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Ukraine war: Australian-made cardboard drones used to attack Russian airfield show how innovation is key to modern warfare

Innovative design choices can have a massive impact in the theatre of war, so it is important to understand the principles behind their development. Recent use of low-cost cardboard drones by Ukraine, supplied by Australia, to attack targets in Russia is a good example of how this can work.

The Conversation

The ‘Vampire’ rocket system helping Ukraine shoot down Russia’s kamikaze drones

While the Ministry of Defence says Russia is likely struggling with detecting Ukrainian drones – a number of a US-made counter-drone launcher have arrived in Ukraine and are being used by Kyiv’s troops

The Independent UK

The Wagner mercenary group's second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony

The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name has been buried at a military cemetery in Moscow

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Why Pope's message to young Russians not to forget 'great Russia of Catherine II and Peter I' has not gone down well in Ukraine

Pope Francis’s video speech to the All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St Petersburg, urging them to “not forget their heritage” has caused quite a stir. What struck a bitter chord internationally – and especially in Ukraine – about the remarks he delivered on August 25 was not so much…

The Conversation

Zelensky says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometers (400 miles) away

The Independent UK

First Indian companies sanctioned over trade with Russia, report reveals

Punitive sanctions were imposed on Indian businesses for links with world’s biggest diamond miner Alrosa

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s months-long counteroffensive at the crossroads

Ukraine’s troops appear to be nearing a breakthrough, slowly edging south in the Zaporizhia region.

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Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

Russia is reported to have deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, a step that was much telegraphed earlier this year and recently confirmed by Poland. This move has caused concern in neighbouring countries and has affected security arrangements in Europe.

The Conversation

‘A success for Kremlin propaganda’: how pro-Putin views permeate Italian media

With pro-Russia commentators regularly appearing on TV, Italians are less likely to back Ukraine than people in most other EU states

The Guardian - UK

London fintech Wise accused of ‘inappropriate’ controls over Russia financial sanctions

A £250 rule-break, while small, was considered a “moderately severe” breach, according to the sanctions watchdog

Evening Standard

Gabon and what’s driving the spate of coups in West Africa

A group of senior military officials in Gabon say they have seized power from the government just moments after results from its general election were declared.

The Week

Today’s Cache | Google brings generative AI home; Social media firms failed to stop Russian misinformation; India tops YouTube video removals

Google has rolled out generative AI in web searches for India-based users

The Hindu

Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war

Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.

WEKU

Ukraine death toll: how many lives have been lost in the war?

The number of people killed and injured in Ukraine has risen dramatically, according to revised figures by unnamed US officials.

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Wagner Group’s second-in-command buried quietly near Moscow

Dmitry Utkin, cofounder and military commander of the Wagner Group, was buried Thursday in a quiet ceremony at a military cemetery near Moscow after dying in a plane crash that also killed his boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The ceremony came as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met his Russian counterpart Sergei…

Radio France Internationale

Russia vetos UN resolution extending sanctions and keeping experts in Mali

United Nations sanctions in Mali are ending after Russia vetoed extending them and maintaining a team of United Nations experts there, after they claimed that foreign forces were involved in abuses – a reference to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.

Newslaundry

G20 summit: India steers focus to bloc’s economic mandate, resists geopolitics on Ukraine

About two weeks ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi, Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey his inability to attend the meet. He will be represented by Russia foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. This wasn’t unexpected – Putin skipped the recent BRICS meet in…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin’s forces pushed back by counteroffensive after ‘largest’ drone strike

Russia was hit by five separate drone strikes overnight on 29 and 30 August

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The Guardian - UK

As Ukraine and others queue to join, is EU ready for enlargement?

Only since Russian invasion have European leaders started to do necessary calculations, expert says

The Times of India

Coco Gauff downs fellow teen Mirra Andreeva to reach US Open third round

NEW DELHI: In a clash of young talents, American sixth seed Coco Gauff secured a commanding 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday, advancing to the third round of the U.S. Open.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine investigates corruption in medical exemptions from military duty

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy says bribes of between $3,000 and $15,000 paid for medical exemptions from military duty.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 554

As the war enters its 554th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

‘Lively in faith’: Pope Francis heads to Mongolia with eye on diplomacy

Mongolia, between Russia and China, could help ease church’s troubled ties with Beijing and lift Ukraine peace efforts.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 554 of the invasion

Alleged co-founder of mercenary group Wagner buried; video surfaces of Yevgeny Prigozhin appearing to show him discussing threats to his life

The Independent UK

Paul Whelan seen for first time in over three years in rare video inside Russia prison

Former US Marine seen in video clips inside IK-17, a remote maximum-security penal colony 300 miles east of Moscow

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