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UN body votes to establish Russia human rights investigator

A U.N. human rights body comfortably passed a motion on Friday to appoint a new independent expert on alleged human rights abuses in Russia, accusing Moscow of creating a "climate of fear" through repression and violence.

Reuters

Factbox-Memorial: Chronicler of Soviet and recent crimes, banned by Putin

The banned Russian human rights organisation Memorial was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday alongside the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties and the Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.

Reuters

Russians signing up for Ukraine war 'expected to buy own helmets and body armour'

Conscripts in Vladimir Putin's invading Russian army are expected to spend thousands on a checklist of equipment before joining up - and then face being robbed by veterans, according to claims

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Editorial: Hard labor will be death sentence for Pa. man detained in Russia

The Biden administration’s continues to fail U.S. citizen and Oakmont resident Marc Fogel, who was convicted in Russia of possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. In June, a Russian court sentenced Fogel, 61, to 14 years’ imprisonment at a labor camp. On Wednesday, his family announced that he had…

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Nobel Prize awarded to Ukraine, Russia and Belurus campaigners

A jailed Belarusian human rights activist and human rights organisations from Russia and Ukraine have been announced as winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

Evening Standard

Ukraine's new central bank chief vows to ensure its independence

Ukraine's new central bank chief vowed on Friday to protect its independence and hailed the country's banking system for continuing to work "seamlessly" though the war with Russia.

Reuters

Putin’s defence minister ‘should have shot himself’, says Russian-installed official in rare public backlash

Chechen leaders also ridicule generals saying senior officials should be stripped of their ranks

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Here's what to know about the Nobel Peace Prize winners

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize are recognized, the Nobel Committee said, for years of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

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Kyiv says Zelenskiy 'preventive strike' remark referred to sanctions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was referring to imposing sanctions on Russia when he suggested preventive strikes were necessary to preclude any use of nuclear weapons, his spokesperson said.

Reuters

Joe Biden warns nuclear risk is at it's highest since Cuban Missile Crisis over tensions in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has warned that he will protect Russian territory by any means available to him

Manchester Evening News

'God put you in power': Russian Orthodox leader tells Putin

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill said Friday that Vladimir Putin's reign over Russia had been mandated by God, congratulating the Kremlin chief on his 70th birthday.

Bangkok Post

‘Someone will fall victim’: insiders reveal elite anguish as Russia’s war falters

Key figures including Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin are using military defeats to undermine defence chief Sergei Shoigu

The Guardian - UK

Activists in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO: Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, the Russian organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian group Center for Civil Liberties have won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.

Bangkok Post

Rebuke to Putin as Eastern European rights campaigners win Nobel Peace Prize

Russia’s Memorial, Ukraine’s Centre for Civil Liberties and Belarus’ Ales Bialiatski win coveted award

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Missiles, Drones Hit Zaporizhzhia again as Death Toll Rises

The death toll from a Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia rose to 11 on Friday as the city was hit again by missiles and — for the first time — by explosive packed drones. With its army suffering a series of stinging…

Evening Standard

Over half of Ukraine’s tanks ‘captured’ from Putin’s forces, says UK

Russian crews have ‘poor training’ and ‘low levels of battle discipline’, British defence chiefs say

Reuters

Erdogan and Putin discuss improving ties, ending war in call -Turkish readout

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about improving bilateral ties and he repeated Ankara's willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the war in Ukraine, Erdogan's office said on Friday.

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Megayacht tied to sanctioned Russian tycoon anchors in Hong Kong

Superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov is estimated to be worth $500m.

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Norway inspects subsea gas pipeline after Nord Stream blasts

Norway has deployed a specialist vessel to inspect a subsea gas pipeline to Germany because of safety concerns after suspected sabotage last month on two Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany, according to sources and data.

The Independent UK

Missiles, drones hit Zaporizhzhia again as death toll rises

The death toll from a Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has risen to 11 and the city has been hit again by missiles and — for the first time — by explosive-packed drones

Reuters

Four IAEA specialists to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Friday - Interfax

A four-member team of IAEA experts is due to arrive at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Friday to replace the previous team of two specialists from the agency, Interfax reported on Friday citing Russian-installed authorities.

The Guardian - UK

Nobel peace prize 2022 awarded to human rights campaigners in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus – as it happened

Nobel committee awards Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties

The Guardian - UK

Meet the Ukrainians making video games about Russia’s invasion

Some laugh at their enemy, while others provide documentary accounts of life under occupation, but all help people deal with the trauma

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Did the 23-year-old Columbine attack inspire last week's school shooting in Russia?

When a gunman wearing a swastika on his T-shirt and a black balaclava burst into School No. 88 in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Sept. 26, panicked kids as young as 7 fled through the halls and stairwells or huddled in classrooms. The shooter killed 17 people — including…

Reuters

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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