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Countries at Paris aid conference pledge 1 billion euros for Ukraine

Countries gathered at an aid conference for Ukraine in Paris have pledged aid worth around one billion euros to help the war-hit country this winter, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24 · Dec 13, 2022

Ukraine news - live: Russian commanders and Iranian businessmen sanctioned by UK

Iran is said to have become one of Russia’s top military backers

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

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Biden’s student-loan relief plan gets expanded review from Supreme Court

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

‘Gate to Hell’ opens in Russia with giant sinkhole spotted close to major ski resort

The huge collapse came at an iron-ore mine next to the popular Gesh ski resort in Siberia, Russia, with pictures showing a huge plume emerging from the crater as a house teeters on the edge

Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022

Vladimir Putin puts 'unwashed alcoholic' into cramped cell of his biggest critic

In his latest bid to humiliate and break Russia's charismatic opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin has put him in a cramped cell with a “unwashed alcoholic”

Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022

Putin cancels annual marathon year-end TV news conference

President Vladimir Putin will not hold his traditional televised year-end news conference this month, the Kremlin said on Monday, 10 months into Russia's stuttering invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

Putin cancels annual year-end news conference: Kremlin

Break in tradition comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine falters and its economy struggles under the weight of sanctions.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2022

NATO's Stoltenberg: 'Likelihood of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine remains low'

In an interview with FRANCE 24 from Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned that any use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine would have "severe, dramatic consequences for Russia", calling Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear rhetoric "reckless and dangerous". However, the NATO chief said he believes "the likelihood of any…

France 24 · Dec 12, 2022

Vladimir Putin cancels annual set-piece press conference in Moscow sparking speculation

Vladimir Putin has cancelled his annual press conference in Moscow fuelling fears that he cannot face up to questions on Russia's war in Ukraine or that he is seriously unwell

Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew during the past week after Serbs erected barricades on the main roads in the north of the former Serbian province to protest the arrest of a former Kosovo Serb police officer

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022