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Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic Alexei Navalny given 19 more years in prison

He is already serving an 11-and-a-half year sentence at a Russian penal colony

Evening Standard

‘I don’t live in fear’: Poles defiant as Wagner operates near border

Many in Poland feel the Russian armed group has few options at its disposal to realistically endanger their security.

Al Jazeera

Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Alexei Navalny and his opposition to Vladimir Putin

Alexei Navalny was a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

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Biden Is Reportedly On The Verge Of A “mini-deal” Or “non-deal,” With Iran

Iran is pretty much a nuclear threshold state, having enriched enough uranium to build multiple nuclear bombs

Zenger

The perplexing aftermath of the Wagner mutiny shows Putin is more vulnerable than ever

Yevgeny Prigozhin seems largely unscathed, while faith in the Russian president’s invincibility has taken a battering, says Prof Kimberly Marten

The Guardian - UK

Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea port of Novorossiysk

Russia's defence ministry said early on Friday that it had thwarted an overnight drone attack by Ukraine on Novorossiysk, a Russian naval base on the Black Sea. A Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters that a Russian vessel was damaged in the attack, although the regional governor had earlier stated that…

France 24

Xi Jinping’s spent two days outside China in 2023 as problems mount

BEIJING: Two days is all President Xi Jinping has spent outside his country this year, as mounting domestic problems from a faltering economy to rare political scandals demand the Chinese leader’s attention at home.

The Times of India

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PM Modi to travel to South Africa for BRICS summit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a journey to Johannesburg this month to participate in a summit of the BRICS group of nations. The meeting, scheduled for August 22-24, will bring together the current five members of BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

The Times of India

White House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow

The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has made a pitch to North Korean officials to increase the sale of munitions to Moscow

The Independent UK

RAF’s interception of Russian aircraft is ‘strong message’ to Vladimir Putin, says Defence Secretary

Members of the 140 Expeditionary Air Wing were deployed in Estonia to lead a Nato air policing mission

Evening Standard

Nuclear signalling, the need for new guard rails

The conflict in Ukraine and the recourse to nuclear rhetoric have revived concerns about nuclear escalation management between the major nuclear powers

The Hindu

EU urges G20 to help persuade Putin to reopen Ukraine grain export route

Brussels’ foreign policy chief calls on nations to speak with a unified voice to help ‘people most in need’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine recap: counter-offensive gathers pace while Wagner Group takes on new role

Reports from the front lines of the various conflict zones reveal daily just how difficult Ukraine is finding its summer counter-offensive. Russia has had months to build defensive fortifications and Ukrainian troops are having to fight their way through territory which – according to Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s…

The Conversation

Ukraine keeps up Russia pressure as drone raids intensify psychological war

Suspected Ukrainian attacks inside Russia this week have deepened insecurity building up since Kremlin assault in May.

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The Independent UK

‘We stand united’: RAF interception of Russian jets ‘sends strong message’ to Putin

RAF personnel return to UK after four-month mission, during which 50 Russian aircraft were intercepted

The Independent UK

RAF’s interception of Russian aircraft is ‘strong message’ to Putin – Wallace

Members of the 140 Expeditionary Air Wing were deployed in Estonia to lead a Nato air policing mission.

Evening Standard

Olena Zelenska: ‘Ukrainians are paying for this with the lives of their compatriots’

Olena Zelenska believes being a more active first lady will help rally the world to Ukraine’s defence

The Conversation

Ukraine war: reports suggest the deaths of some journalists have been deliberate – which is a war crime

In a conflict like the war in Ukraine, many journalists risk their lives to report the truth and reveal war crimes committed by both sides. But when journalists themselves are targeted, these war crimes almost always go unpunished. Research from Human Rights Watch has found that a de facto impunity…

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Radio France Internationale

France condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine's grain infrastructure

Russian drones on Wednesday damaged infrastructure at a Ukrainian port on the Danube, targeting facilities vital for grain shipments from Ukraine following the collapse of a key export arrangement.

The Independent UK

Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators

One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: EU bans drone sales to Belarus and adds state TV presenters to sanctions list – as it happened

Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is close ally of Vladimir Putin and EU says regime is ‘accomplice in Russia’s unprovoked war’

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Kyiv launches drone attacks on Russian navy base near Black Sea port

If confirmed it would be the first Ukrainian attack on one of Russia’s main commercial ports

The Independent UK

Putin’s ‘energy ransom’ and deadly virus escaping lab ‘among serious threats facing UK’

New risk register also warns of malicious use of drones and cyber attacks on health care systems

The Guardian - AU

Russia ‘systematically’ forcing Ukrainians to accept citizenship, US report finds

Ukrainians in occupied territories who refuse Russian passports face threats, intimidation and possible detention or deportation, Yale study says

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 526

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 526th day.

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