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Conservative leadership race: Liz Truss voted in as new Tory Party leader

The Foreign Secretary becomes Britain’s third female PM and takes charge with the country in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022

Meet the Chechen battalion joining Ukraine to fight Russia — and fellow Chechens

While many Chechen fighters have deployed in Ukraine for Russia, this group is there to defend the country from the Russians.

WEKU · Sep 5, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Sept. 5)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU · Sep 5, 2022

At Latvia's border with Russia, the line grows long, and tempers short

European sanctions on Russia over Ukraine have caused major traffic backups along the Latvian border. And truckers can feel the mounting tension between Russia and NATO members like Latvia.

WEKU · Sep 4, 2022

Google has a plan to stare down fake news on Ukrainian refugees in Europe

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is hoping an ad campaign can help prevent misinformation percolating about Ukrainian refugees who fled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion from shaping public opinion.

Tribune News Service · Sep 4, 2022

Donald Trump praises 'smart' Xi Jinping for 'ruling China with iron fist' in odd speech

Speaking to thousands of supporters to promote two Republican candidates in Pennsylvania, Trump said unlike current President Joe Biden other foreign leaders are at "the top of the game"

Daily Mirror · Sep 4, 2022

Russia’s army ‘suffering from morale and disciplinary issues’ in Ukraine

A main grievance from troops is around pay, according to the Ministry of Defence

Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2022

Gorbachev freed my generation of eastern Europeans from the abyss. We saw a different future

The man who liberalised the Soviet Union died last week, beset by a sense that his country had been betrayed – by the west and history

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022

Residential areas in Mykolaiv hit, says governor; ‘morale and discipline’ problems in Russian forces, says UK – as it happened

Mykolaiv governor says Russian forces damaged homes and three hospitals in strike; UK intelligence says Russian troops hampered by problems

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022

Joe Biden has picked a fight with tyranny. The west must hope he wins

To counter the influence of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the US-led alliance has to show that freedom is worth fighting for

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022