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Russia Hikes Interest Rates To 21% As Government Spending Skyrockets To Pay For Ukraine War

Russia's central bank hiked interest rates to 21 percent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than 20 years amid surging inflation.

International Business Times

Watershed moment as Georgia goes to polls in tussle between Russia and west

Observers say country’s democratic future hanging in balance after Moscow-aligned ruling party’s threats to ban opposition

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine's Zelenskyy claims North Korean troops will be deployed by Russia in coming days

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is claiming that North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend

The Independent UK

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Georgia set for tense elections as voters choose between Russia and EU

Elections in Georgia on Saturday will pit pro-Western opposition forces against a ruling party that is increasingly under Russian influence. While polls indicate that opposition parties may be able to form a winning coalition, experts fear that the ruling party may attempt to cling to power.

Radio France Internationale

Kate Bush says she’s ready to record first new music in 13 years: ‘It’s been a long time’

Reclusive British artist, who hasn’t released new music in over a decade, gave a rare interview to the BBC as she shares a new animated short film inspired by the Russia-Ukraine conflict

The Independent UK

World Update: Ukraine faces prospect of defeat – but the west must ensure a just peace

There’s a degree of irony that countries attending the 2024 Brics summit this week voted to adopt the Kazan declaration (named for the capital city of the autonomous republic of Tatarstan in Russia, where the summit is being held). The declaration’s first clause emphasises that “all states should act consistently…

The Conversation

UK consumers ‘despondent’ ahead of the budget; pound heads for worst month in a year; Russia hikes interest rates – as it happened

People holding ‘their breath’ to see what’s in store for them in Rachel Reeves’s first budget, reports GfK

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 973

As the war enters its 973rd day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

South Korea condemns Russia’s move to seal defence pact with North Korea

Seoul ‘strongly urges’ immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops from Russia.

Al Jazeera

‘Blood alliance’: why South Korea fears North’s involvement in Ukraine war

News that troops from North Korea could be joining Russians on the battlefield in Ukraine has caused deep concern in Seoul

The Guardian - AU

Putin sidesteps question on North Korean soldiers training in Russia

‘Images are a serious matter. If images exist, they indicate something,’ Putin says when asked by reporter about satellite imagery apparently showing North Korean troops in Russia

The Independent UK

Vote-weary Bulgarians face a seventh general election in just over 3 years

Bulgarians will cast ballots on Sunday in the seventh general elections in just over three years as their country faces growing political instability that might further enhance the popularity of pro-Russian and far-right groups

The Independent UK

Georgia prepares for a divisive election which could determine its future in Europe

The South Caucasus country of Georgia will go to the polls Saturday in a parliamentary election many citizens believe may be the most crucial vote of their lifetimes

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Navalny widow blasts UN chief Guterres for meeting ‘murderer’ Putin

Secretary general calls for ‘just peace’ in Ukraine at Brics summit; Putin not denying North Korean troops brought into war. What we know on day 975

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International Business Times

'Freedom': Russian Anti-war Sisters Find New Home In Exile

In a Russian forest, the Grigoryeva sisters had found a comforting refuge in their old wooden house, their "izba".

Latin Times

International Court Threatens to Punish Mongolia for Ignoring Request to Arrest Putin, Giving Him Red-Carpet Treatment Instead

The International Criminal Court has reprimanded Mongolia for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his latest visit.

Top News

Putin Stresses Russia's Neutral Stance In Middle East Conflict

Putin advocates for diplomacy and compromise in the Middle East, positioning Russia as a mediator for peace.

The Guardian - UK

Putin does not deny North Korea has sent soldiers to Russia

Russian president sidesteps claims after US said it had seen evidence 3,000 troops had been sent

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds slams supporters of delisted Russian driver maintainers as ‘trolls’

Linus Torvalds has dismissed those concerned about the recent dismissal of Russian kernel driver maintainers as trolls.

International Business Times

Ukraine Says N. Korean Troops Arrived In Russian 'Combat Zone'

Ukraine said Thursday that North Korean troops have arrived in the "combat zone" in Russia's Kursk border region, where Moscow has struggled to push back Ukrainian forces for months.

The Guardian - UK

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, says she can ‘imagine Russia without Putin’

Speaking at London literature festival, she urged people to do ‘something very small’ every day to fight the regime

The Independent UK

International Criminal Court reports Mongolia to its oversight body for failing to arrest Putin

A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Mongolia to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visited the Asian nation last month

The Independent UK

South Korea vows response to North Korea bolstering Putin’s forces: ‘We won’t sit idle’

South Korea says the deployment of Pyongyang’s forces is a provocation that threatens global security

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