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Italy's game against Ireland was shrouded in controversy when they were reduced to 13 men following one red card

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2022

Alisher Usmanov: Assets of Everton-linked Russian billionaire frozen by EU

The Uzbekistan-born businessman's company USM Holdings provides a number of Blues sponsorship agreements

Birmingham Post · Mar 1, 2022

Possible Impact of Ukraine War on Middle East

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to impact the whole world, with its repercussions going beyond Europe and "areas of conflict," with some observers arguing that it will ripple throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the short and long term as well. The economic and political challenges…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes in Ukraine as PM blasts him for ‘barbaric tactics against innocent civilians’

Russia is ‘unleashing indiscriminate air strikes and horrific weapons’

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022

Asian shares recover following talks between Russia and Ukraine

Oil prices continue to climb amid persistent supply disruption fears following the invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

Fund managers ditch Russian assets, global stocks slide, bitcoin rises after latest sanctions – as it happened

European stocks slide further while Moscow stock exchange remains closed for second day; rouble steadies and Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022

Chilling old Vladimir Putin comment has many worried the Russian leader could press nuclear button

On Sunday, Putin told state TV that NATO powers have made "aggressive statements" along with the West imposing hard-hitting financial sanctions against Russia, including the president himself.

Irish Mirror · Mar 1, 2022

Reading Putin: Unbalanced or Cagily Preying on West’s Fears?

For two decades, Vladimir Putin has struck rivals as reckless, impulsive. But his behavior in ordering an invasion of Ukraine — and now putting Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert — has some in the West questioning whether the Russian president has become dangerously unstable. In recent days, Putin has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Susanna Reid fights back tears discussing 16 children injured in Ukraine attacks

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid was clearly overcome with emotion as she spoke about one little six-year-old girl who was badly injured in a Russian shelling in the city of Mariupol'

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022

Kharkiv official says Russian missiles hit administration building, residential areas

Kharkiv region head Oleg Synegubov said on Tuesday that Russian missile attacks hit the centre of Ukraine's second-largest city, including residential areas and the regional administration building, as Moscow started day six of its invasion.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022