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Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russian court

WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to controversial drug charges in Russia after she was allegedly caught with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport.

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Report: Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty in Russian Court to Drug Charges

She could face up to 10 years in prison.

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner trial - live: WNBA star pleads guilty to Russia drug smuggling as Kim Kardashian backs case

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Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty, Biden Lashes Out Over Her Detention, Russia Calls It 'Hype,' What's Next?

Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges as her trial continued in a Russian court on Thursday. She admitted to bringing cannabis oil into the country saying she had packed in a hurry and did not intend to break the law.

Benzinga

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug possession in Russian court

They said that speaking through an interpreter, Griner said she had acted unintentionally because she was packing in haste.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ukraine forces finally seeing impact of western arms, says Zelenskiy

Artillery ‘working very powerfully’ as it inflicts blows on Russian logistics, according to Ukrainian president

The Guardian - UK

Smaller countries need reassurance amid Russia's war, says Germany's foreign minister

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised the international community would help stop the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine from destabilising other countries.

Reuters

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U.S. basketball star Griner admits Russian drugs charge but denies intent

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge in a Russian court on Thursday but denied she had intentionally broken the law.

Reuters

Brittney Griner could face 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to drugs charges

‘I’d like to plead guilty, your honour. But there was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law’

The Independent UK

Chilling simulation shows what will happen if Russia and US launched full nuclear war

The research said firestorms would release soot and smoke into the upper atmosphere that would block out the Sun, resulting in crop failure around the world

Daily Mirror

Ukrainians Score Jack-In-The-Box Effect As Russian Turret Is Blown Away

A turret fell from the sky amid a plume of black smoke after it was blown clean off a Russian tank in what is known as a jack-in-the-box effect, as these images show.

Zenger

Zhibek Zholy: The Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain

The case of the Zhibek Zholy highlights food crisis fears and has tested Turkey’s relationship with Moscow and Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

Argentina says has China's support to join BRICS group

Argentina's government said on Thursday it had received China's formal support for the country's bid to join the BRICS group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, a bloc seen as a powerful emerging-market alternative to the West.

Reuters

Glee in Russia and sadness in Ukraine as Boris Johnson quits

Kremlin gloats as oligarch Oleg Deripaska welcomes end of ‘stupid clown’ but Zelenskiy pays tribute to ‘true friend’Boris Johnson resigns: latest updates

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Syrians call for aid crossing to remain open ahead of key UN vote

The UN Security Council will vote on whether to keep using the only border crossing available for UN humanitarian aid.

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s Zelensky says goodbye to ‘special’ Johnson after PM resigns

‘We all heard this news with sadness,’ says President Zelensky of events in Westminster

The Conversation

The patriotic Virgin: How Mary's been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns

Ever since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, analysts picking apart Vladimir Putin’s motives and messaging about the war have looked to religion for some of the answers. Putin’s nationalist vision paints Russia as a defender of traditional Christian values against a liberal, secular West.

Reuters

Detained U.S. basketball player Griner arrives in Russian court for hearing on drugs charges

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian court on Thursday for the second hearing of her trial on drug charges that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, days after she urged U.S. President Joe Biden to secure her release.

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Zenger

Ukrainian Special Forces And Artillery Wipe Out Russian Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

Ukrainian special forces and artillery reportedly worked together to wipe out Russian multiple launch rocket systems.

Zenger

Russia Releases Images Showing Off Its Iskander Missile System

A Russian Iskander missile system allegedly went in action, as these images show.

Zenger

Excavator Rips Up Mariupol Square As Russia Begins ‘Renovation’ Of Obliterated City

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is calling a "special military operation."

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's loyalists threaten to grab back Alaska from US for Russia

Russia's most senior parliamentarian Vyacheslav Volodin warned that the Kremlin could take back Alaska from the United States if the West confiscates its billions

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss makes early G20 exit to drum up Tory leadership support

Foreign secretary’s retreat from Indonesia summit and potential showdown with Russia may concern allies

WEKU

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges

The WNBA star admitted to bringing cannabis into Russia but said she had packed in a hurry and did not intend to break the law. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war helps push 71 million into poverty due to soaring food and oil prices, UN says

The United Nations Development Programme warns the cost of living impact ‘almost without precedent in a generation’

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