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Ukraine round-up: Putin claims parts of Ukraine and horror as rocket strike kills dozens

'Baltic friends' would welcome Ukraine's accession to NATO

Niinistö: Finland will assist Ukraine "as long as needed"

US Pentagon planning Ukraine command in Germany: Report

Russia will have to ask Ukraine to allow troops out of “Lyman cauldron” - advisor to Zelensky's office chief

Israel advises dual citizens visiting Russia they may be drafted to fight Ukraine

Dozens feared dead after Russian strike on civilian convoy near Zaporizhzhia - A civilian convoy of cars heading to pick up relatives trying to flee Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine has been hit by Moscow’s forces

Finland to close Russian border amid travel spike from Putin mobilization

Abortion: India Supreme Court says amended law to cover single women too

Japan health panel recommends allowing import, use of medical marijuana products

U.S. charges Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska with violating sanctions

Ukraine-Russia war: US army doctor and wife charged with Russia spying

Iran's Security and Intelligence Officials Fear Mutiny in the Ranks

Lula’s lead over Bolsonaro widens days before Brazil election

Finland's Minister of the Interior (Mikkonen): "It’s important to look into fencing parts of Finnish-Russian border"

Russian ballet dancer censured for pro-war performance in Uzbekistan

Ethiopia's Tigray war: Satellite images capture troop build-up near Eritrea border

'Most of you support the war': Georgians slam Russians fleeing army mobilisation

Nord Stream leak: West shores up pipeline security, blaming Russia 'sabotage'

Azerbaijani forces fire at Armenian military positions – MoD

U.S. to propose resolution at UN Security Council condemning Russia over referenda in Ukraine

Ukraine war round-up: Disputed referendums and gas leak allegations

Ukrainians involved in ‘referendums’ face prison terms, says Kyiv

SVT: seismologists detect two explosions in the area of Nord Stream pipeline gas leaks

Slovak Parliament Approves NATO Membership for Finland, Sweden

Europe Is Ready for a Winter Without Russian Gas, BNEF Says

The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO overwhelmingly passed in Slovak parliament.

UN chief calls for global abolition of nuclear weapons after Putin threat

Russia to give troops who surrender 10 years in prison unless they are able to flee captivity

Iran protests: at least 450 arrested in northern province | Iran

Kremlin says no decision yet on whether to seal Russia's borders to stop men fleeing

Uganda's Ebola outbreak: Trainee doctors go on strike over safety fears

Russia's war on Ukraine will cost $2.8 trillion across the world - and winter energy shortages in Europe could push that figure higher, OECD says

Thousands of Hasidic Jews defy travel warnings by making New Year pilgrimage to war-torn Ukraine

Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann: Champion vows to say more on cheating scandal

Iran vows ‘no leniency’ as seething women-led protests enter 10th day

Vincent Van Quickenborne: Four arrested in Belgian minister 'kidnap plot'

Ukraine receives U.S. air defence system

UAE signs deal to supply Germany with gas, diesel

Putin’s mobilization unlikely to solve basic problems with his military in Ukraini

Ukraine war: Hundreds arrested as Russian draft protests continue

About 5,000 people in Crimea received draft notices. 90% of them are Crimean Tatars

U.N. investigators report rape, torture of children among Russian war crimes

Iran's Guards launch artillery attack on militants in Iraqi Kurdistan

Dmitry Bulgakov: Putin fires deputy defence chief amid supply failures

Hundreds of thousands without power in Atlantic Canada as Fiona makes landfall

Ukraine says residents coerced into Russian annexation vote

Iranians are risking it all to protest. Their families say some of them aren't coming home

China ready to promote sound, steady relationship with NATO: Chinese FM

Ukraine 'referendums': Soldiers go door-to-door for votes in polls

Goldman Sachs: Sexual assault claims revealed in pay bias suit

​russian Military Began Sell Equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: $5,000 for Tiger Armored Vehicle, $50,000 for Tank | Defense Express

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy thanks Saudi Crown Prince for mediation in prisoner exchange

Census 2021: More from Catholic background in NI than Protestant

Israel braces for influx of Jews fleeing Russia

Google Is Showing Ads To Sell Your Kidney For $1m In India

At least 9 killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death

Iran: CNN cancels interview with Iranian president over headscarf demand

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan warn citizens against participating war in Ukraine

One-way flights out of Russia 'selling out fast' as Putin calls up 300,000 troops to Ukraine

Ukraine conflict: Russia arrests hundreds at anti-war protests

How a woman became a symbol of defiance in Iran

Russian media warns anyone who protests will be drafted into the military

Mahsa Amini: Protests over woman’s death claim more lives in Iran

US interest rates hit 14-year high in inflation battle

‘Death to the dictator’: Videos show growing protests in Iran

Ukraine war round-up: New annexation plans and torture cell claims

Russian state media airs lawmaker's threat to nuke Britain and Germany

Qatar envoy denied for UN post, called Jews ‘enemies,' gays 'disgusting'

