calm amid Wimbledon storm to lift title

Rybakina came from a set down to claim a 3-6 6-2 6-2 victory.

The Independent UK

Residents fear famine as Russia vetoes Syrian humanitarian corridor

Residents of embattled northwest Syria warned Saturday of a "catastrophe" following a Russian veto at the UN Security Council that threatens to end cross-border aid deliveries critical to their survival. The mechanism at Bab al-Hawa, which has been in effect since 2014, is set to expire Sunday.

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Ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone finally says sorry for sick Vladimir Putin defence

Ecclestone shocked viewers when he appeared in a series of TV interviews and spoke highly of Russian leader Putin, who is currently engaged in a bloody invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia’s McDonald’s replacement ‘forced to stop serving fries due to potato shortage’

It comes just weeks after the first 15 restaurants opened

WEKU

U.S. tells China that its support for Russia in Ukraine complicates relations

China's support for Russia's war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese relations at an already difficult time, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart.

Daily Mirror

Russia's McDonald's replacement runs out of fries for MONTHS after mouldy burgers anger

The rebranded Russian chain blamed on a 'shortage' of the type of potatoes used forcing diners to opt for a different side accompaniment to their main dish of burgers and nuggets

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Evening Standard

Russia using ‘obsolete or inappropriate’ vehicles in Ukraine, says UK

Russia is preparing reserve forces but many of its reinforcements are “ad hoc groupings”, deployed with “obsolete or inappropriate equipment”, Britain’s Defence Intelligence says.

The Independent UK

Moscow ‘rubbing its hands with glee’ over Boris Johnson departure and will ‘exploit it if they can’

Boris Johnson is now the head of a Potemkin government – a false and hollow structure – that leaves it vulnerable in uncertain times, world affairs editor Kim Sengupta writes

Reuters

Syria's Assad makes first visit to Aleppo since recapture

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Saturday in Aleppo, his first visit to the northern city since his forces recaptured it in 2016 with help from Russia and other allied forces.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Forest rival Celtic for son of Parkhead legend as 'contact' made over transfer

The Sweden international has been without a club for just over a week after mutually terminating his contract with the Russian club Spartak Moscow late last month

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Continues to ‘Raise True Hell,' Ukraine Governor Says

Russian forces are managing to “raise true hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland despite reports of them taking an operational pause, a regional governor said Saturday as the government in Kyiv urged people in Russian-occupied areas in the south to evacuate “by all possible means" ahead of a Ukrainian offensive.…

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Syria: Small Wars, Big Battles

Can “small wars” in the near or immediate future shake the stalemate in Syria? What are the priorities of acting states in the Syrian file? Where do the concerns of Syrians lie within their war-torn country and the three micro-states existing there? How are Syrians dealing with the “big battles”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Dark Day’ Prevents Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid to Millions of Syrians

Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid from Turkey to some four million people in opposition-controlled northwest Syria by one year without Damascus's backing. Western powers then voted down a competing resolution put forward by Moscow that proposed extending approval by just…

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