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Putin turns 70 with a prayer for his health amid war crisis

President Vladimir Putin turned 70 on Friday amid fawning congratulations from subordinates and a plea from Orthodox Patriarch Kirill for all to pray for the health of the longest-serving paramount leader of Russia since Josef Stalin.

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Explainer-Putin and North Korea's Kim forge closer ties amid shared isolation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States", the latest sign of deepening ties between the two pariah states.

Reuters

Biden Warns of Nuclear 'Armageddon' after Russian Threats on Ukraine

US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world is facing nuclear "Armageddon", warning that Vladimir Putin may use his atomic arsenal as Russian troops struggle against a Ukrainian counteroffensive. After Russia's invasion eight months ago, Putin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons if he feels he has…

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russians being prepared for nuclear war, warns Zelenskiy; White House says no indication of immediate Russian plans – as it happened

Ukrainian president calls situation ‘very dangerous’; White House remarks on nuclear weapons come after Biden ‘Armageddon’ comments

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 226 of the invasion

EU imposes new sanctions on Russia; Zaporizhzhia hit with multiple rockets; Russians fearing conscription escape by boat to Alaska

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine lauds Kherson gains as Russian strike destroys building

Battlefield wins reported in south as officials report deaths after Russian strike on apartment building.

Al Jazeera

U.S. accuses Russia of exploiting Africa resources to fund Ukraine war

The United States accused Russian mercenaries on Thursday of exploiting natural resources in the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and elsewhere to help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine, a charge Russia rejected as "anti-Russian rage."

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US reportedly believes Ukraine authorised Moscow car bomb

Russia welcomes report on killing of pro-Putin journalist Darya Dugina in August, as Kyiv denies involvement

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Russia Ukraine official scorns Putin’s military leaders

Russian-installed official in Ukraine decries Moscow’s top generals, defence minister after major territorial setbacks.

Al Jazeera

Russia seeks secret UN vote on condemning Ukraine annexation

Russia is calling for a secret ballot vote next week on a Western-backed resolution that would condemn its proclaimed annexation of part of four Ukrainian regions

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy asks gathering of European leaders for security guarantees

Ukrainian president addresses first meeting of the European Political Community in Prague attended by leaders of 44 countries

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin 'wants to take world with him' and has 'already decided to use nukes'

Political scientist Valery Solovey, a former professor at Moscow’s Institute of International Relations [MGIMO], claims Russian President Vladimir Putin is in poor health and is dying

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 225 of the invasion

Missile strike on Zaporizhzhia residential buildings; Putin appears to admit severe losses in Ukraine; IAEA chief heads to Kyiv

The Guardian - AU

Nord Stream: Sweden investigation points at ‘gross sabotage’ and detonations of pipelines

Swedish investigators claim there were detonations on both pipelines

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Top Vladimir Putin general rips into military chiefs as Russia descends into infighting

General Andrei Kartapolov has lambasted military chiefs in Moscow over their performance in the war in Ukraine and called for an end to "lies" being perpetrated by the Kremlin

The Independent UK

Moscow denies 700,000 have fled since Putin’s call-up order – but does not have ‘exact figure’

‘I don’t think those numbers should be taken seriously,’ says Kremlin spokesperson

Reuters

Putin's defence minister should consider suicide, Russian-installed official says

A Russian-installed official in Ukraine on Thursday suggested President Vladimir Putin's defence minister should consider killing himself due to the shame of the defeats in the Ukraine war, an astonishing public insult to Russia's top brass.

Reuters

Russia submits objections to Ukraine genocide case in World Court

Russia has submitted preliminary objections to a genocide case against Moscow brought by Ukraine, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Thursday.

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Kremlin rejects reports that 700,000 have fled Russia

The Kremlin on Thursday denied reports that 700,000 Russians have fled the country since Moscow announced a mobilisation drive to call up hundreds of thousands to fight in Ukraine.

Reuters

Nord Stream investigation finds evidence of detonations, Swedish police say

A crime scene investigation of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Europe found evidence of detonations, strengthening suspicions of "gross sabotage", Sweden's Security Service said on Thursday.

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Russian consul declared persona non grata was No. 2 Sapporo exec

The Russian consul who was declared persona non grata by the Japanese government in retaliation for Moscow's deportation of a Japanese consul was the number two official at the Russian Consulate-General in Sapporo, it has been revealed.

Reuters

The killing of Russia's Dugina: who did it?

Darya Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist ideologue, was killed on Aug. 20 when a car bomb ripped through the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving.

France 24

OPEC+ production cuts pile further pressure on global inflation

The decision by the OPEC+ oil cartel to lower global production to 2 million barrels per day starting in November has prompted the US to dip into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to dampen prices. An upcoming price cap on Russian oil could also add more inflationary pressure if Moscow decides…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Rockets Slam into Ukrainian City near Nuclear Plant

Seven Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia before dawn Thursday, killing two people and trapping at least five in the city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, the governor of the mostly Russian-occupied region said. The strikes came just hours after Ukraine's president announced that the country's…

The Independent UK

Russian rockets slam into Ukrainian city near nuclear plant

A regional leader says seven Russian rockets have slammed into residential buildings in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing two people and trapping at least five in the city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant

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