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Putin visits Crimea, Mariupol on annexation anniversary

President Vladimir Putin made unannounced visits to Crimea and the Ukrainian city of Mariupol at the weekend for what were termed “reunification” events, nine years after Russia’s 2014 annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.

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Shock and awe: Robert Fisk’s dispatch as bombs rained down on Baghdad

The Iraq war began 20 years ago with a night of bombing on capital Baghdad – and Robert Fisk was there to witness it all. Here, we reproduce that day’s reports from The Independent’s celebrated Middle East correspondent

The Independent UK

In the mine-riddled Ukrainian city of Izium, liberated civilians still pay the price of war

The Ukranian city of Izium presents a gruesome reminder of the ongoing cost of war, as residents fall victim to land mines riddled throughout the liberated area long after the occupation ended.

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Putin’s defiant visit to Ukraine, driving himself, after arrest warrant

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Ukraine, despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court

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‘We hugged for a long time’: the Ukrainian father who rescued his children from Moscow

Mariupol resident Yevhen Mezhevyi was determined to find his son and daughters after they were deported to Russia

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Russia's ambassador to Australia accuses International Criminal Court of bias

Russia's ambassador to Australia says the International Criminal Court has "tunnel vision", questioning its impartiality.

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Vladimir Putin pays surprise visit to occupied Mariupol in Ukraine

Russian president makes first trip to Donbas region since invasion, in show of defiance after ICC arrest warrant

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Kazakhstan ruling party set to win parliamentary elections

The Kazakhstan ruling party is set to win early parliamentary elections on Sunday in what President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called the final stage of a government “reset” in response to deadly riots last year.

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Iraq, Iran Sign Deal to Tighten Border Security

Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement on Sunday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq's Kurdish region, where Tehran says armed Kurdish dissidents pose a threat to its security. The joint security agreement includes coordination in "protecting the common borders between the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Criminal’ Vladimir Putin visits destroyed Mariupol after ICC issues arrest warrant

Russian state TV shows president driving a car at night as he tries to project an image of control after being indicted on war crimes charges

The Independent UK

Kazakhs vote in newly competitive parliamentary election

Voters in Kazakhstan have gone to the polls to choose lawmakers in the lower house of parliament which is being reconfigured in the wake of deadly unrest that gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago

The Independent UK

Factbox: Who are the Ukrainian children at the heart of Putin arrest warrant?

In its arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, the International Criminal Court accused the Russian president of the war crime of unlawful deportation of people, in particular children, and their unlawful transfer from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

Reuters

Iraq and Iran sign deal to tighten border security

Reuters

Serbian president criticizes ICC arrest warrant for Putin

Serbia's president says issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine

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Foreign Policy

Putin’s War on Young People

Almost unnoticed, a generation of Russians has come of age during his 23 years in power.

Reuters

Syria's Assad arrives in UAE in official visit

Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma al Assad, at a time when more Arab states have signalled openness to easing the isolation of Damascus.

Reuters

Hundreds of elite Israeli reservists say they are joining judicial protests

A group of Israelis describing themselves as reservists in elite military and intelligence units said they would not turn up for some duties from Sunday, escalating protests at the hard-right government's planned judicial overhaul.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Barzani to Asharq Al-Awsat: At Secret Meeting, Americans Informed us of Decision to Oust Saddam

Saddam Hussein’s shadow often looms large over my meetings with Masoud Barzani. My career has allowed me to follow the thrilling and painful tales of both these officials. Both have an iron will and lived on a hot tin plate called Iraq. Saddam believed that the spirit of the nation…

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Al Jazeera

How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq

What were the reasons given for the Iraq war, and how do they stand up today?

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin ‘seen driving’ around Russian-occupied city in Ukraine

The Russian president also met with top brass leading his military operation in Ukraine, state media said today

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Makes Surprise Trip to Mariupol

President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, Russian state media reported on Sunday, in what would be the Kremlin leader's first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine's Donbas region since the start of the war. The visit came after Putin travelled to Crimea on Saturday in an…

The Guardian - UK

The invasion of Iraq was a turning point on to a path that led towards Ukraine

Twenty years ago a US-led coalition launched its ‘shock and awe’ attack to topple Saddam Hussein. The reverberations are still being felt

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amr Moussa to Asharq Al-Awsat: The Wound has not Healed, Political Miscalculation Led to Iraq's Fall

Meeting the veteran diplomat, Amr Moussa, always clarifies historical events, especially that for decades, he was a maker and a witness to the course of Arab politics, whether as the head of Egyptian diplomacy (1991-2001) or during 2001-2011 when he was the Arab League Secretary-General. In an interview with Asharq…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin visits occupied Ukrainian city just days after warrant issued for arrest

The Russian leader is reported to have made a 'working visit' to the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol just days after an international warrant was issued for his arrest

Radio France Internationale

France eyes agricultural independence as war hits Ukrainian grain supply

French farmers have increased their grain production to make up for losses in Ukraine, which has had to reduce its agricultural exports since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. The war has pushed France to consider issues of food independence, and as it continues, it raises questions about France’s long-term strategy.

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