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Ukraine Crisis Doesn’t Herald a New Era for Refugee Rights in Japan

Japan’s focus on limiting the number of long-term sojourners severely limits the protection available to refugees, with an emphasis on controlling numbers seeming to dominate decision-making.

The News Lens

Ukraine says mining town holding out against Russian assault

The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine is hanging in the balance

The Independent UK

Switzerland stops accepting Russian travel documents from occupied areas in Ukraine

Switzerland is no longer accepting new travel documents from Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine and the breakaway regions of Georgia for crossing the external Schengen borders or the issuing of visas, the Federal Council said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Protests to save a village from being swallowed by a coal mine expose Germany's climate conflict

Germany made a strong return to coal burning after the war in Ukraine cut off Russian gas supplies.

Fortune

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 322

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 322nd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia's Wagner Says it Controls Ukraine's Soledar

The head of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said early Wednesday his fighters had taken control of Ukraine's city of Soledar after intense fighting this week, but some "urban battles" continued. "Wagner units have taken control of the whole territory of Soledar," Prigozhin said through his press service on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelenskyy revokes Ukrainian citizenship of Putin ally Medvedchuk

Ukraine’s president has stripped four people of citizenship, including a Kremlin ally transferred in a prisoner swap.

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Russia replaces military commander in Ukraine in latest reshuffle

Russia again replaced its top commander in Ukraine on Wednesday, putting army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov in charge of its forces in the conflict, as fighting continued to rage for control of the eastern salt-mining town of Soledar. Earlier, Poland's President Andrzej Duda said during a visit to Kyiv…

France 24

Ukraine news – live: Claims Russia’s Wagner group has seized Soledar denied by Kyiv

The group – run by an ally of Vladimir Putin – has claimed control of the town, but Kyiv says there is intense fighting there and around the nearby city of Bakhmut

The Independent UK

Russia’s Wagner Group chief says troops have taken Soledar

Eastern Ukrainian town renowned for its salt mines has been at the centre of days of fierce fighting.

Al Jazeera

U.S. Patriot training confirms participation in Ukraine conflict-Russian ambassador

U.S. plans to train Ukrainian servicemen in the use of Patriot missiles provides further proof of Washington's participation in the Ukraine conflict, Russia's ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.

Reuters

The AP Interview: Korean leader cites North's serious threat

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says the spike in North Korean missile tests, growing nuclear ambitions and other provocative acts pose a “serious threat” that could spark a wider conflict

The Independent UK

Ukrainian troops heading to United States to train on Patriot system at Oklahoma Army base

About 100 Ukrainian troops are expected to head to Oklahoma's Fort Sill as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defence system.

ABC News

Russia and China ready for quick travel resumption - TASS cites Chinese envoy

Russia and China are ready to resume mutual travel as soon as possible and deepen their strategic cooperation, Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia told the Russian state TASS news agency in remarks published on Wednesday.

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Zelenskiy strips Putin ally Medvedchuk, three others of Ukrainian citizenship

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stripped four political figures of their Ukrainian citizenship on Tuesday, including pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk who was transferred to Russia last year in a prisoner swap deal.

Reuters

Ukraine says troops hold out in corpse-strewn battlefield of Soledar

Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were holding out despite heavy fighting on a battlefield littered with bodies in a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, where Russian mercenaries have claimed Moscow's first significant gain in half a year.

The Independent UK

Family of British man missing in Ukraine ‘worried and concerned’ for whereabouts

Christopher Parry was last seen heading to town of Soledar on 6 January

Reuters

Ukraine says its need for more weapons crucial, since Russia plans escalation

The need for the West to supply Ukraine with an increased number of modern weapons is critical because Russia is gathering forces for another escalation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.

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Al Jazeera

Ukrainian troops to train on Patriot missile system in US

Patriot batteries will complement a variety of air defence systems that both the US and NATO partners have pledged.

Daily Mirror

Family of British volunteer missing in Ukraine say they're 'very proud' but 'concerned'

British volunteers Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, went missing while travelling in eastern Donetsk where heavy fighting has been reported, with their families very worried

Irish Mirror

President Zelenskyy invites Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to visit war-torn Ukraine

The Irish Mirror understands that President Vlodymyr Zelensky has invited Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to visit Ukraine in their first official phone call.

ABC News

Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group owned by a key Putin ally are stoking influence in resource-rich Central African Republic

While Vladimir Putin desperately rallies support for his war in Ukraine, a network of paramilitary mercenaries known as the Wagner Group is shoring up his power in resource-rich central Africa, more than 5,000 kilometres away.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin deploys huge nuke-capable weapon dubbed 'Sledgehammer' to Ukraine

The 2S4 Tulip self-propelled mortar is 240mm wide and is capable of firing nuclear bombs, but it is likely this would be limited to 'micro-nukes' aimed at destroying an area the size of a football stadium

The Independent UK

Zelensky invites Irish premier to visit Ukraine

The Ukrainian president also extended new year’s wishes to the people of Ireland.

Reuters

Canada to buy U.S.-built surface-to-air missiles for Ukraine

Canada will buy a U.S.-made National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for Ukraine, a statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office said after a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Mexico City on Tuesday.

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