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Russia questions suitability of Biden's nominated ambassador to Moscow

Russia on Wednesday questioned the suitability of the woman nominated by President Joe Biden to be the next U.S. ambassador to Moscow, suggesting Lynne Tracy might feel more at home in a hardline think-tank.

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Moscow says Vatican apologised over Pope's comments about 'cruel' Russian ethnic minorities

Russia said on Thursday it had received an apology from the Vatican over Pope Francis' comments last month that Russian soldiers from some ethnic minority groups were the "cruellest" fighters in the Ukraine conflict.

Reuters

Tensions rise between Armenia and Azerbaijan over blocked supply corridor

Russia expressed concern on Thursday over escalating tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a key road linking Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave remained blocked for the fourth day.

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Editorial: Hostage-trading rarely ends well for US administrations, but it's a sad fact of life

The kidnapping sprees that made international travel perilous for Americans back in the 1980s and 1990s have returned in force. Only this time, other governments are joining in taking American civilians prisoner on trumped-up charges and effectively holding them hostage for use in trades with Washington. This rarely ends well…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

EU countries have another go at Russia sanctions amid Polish, Baltic concerns

European Union countries will make another push to agree on a ninth package of sanctions against Moscow on Thursday after Poland and Lithuania blocked a deal over concerns it might benefit Russian oligarchs in the fertilizer business.

Reuters

Ukrainian investigators uncover children’s cell in Russian ‘torture chamber’

Ukrainian parliament commissioner for human rights says they found ‘10 torture chambers in Kherson region’

The Independent UK

US Efforts to Restore African Confidence, Confront Russian Influence

US President Joe Biden and administration officials in Washington pledged to recognize Africa as a major geopolitical player in the international arena and announced Washington’s support for the African Union to join the G20 as a permanent member. The Biden administration’s biggest challenge is convincing the leaders of Africa that…

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US Space Force launches base in South Korea likely to monitor threats from North Korea, Russia, China

Chief of new facility says ‘existential threat’ exists just 48 miles north of the base

The Independent UK

Russia's Angarsk oil refinery says fire extinguished, fuel production continues

A fire on Thursday that killed two people at Russia's Angarsk refinery, the biggest by output in east Siberia, has been extinguished, plant authorities said.

Reuters

Fashion Retailer H&M’s Sept-Nov Sales Beat Forecast

H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, reported on Thursday a 10% increase year-on-year in September-November net sales, slightly exceeding market expectations of a 9.5% rise. Net sales for September-November, H&M's fiscal fourth quarter, stood at 62.5 billion Swedish crowns ($6.13 billion), up from 56.8 billion crowns a year ago, while…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Downs Swarm of Attack Drones over Kyiv

Ukraine said Wednesday it had shot down more than a dozen Iranian-made drones in Moscow's latest assault on Kyiv.

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Russia rules out Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine as dozens freed in prisoner swap

US citizen among dozens released in prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine

Evening Standard

Unexplained leak from docked Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russians' International Space Station spacewalk

A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station is called off after flight controllers notice a stream of liquid spewing from a docked spacecraft.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 295

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 295th day, we take a look at the main developments.

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Two Dead After Fire at Refinery in Russia’s Angarsk

Two people died and two others were injured after a massive fire and explosion at an oil refinery in Russia’s Angarsk in southeastern Siberia, the local governor Igor Kobzev said on Thursday. Kobzev said the fire, initially covering an area of 2,500 square meters belonging to Angarsk Petrochemical Company, was…

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine army chief warns Moscow preparing for new Kyiv attack as Putin seeks new economic ties – as it happened

Valeriy Zaluzhny warns Putin’s forces regrouping before renewed attack in 2023; Russia looking to overcome impact of sanctions

WEKU

A spacewalk has been canceled after a leak was discovered on a Soyuz capsule

A planned spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts has been called off after ground teams noticed a significant leak from one of the spacecraft docked at the orbiting International Space Station.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin withdraws from ice hockey game stint as rumours around his health grow

Vladimir Putin established an exhibition ice hockey match where he plays alongside former NHL stars in 2011, which has become an annual fixture in the Russian calendar until this year

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Dozens freed in new Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap

Latest exchange suggests some contact remains between two sides despite intense fighting in Ukraine’s east and south.

The Guardian - UK

Why Crimea is Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s greatest bargaining chip

As Boris Johnson makes an intervention on the status of the peninsula, will Ukraine really insist on Russia giving it back?

The Guardian - UK

Meteoroid hit suspected after major leak from Soyuz capsule

Nasa footage showed a torrent of snowflake-like particles spraying from the rear section of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule

The Independent UK

Cosmonauts' spacewalk canceled at space station due to leak

NASA and Russia’s space agency canceled a spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts just as they were preparing to exit the International Space Station

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Putin says he won’t agree to Christmas ceasefire

There will be no Christmas or New Year’s ceasefire in Ukraine

Reuters

Unexplained leak from docked Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russian ISS spacewalk

A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was called off as it was about to begin after flight controllers noticed a stream of liquid spewing from a docked Soyuz spacecraft, a NASA webcast showed.

Al Jazeera

United Nations blocks Myanmar military taking UN seat

Rights groups say the National Unity Government, made up of elected members, must represent Myanmar at all UN bodies.

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