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Ukrainian soldiers face a new adversary: muddy trenches

Squelching through thick mud on Tuesday, Petro, a Ukrainian soldier dug in not far from Russian positions in the Donbas, recounted matter-of-factly how his unit had to use buckets to clear out water-logged trenches.

Reuters

Russian Diplomat Says Prisoner Swap with US Remains Possible

Russia and the United States have repeatedly been on the verge of agreement on a prisoner exchange, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday, adding that a deal is still possible before the year's end. The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says nuclear talks with US delayed amid differences

A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow has postponed a round of nuclear arms control talks with the United States set for this week because of stark differences in approach and tensions over Ukraine

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Russian diplomat says prisoner swap with US remains possible

A senior Russian diplomat says that Russia and the United States have repeatedly come close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year’s end

The Independent UK

China to increase nuclear warheads to 1,500, Pentagon warns

A new Pentagon report warns that China continues to rapidly modernize its nuclear force and is on track to have 1,500 active warheads by 2035

The Independent UK

A journalist's plea to the West: 'Pay attention to Ukraine and its fate'

Invasion author Luke Harding began reporting from Ukraine in December 2021 and was in Kyiv the night before the Russian invasion began. "There is no mood inside Ukrainian society to yield," he says.

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UK must become ‘world leader’ to secure justice for Ukraine, says First Lady

Olena Zelenska urged the UK to become a leader in helping Ukraine achieve ‘justice’ against Russia.

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'The U.N. Is a Massive Club for Dictators'

The Human Rights Foundation is mobilizing a global band of activists to fight authoritarianism in China, Iran, Russia, and beyond.

Reason

Ukraine pleads for help to fix energy grid hit by Russian bomb raids

European firms urged to donate spare parts after sustained Russian strikes on power plants and substations

The Guardian - UK

The U.S. to grant $53 million to Ukraine for power transmission

The United States on Tuesday announced $53 million to support the purchase of power grid equipment to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight Russian attacks targeting its energy infrastructure that left millions in the dark with no heating.

Reuters

Ukraine detains Kherson official suspected of aiding Russian occupiers

Ukraine has detained a deputy head of newly liberated Kherson's city council on suspicion of aiding and abetting Russian occupation forces that seized control of the city in March, Ukraine's state prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia warns U.S. that its deeper involvement in Ukraine brings growing risks

Russia is trying to make the United States understand that Washington's increasing involvement in the Ukraine conflict carries growing risks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday, according to Russian news agencies.

Reuters

China ready for 'closer partnership' with Russia in energy

President Xi Jinping says China is ready to “forge closer partnership” with Russia in energy

The Independent UK

‘Racist’ interview with Pope Francis causes fury in Russia

Francis says Chechen and Buryat minorities in Russia’s army more cruel in Ukraine than other soldiers

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The Conversation

White landowners in Hawaii imported Russian workers in the early 1900s, to dilute the labor power of Asians in the islands

On Feb. 19, 1906, the mail steamer China pulled into the harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. It had made the voyage from San Pedro, California, many times before, but this trip made front-page news. Local newspapers heralded the arrival of “one hundred and ten white men, women and children, the vanguard…

The Independent UK

Russia protests pope comments as Vatican seeks to mediate

Russia is complaining about Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine

Reuters

Russia's Prigozhin says Zambian student who died in Ukraine was fighting with Wagner

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday said a Zambian student who died in Ukraine had been fighting for his Wagner Private Military Group.

Al Jazeera

What is delaying Turkey’s ground operation in northern Syria?

Turkish President Erdogan has said that his country will force the YPG away from the Turkey-Syria border.

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On US state visit, Macron to draw the line on American protectionism

President Emmanuel Macron begins his three-day state visit to the US on Wednesday bolstered by shared bilateral visions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. But President Joe Biden’s latest Inflation Reduction Act has alarmed the EU, and the French leader will have to stake a…

Reuters

Russia blames nuclear talks pullout on 'toxic' U.S. behaviour

Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of toxic anti-Russian behaviour that it said had prompted it to pull out of nuclear arms talks with U.S. officials in Cairo this week.

Reuters

Pictures of the year: 2022

(This Nov. 29 story has been corrected to change designation to prime minister, not president, in paragraph 6)

The Independent UK

Museums' daring feat brings major Ukraine art show to Spain

Against a backdrop of Russian attacks, border closures and a nail-biting journey across Europe, Madrid’s Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum has teamed up with Kyiv’s National Art Museum of Ukraine to secretly bring dozens of Ukrainian 20th century avant-garde artworks to the Spanish capital for a unique exhibition and a show of…

Reuters

Finland buys more arms from United States as it boosts defences

The U.S. State Department has approved a second significant arms sale to Finland within a month, helping Russia's Nordic neighbour in its bid to strengthen its defences due to the war in Ukraine, Finland and the United States said.

Daily Mirror

Russian crypto billionaire dies in 'freak' helicopter crash as 'other passenger cancels'

Vyacheslav Taran, who founded Forex Club and Libertex, died in a mysterious helicopter crash in Monaco as it's reported another unidentified passenger was due to join him but cancelled last minute

The Independent UK

AP Interview: IMF chief urges targeted COVID policy in China

The head of the International Monetary Fund says it’s time for China to move away from mass lockdowns under its “zero-COVID” approach

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