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Ukraine bids farewell to fallen opera conductor

Tearful mourners bid farewell on Tuesday to a celebrated Ukrainian opera conductor who was killed fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2023

Evan Gershkovich: Wall Street Journal reporter latest in long line of journalists punished for doing their job

For the first time since the cold war, Moscow has accused a US journalist of espionage. Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, was arrested in Yekaterinburg on March 29 by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The reporter, a Russia specialist, insists he was there to report on…

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

Hungary forces new energy deals with Russia amid Ukraine war

Hungary has signed new agreements to ensure its continued access to Russian energy

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault

The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea says the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

US intelligence leak: what do we know about ‘top secret’ documents?

Everything that is known about images said to be classified Pentagon documents circulating on social media

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

Macron stirs confusion with Taiwan comments

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron risks creating fresh confusion among his Western allies and encouraging China with his latest headline-grabbing foreign policy comments, this time on Taiwan, analysts say.

Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2023

Russia plans electronic draft papers to mobilise new army conscripts

Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce electronic mobilisation papers to make it harder for Russian men to avoid the draft. More than 300,000 are believed to have been called up since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The UN, meanwhile, says the confirmed civilian…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2023

Ukraine civilian deaths near 8,500

GENEVA: Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a United Nations body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared.

Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2023

The Pentagon docs: America’s worst intelligence leak in a decade

The release of classified US defence department documents that reveal how the war in Ukraine is really playing out as well as security secrets relating to the US’s allies has been described as America’s most serious intelligence leak in a decade.

The Week · Apr 11, 2023

Egypt ‘planned secret rocket and artillery help for Russia’

Egypt was allegedly planning to secretly supply Russia with weaponry that could aid its invasion of Ukraine, a major leak of classified US documents suggested.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023