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Cargo vessel set to ship U.S. medical, defence supplies towards Ukraine

The U.S. is spanning a sea bridge over the Atlantic to support Ukraine with crucial equipment in its war against Russia, a senior official said on Friday, as a huge cargo ship at the Belgian port of Antwerp got ready to set sail for Germany.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin's daughter brazenly defends her dad's war in Ukraine in rant

Vladimir Putin’s eldest daughter, Maria Vorontsova, has defended her father’s war in Ukraine, saying the West had “always done everything possible to ensure” that Russia failed as a state"

Daily Mirror

Germany, Qatar Sign Energy Partnership Agreement

Germany and Qatar signed on Friday a declaration to deepen their energy partnership, with a focus on trade in hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Europe's biggest economy looks for alternative supplies amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The partnership deal foresees regular meetings between authorities from both countries and…

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Finnish brewery launches NATO beer to mark membership application

A small Finnish brewery a few dozen miles from the Russian border has launched a new beer to toast its country's application to join the NATO military alliance.

Reuters

UN: 18 million people facing severe hunger in Sahel region

It cites the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, COVID-19 pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs as reasons.

Al Jazeera

Struggling in Ukraine, Russia Paves Way to Sign Up Over-40s for Army

In a sign of Russia's urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military. The website of the State Duma, parliament's lower house, said the move…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bliss review – relentlessly grim drama haunted by the ghosts of war

Hunger and disease stalk Russia in the aftermath of conflict in this play based on a story by Andrey Platonov

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U.S. Embassy welcomes plan to name Moscow square 'Defenders of Donbas'

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said on Friday that it was surprised but not offended by a proposal to name a nearby intersection "Defenders of Donbas Square", suggesting disingenuously that it was to honour Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russian aggression.

Reuters

Ukraine war boosts Europeanism in border-wary Greece

Despite the government’s pro-Western policy, everyday Greeks remain wary of both the US and Russia.

Al Jazeera

Russia aims to capitalize on controlling the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol

More than a thousand soldiers were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, and Russia is consolidating control of Mariupol. It is making plans to annex the southwestern parts of the country.

WEKU

Russia considers allowing over-40s to join army as invasion stalls

Ukrainian officials have claimed Russia has lost 28,000 troops since the beginning of the invasion

Evening Standard

Russian Soldier in Ukraine War Crimes Trial Says He Did Not Want to Kill

A 21-year-old Russian soldier told a court on Friday he had not wanted to kill an unarmed civilian and that he sincerely repented, as he delivered his final words at the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion. Vadim Shishimarin, a tank commander, has pleaded guilty to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China and Russia are on track to set up a Moon base by 2036 — here’s the plan

China and Russia's space agencies are planning a rival to NASA's Lunar Gateway. Here's what you need to know about their ambitions and timeline.

Inverse

UN: 18 Million Facing Severe Hunger in West Africa's Sahel

The UN is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The hunger crisis may press increased numbers of people to migrate out of the…

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First Thing: US accuses Russia of holding food supplies hostage

Antony Blinken demanded that Russia lift its blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and suggested the Kremlin was using food as a weapon

The Independent UK

Inside the recaptured Ukrainian village still under attack from retreating Russian forces

Kim Sengupta visits a liberated flashpoint near Kharkiv that Putin’s forces won’t give up without ‘a hard and long fight’

Liverpool Echo

Sainsbury's to ban Russian diesel from its petrol stations by end of 2022

The supermarket has been facing pressure from customers

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Russian soldier in Ukraine war crimes trial says he did not want to kill

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Russia taking "countermeasures" in response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO - Ifax cites minister

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Finland and Sweden joining NATO has led to an increase in military threats near the border and that Moscow is taking "adequate countermeasures", Interfax news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

G7 offers $9.5 billion new aid for Ukraine, ready with more

The Group of Seven's financial leaders agreed on $9.5 billion in new aid to Ukraine on Friday and promised enough money to keep the country's devastated economy afloat as long as it fights against Russia's invasion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Patrols Comb Border Areas in Southern Syria

Russian military police on Thursday conducted patrols in the governorates of Daraa and Sweida in southern Syria, a private source told Asharq Al-Awsat. “For three consecutive days starting Tuesday, Russian forces carried out several reconnaissance tours in areas mostly bordering Daraa and Sweida, such as the Yarmuk Basin areas near…

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More Russian Oil Going East Squeezes Iranian Crude Sales to China

Iran's crude exports to China have fallen sharply since the start of the Ukraine war as Beijing favored heavily discounted Russian barrels, leaving almost 40 million barrels of Iranian oil stored on tankers at sea in Asia and seeking buyers. US and European sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine…

AAP

Melbourne to host swim short-course worlds

Melbourne will stage the world swimming short-course titles in December after Russia was stripped of hosting rights.

Reuters

Pro-Russian hackers attack institutional websites in Italy - police

Pro-Russian hackers have attacked the websites of several Italian institutions and government ministries, the police said on Friday.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin 'surrounded by doctors' as illness brings growing chaos to the Kremlin

Former British spy Christopher Steele, who ran the Russia desk at MI6 in London, claims that the Russian President is seriously unwell and now in need of constant medical care.

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