Putin about to address nation for first time since invasion - with leader set to announce escalation of war; 'mobilisation and martial law' mentioned in new Russian law; 'panic' in Kremlin | World News

Putin's troops are performing 'so poorly' in Ukraine right now that many Russian volunteers are refusing to go into combat, US official says

Tax fossil fuel companies 'feasting' on profits, UN chief urges

PepsiCo ends Pepsi, 7UP production in Russia months after promising halt over Ukraine

IT Army of Ukraine hacks website of Wagner PMC: “ Personal data of mercenaries at our disposal”

Tremor shakes Mexico City on quake anniversary

$11.8 million worth of cocaine was found in a shipment of baby wipes : NP

Turkey (Türkiye) to make payments in rubles for Russian gas

Sherri Papini: US woman who staged her own disappearance sentenced to 18 months

India just purchased its most expensive LNG cargo in history as it scrambles to replace canceled Russian gas deliveries

Russia's isolation from global markets is withering its economy and will wreck its status as an energy superpower, experts say

Beijing-backed Chinese language schools in UK to be replaced with teachers from Taiwan | Taiwan

Fury grows in Iran over woman who died after hijab arrest

Biden Warns Russia, Facing Losses, Against Using Unconventional Weapons

Russia moves missiles from St Petersburg to Ukraine

Russia’s pro-war activists sour on the conflict as Ukraine’s battlefield success breeds panic

Zelensky names “price” he could pay to set Ukrainian POWs free from Russian captivity

Ukraine war: Mass exhumations at Izyum forest graves site

British and Dutch gas prices fell on Friday amid stable Norwegian gas flows and a steady rise in storage levels despite the shutdown of Russian flows via Nord Stream pipeline.

Us Researchers confirm that 98% of the cultural Armenian heritage sites in Nakichevan were destroyed by Azerbaijan

At UN, India Among 100 Countries Vote For Ukraine President's Virtual Speech

Sanctions hamper Russia's ability to make advanced weapons, NATO says

Soldiers buried with their hands tied found in Izium – Ombudsman

Greece Sends 40 Tanks to Ukraine, Gets German Hardware in Return

Taiwan suspends trial of visa-free entry for Russians

Ukraine counter-offensive won't change Russia's plans – Putin

With a grin, Putin warns Ukraine: the war can get more serious

Mahsa Amini, 22, dies following morality police arrest, a police unit that enforces the strict dress code obligatory for women.

Ukrainian forces capture long-range rockets that enemy planned to use against Kharkiv

Zelensky alleges torture, war crimes evidence in recaptured northeast

IAEA board passes resolution calling on Russia to leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine

Ukraine war: Inside the recaptured city of Izyum

The US Treasury placed top Russian finance officials, a neo-Nazi fighter group, and a children's rights official who allegedly directs the removal of Ukrainian children to Russia on its sanctions blacklist

More than half of adults surveyed worldwide said that climate change has already had a severe impact on their lives. In 34 countries across six continents, 56 percent of the more than 23,500 adults polled responded that they felt such effects

Russian billionaire sues French customs for seizing his yachts

EU's Von Der Leyen In Kyiv To Discuss Closer Cooperation With Ukraine

NASA’s Perseverance rover has found samples of “intriguing” organic molecules on Mars

Once again: Woman holds up Lebanese bank for $13,000 of her own money

Ukraine war: Olaf Scholz says Vladimir Putin does not see war as mistake

President Zelensky visits city recaptured in rapid counter-offensive

Google loses appeal over illegal Android app bundling, EU reduces fine to €4.1 billion | The EU has upheld a 2018 antitrust charge against Google, confirming that the company imposed “unlawful restrictions” on Android phone manufacturers in order to promote its search engine on mobile devices.

Don Bolduc: Pro-Trump candidate wins New Hampshire primary

Oxfam report: India women and Muslims earn less due to discrimination

‘Putin will fail and Europe will prevail,’ EU chief tells MEPs

Wary of Russia, Germany in talks to buy Arrow 3 missile defense from Israel

US inflation remains high despite lower petrol prices

Ukrainian army repels enemy attacks near eight settlements

Kremlin TV Airs Call for Russia to Admit ‘Serious Defeat’

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal

Ukrainians on Russian forces: 'They lived like pigs'

In call with Putin, Scholz demands 'complete withdrawal' from Ukraine - Insider Paper

In Rare Rebuke, Municipal Lawmakers In Several Districts Demand Putin's Resignation

St. Petersburg district councilors accuse Putin of treason | DW | 10.09.2022

Ukraine’s Lightning Counteroffensive Approaches the Russian Border

China discovers new mineral on the moon

Ukraine reclaims more territory, reports capturing many POWs

Li Yifeng: China arrests star who played Mao for soliciting prostitutes

Russian soldiers are dropping their rifles and fleeing in disguise to escape Ukraine's counteroffensive, reports say

