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U.S. basketball star Griner's lawyer tells Russian court her 9-year term is excessive, seeks acquittal

A lawyer for U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday told judges hearing her appeal that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of a vape cartridge was excessive, and asked the court to acquit her.

Reuters

Ukraine warns of Russian ‘secret work’ at nuclear plant, as US set to send anti-air missiles

Energy firm raises alarm at Zaporizhzhia as Washington considers Hawk shipments

The Independent UK

Poland mulls barrier on Kaliningrad border, says top official

Poland may have to build a barrier on its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, a top Polish official said on Tuesday, as Warsaw suspects Russia plans to help African and Asian migrants cross over in the coming week.

Reuters

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Prosecutor in Griner case tells Russian appeal court her 9-year term is fair

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday heard the Russian state prosecutor in her appeal hearing tell the judges that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs was "fair".

Reuters

Ukraine arms manufacturer charged with treason over bugged phone calls

Vyacheslav Boguslaev allegedly said he ‘completely understands’ why factory was bombed by Russia

The Guardian - UK

Russia sees ‘no hope’ in improved ties with UK as Sunak becomes PM OLD

Comment came as Rishi Sunak was officially made British prime minister

The Independent UK

Ukraine nuclear agency thickens alleged dirty bomb plot

Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator is offering what it suggests are clues about what might be behind Russia’s recent claims that Kyiv’s forces are preparing a “provocation” involving a radioactive device

The Independent UK

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First Thing: Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s PM after meeting the king

Ex-chancellor is third Tory prime minister in less than two months and fifth in six years. Plus, the history of radical art protest by women

The Guardian - UK

Russia, Hungary congratulate Xi Jinping on third term as EU and US remain silent

China's economy grew at a faster pace than forecast in the third quarter of 2022, but investors have reacted with alarm to President Xi Jinping's sweeping new powers over the ruling Communist Party.

Radio France Internationale

Russian court rejects US basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal over jail sentence

She was convicted and jailed on August 4 on charges of possessing and smuggling drugs

Evening Standard

France calls for African 'solidarity' with Europe over war in Ukraine

France has called on African countries to show "solidarity" with Europe in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. The war has divided the African continent, with nearly half of countries abstaining or not voting at the United Nations to condemn Russia's annexation of more Ukrainian territory.

Radio France Internationale

EU energy ministers seek way forward for more energy unity

European Union energy ministers are seeking some common ground to flesh out the barest of tentative agreements that their leaders could find last week to soften the blow of the energy crisis while maintaining a united front during Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

House progressives call for ceasefire

In a first sign of pushback, progressives call for "diplomatic push" with Putin to reach a "realistic" ceasefire

Salon

Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence

A Russian court has started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

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'They took my big love': Ukraine woman searches for answers

Tetiana Boikiv watched from the cellar doorway as the Russian soldiers questioned the man she called her big, big love

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Putin escalates with sabotage and 'false flag' operations leaving the west struggling to find a response

From the start of his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has employed the threat of escalation to the use of nuclear weapons as a means to deter western support. He has aimed to spread fear in Europe as a means to undermining solidarity with Kyiv. And as…

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

Ukraine’s presidential office says at least seven civilians have been killed and three others wounded in the latest Russian shelling of the eastern Donetsk region

Evening Standard

At least 23 of Putin’s attack helicopters shot down or lost, says UK

More than a quarter of the Russian Air Force’s in-service Ka-52 fleet has been lost

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Daily Mirror

Russian dads who fail to pay child maintenance sent to fight in Ukraine

One Russian city is responding to pressure from angry women by sending maintenance-dodging ex-husbands to the frontline of the war in Ukraine and sending their military wages to their kids

Al Jazeera

Inside a shelter for displaced Ukrainian children

Children deprived of loving, stable homes before the war, and from places hit hard by Russia, find support in Lviv home.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Griner's 9-year drug sentence upheld in Russia

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, paving the way for her to be sent to a penal colony, in a court case that Washington has called "sham."

Al Jazeera

US lawmakers withdraw letter calling for Ukraine war diplomacy

Head of progressive bloc in US Congress says letter urging talks with Russia to end war was released ‘without vetting’.

Reuters

Russia has destroyed over a third of Ukraine's energy sector - President Zelenskiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a conference on Ukraine reconstruction on Tuesday that Russian rockets and Iran-made drones had destroyed more than a third of his contry's energy sector.

Evening Standard

UK, US and France issue rare joint statement rejecting Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ claim

France, the UK and the US said their governments “all reject Russia’s transparently false allegations that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory”

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine needs foreign aid to build a future apart from Russia, says Kyiv mayor

Vitali Klitschko hopes to follow Poland and Hungary on path to greater prosperity and European integration

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