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Russian troops in charge of Chernobyl plant 'have no clue' about nuclear safety

Russian soldiers who have taken over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have no idea about safety protocol and are making staff work long shifts at gun point, it is claimed

Daily Mirror

UN to work on safe corridor for ships stranded by Ukraine conflict

The UN's shipping agency will seek to create a safe maritime corridor to enable merchant ships and their crews stuck in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to sail away without the risk of being hit, it said on Friday.

Reuters

As it happened: Russia forces encircle Kyiv and continue Mariupol siege

Russian forces advanced ever closer to the capital from the north, west and northeast. They also expanded their offensive in Ukraine as they conducted airstrikes on new areas in the country's west. Ukrainian and UN authorities said Russian forces may be committing war crimes in cities such as Mariupol, which…

France 24

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Putin accused of ‘insane delirium’ over claim Ukraine trying to spread biological weapons via migratory birds and insects

‘Russia does not give a monkey’s about safety of its own citizens, including thousands of decomposing bodies of its soldiers’

The Independent UK

US and allies set to revoke normal trade relations with Russia over Ukraine war, says Biden – as it happened

US expected to join G7 and EU in bid to punish Moscow for what White House calls ‘unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine’

The Guardian - US

What are Russia’s biological weapons claims and what’s actually happening?

The UN security council met on Friday to discuss Moscow’s claims the US is funding ‘military biological activities’ in Ukraine

The Guardian - US

UN says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations says it found no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program, while Washington and its allies accuse Russia of spreading disinformation as a possible prelude to launching attacks.

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Latest Ukraine updates: Moscow threatens Western arms shipments

Ukraine-Russia news from March 12: Moscow says arms shipments to Ukraine ‘legitimate targets’, intensifies Kyiv attacks.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war military dispatch: March 11, 2022

Russia widens its offensive on Ukraine, striking cities in the west and centre of the country for the first time.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian boy, 11, who travelled 700 miles alone to Slovakia says he is happy to be safe

Hassan was forced to leave his hometown of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, and travel across country

The Independent UK

Photos show the grim reality of Ukraine's women, children searching for safety under Russia's invasion

These images capture some of the more than 2 million Ukrainians who have fled to neighbouring European countries in search of safety as Russia's invasion continues.

ABC News

Russia's young elite, including some oligarchs' children, are speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine

Some of Russia's richest young elites are speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, including the offspring of oligarchs and a former reality TV host who challenged Vladimir Putin in the 2018 election.

ABC News

UN says not aware of biological weapons programme in Ukraine

US envoy to UN rejects Moscow’s unproven claims that Ukraine is operating biological weapons labs with US support.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council ‘being manipulated’ by Russia, says Ukrainian diplomat

A Ukrainian diplomat told the UN Security Council that he fears it is “being manipulated by the Russian Federation” during a meeting on Friday.

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Reuters

U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations on Friday said it had no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program while Washington and its allies accused Russia of spreading the unproven claim as a possible prelude to launching its own biological or chemical attacks.

The Independent UK

Russia has already begun Third World War, claims former Ukrainian PM

Volodymyr Groysman is urging western governments to help Ukraine more and tells Bel Trew that Vladimir Putin must be stopped

The Guardian - UK

Russia makes claims of US-backed biological weapon plot at UN

Fears claims of plot to use birds to spread disease could be pretext for biological attack by Russia itself

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Envoy Says Russia’s Biological Weapons Allegations at UN Are Potential 'False Flag'

The United States accused Russia of using a UN Security Council meeting Friday for "lying and spreading disinformation” as part of a potential false-flag operation by Moscow for the use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia was playing out a scenario put forth…

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U.N. agency warns Ukraine war could trigger 20% food price rise

International food and feed prices could rise by up to 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the United Nations food agency said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine renews effort to evacuate Mariupol as food and water run out

Authorities trying to deliver vital supplies to desperate city as Zelenskiy says Russian army is holding it hostage

Radio France Internationale

Intercommunal violence in Sudan's disputed Abyei region kills dozens, displaces thousands

Several dozen people have reportedly been killed following a spike of intercommunal violence in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan - South Sudan border, according to the United Nations emergency response agency.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan communities battle to benefit from mining on their land

Communities in Karamoja face an uphill task organising to beat international capital and authoritarian politics.

Bangkok Post

Facebook speech policy change alarms UN

GENEVA: The United Nations has expressed alarm over Facebook’s decision to temporarily ease its policy on violent speech after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, warning it could spark “hate speech” against Russians.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian family turned away at Mexico border allowed into US

Mother and three children were sent back at US-Mexico border under widely denounced US restriction known as Title 42.

The Guardian - UK

Redrow founder vows to pay for 1,000 Ukraine refugees to come to UK

Steve Morgan criticises UK response to crisis and urges government to speed up visa process

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