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‘I have no idea what to do’: war-torn towns around Kyiv fear bitter winter

Residents of towns occupied by Russia in early phase of war say homes still need rebuilding

The Guardian - UK

‘American Gigolo’: Showtime series turns movie into glossy but irresistible melodrama

In this bloodier, racier take, Jon Bernthal plays a more complex version of the Richard Gere sex worker.

Chicago Sun-Times

Despite shelling, family life goes on in cellar in eastern Ukraine

Bogdan and Olga have had no electricity, gas or running water for more than a month in their village near…

Reuters

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The Doctors Who Are Now Prisoners of War

The experience of Ukrainian medics in the notorious Olenivka POW camp suggests that Russia’s treatment of captives is certainly inhumane…

The Atlantic

Woman, 37, pregnant with baby of man who is stepson she raised from age of seven

Marina Balmasheva already has a daughter with Vladimir Shavyrin, who she raised from the age of seven and ditched his…

Daily Mirror

Poland’s Gain, Ukraine’s Loss: A Hot Job Market Welcomes Refugees

Billions in aid encourage newcomers to stay for good. Four generations of a single family face tough decisions.

Bloomberg

Five Ukrainian women killed by Russian bombs hours after celebrating birthday

The young rookie fighters died in the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Alla Taran's three-year-old son is now an orphan after…

Daily Mirror

‘I was born in war, I will die in war’: Trying to survive on Ukraine’s new front line

Russia’s war has now arrived in the Donetsk city of Kramatorsk, as Moscow vows to push further into Ukrainian territory.…

The Independent UK

Ukrainian family-of-nine shocked after 'lovely' landlords turf them out via letter

The Hyryk family have been left devastated after dad Maksym and mother Olga, along with their five children and both…

Edinburgh Live

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Railcars used as shelters in Ukraine

IRPIN, Ukraine -- Some Ukrainian Railways' carriages were repurposed earlier this month as shelters for displaced people in Irpin, a…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Paul O'Grady's dogs - forced return, tragic deaths and devastating diagnosis

The For the Love of Dogs host shares his home with a menagerie of pets including dogs, chickens, pigs, sheep,…

Liverpool Echo

On my radar: Emily Maitlis’s cultural highlights

The broadcaster on Jodie Comer’s incredible stage performance, her father’s musical bequest, and Netflix’s flashy Spanish political potboiler

The Guardian - UK

Pablo Picasso was not a lone genius creator – he was at the centre of several creative hubs, and changed the course of western art

Review: Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition 2022: The Picasso Century, NGV International.

The Conversation

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Olga review – political gymnastics drama sets the bar high

Gymnast Anastasiia Budiashkina gives an impressive performance as a rising star whose world is flipped upside down by the 2014…

The Guardian - UK

100 days of Ukraine invasion: How Russian soldiers weaponised rape in war with Kyiv

Ukraine has documented more than 15,000 suspected war crimes, including rapes by ill-equipped Russian soldiers who use sexual violence to…

The Independent UK

Men movie review: Folk horror a repulsive, confusing and unpleasant watch

Men (16, 100mins)

Irish Independent

Where Paul O'Grady's dogs are now - tragic deaths, forced to send back and fights

Animal lover Paul O'Grady has suffered through his fair share of animal heartbreak - but wouldn't let it stop him…

Daily Mirror

Russian speakers reject the 'language of the enemy' by learning Ukrainian

One of the stated goals of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine was defending Russian-speaking populations who were allegedly being…

France 24

Ukraine war: Israel treads careful line as public blames Russia

While PM Bennett tries to mediate peace, Israelis with backgrounds in ex-Soviet nations are against Moscow’s invasion.

Al Jazeera

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Ukraine offers to swap prisoners for hurt Mariupol fighters

Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the badly injured fighters trapped…

The Independent UK

Ukrainian family finds sanctuary in South Shields thanks to Hexham mum and local charity

Three generations of the same family and their dog escaped war-torn Ukraine to come to the North East and find…

Chronicle Live

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is 'personal' for soldiers protecting their families in the Donetsk region

Ukrainians on the frontline of Russia's war don't pretend to know what's going through the minds of "the enemy", but…

ABC News

What it's like living in Ukraine's warzone

Ukraine's army is slowing Russia's invasion to a crawl, but there is still heavy fighting in the south. For those…

WEKU

Occupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans

While the world’s attention has focused on the fighting around Ukraine’s capital and the east, Russia swiftly captured and has…

The Independent UK

Traumatised, homeless and alone: the harrowing journey of Ukraine’s refugee children

An estimated 40% of the five million people who have fled Ukraine are children — many of whom arrive in…

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