Abductions and feared mass grave of Russian invaders' victims in liberated Vysokopillia (Kherson oblast)

Imperial College to shut joint research ventures with Chinese defence firms

A toxic politician of a major Italian party becomes a Moscow tool to legitimize the occupation

Paris plans to turn off Eiffel Tower's lights early to save electricity, report says

Putin says Nord Stream gas pipeline to Europe ‘practically’ closed, blames West for crisis

Hamas leader Haniyeh in Moscow for talks with Russia's Lavrov

2+2 talks: India vows to back Japan’s plan to develop ‘counter-strike capabilities’ aimed at China

Ukraine claims gains in Kharkiv region as Russia says it's regrouping troops | CBC News

Ukraine’s publicised southern offensive was ‘disinformation campaign’

Zelenskiy says Turkish drone maker to build Ukraine factory

Ukrainians Cheer Russia's Defeats After General Told Putin They Backed War

New York declares state of emergency over polio

Ukraine Army’s Breakthrough in North Threatens Russian Grip

Zelensky claims significant gains in northeastern Ukraine as key city retaken

King Charles III addresses his nation -- and the world -- for the first time

Russian forces controlling Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have killed two staff at the facility and detained and abused dozens of others, the head of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency said Friday

Ukraine war: US approves $2.6bn in aid for Ukraine and allies

Queen Elizabeth II: World leaders remember a 'kind-hearted Queen'

Russia fires on civilian cars approaching pontoon crossings – Deputy Minister of Defence

Australian parliament passes first climate change legislation in a decade

Charles is the new King

Discussion Thread: Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam Kremlin over army response

Oath Keepers: Leaked membership list includes police and politicians

Paul Urey: Captured Briton possibly suffered 'unspeakable' torture, says Ukraine

A shrew-like creature that lived 225 million years ago is the oldest mammal ever identified

Ukraine urges Europe not to wobble on war support

Deutsche Bank CEO warns recession is inevitable, says Germany must cut reliance on China

Brazilian Amazon faces worst fires in over a decade, spurred on by record-high deforestation

Taiwanese independence advocates will be 'punished', says Chinese ambassador

Vaping: Juul to pay $438.5 m in youth marketing probe

Russia says United States is behind Europe's gas supply crisis

Occupied Kherson Delays Vote to Join Russia Amid Ukraine Counterattack

Saskatchewan stabbings: Suspects still at large, police say

Russia Privately Warns of Deep and Prolonged Economic Damage

The United Nations warned Monday that Somalia was on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade, and that time was running out to save lives in the drought-stricken country

Exiled Russian calls on those still in country to ‘sabotage’ Putin’s war | Mikhail Khodorkovsky claims ‘armed resistance’ may play role, although critics say mass opposition unlikely

Russia recruits soldiers from mental health unit to make up troop shortfall

Russia Recruiting Sick and Injured From Hospitals to Replace Losses: Kyiv

Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's last independent media, banned by court

Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children

Zelenskiy says Ukraine takes three settlements in south, east

British warship escorting Russian vessels through Channel

Reported sexual assaults in US military up 13%

Mystery as private plane crashes into Baltic Sea

Scientists make major breakthrough in race to save Caribbean coral

Russia is preparing for 'energy attack' on Europe, Zelenskyy warns as major gas pipeline stays closed

Africa's oldest dinosaur skeleton, the Mbiresaurus raathi, discovered in Zimbabwe

WATCH: Wall of dust sweeps across Arizona

Chinese UnionPay System Cuts Off Russian Bank Cards

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Link lost to main power line

Europe ‘Well Prepared’ if Russia Halts All Gas Supplies, EU Leader Says.

‘Where is the evidence?’: critics take aim at NT judge who says antiracism is becoming ‘a religion’

Jackson water crisis: Troops hand out 1.1m bottles of water in a day

Toronto Home Prices Drop 16% in Historic Five-Month Slump

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka's ousted former president returns

India pips UK to become world's 5th biggest economy

Russia’s banking sector lost 1.5 trillion rubles ($24.8 billion) in the first half of 2022, a top Central Bank official said Friday. This is the first time the Central Bank has disclosed financial results since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February

Earthquake rocks Liechtenstein Parliament... during earthquake debate

Saudi Arabia seizes record 47 million amphetamine pills hidden in flour shipment

Ukrainian refugees forcibly transferred, mistreated in Russia: Human Rights Watch has accused Russia of using a "filtration system" and other violations of international humanitarian law on Russian-held territory in Ukraine

Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict - interpreter

Ocean Cleanup research study reveals 75% to 86% of plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) originates from fishing activities at sea

Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away

Gorbachev interpreter claims ex soviet leader was shocked by Ukrainian invasion