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US, China Top Diplomats Voice Cautious Hope in Rare Talks

The top diplomats from the United States and China voiced guarded hope Saturday of preventing tensions from spiraling out of control as they held rare talks on the Indonesian island of Bali. Neither side expected major breakthroughs between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, but the…

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Russia assembling reserve forces for next Ukraine offensive, UK warns

Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, UK military intelligence warned on Saturday, a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stormed out of G20 talks in Indonesia amid criticism of the war in Ukraine. Follow the day’s events…

France 24

Ukraine restores Danube River ports in emergency effort to get grain out

Soviet-era ports being resuscitated but officials say only way to mitigate global hunger is to end Russia’s Black Sea blockade

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Ukraine latest: US gives additional $400m in military aid

The United States announced a new military aid package of about US$400 million that includes high-precision artillery to improving targeting of Russian forces and equipment.

Bangkok Post

Russia assembling reserve forces near Ukraine for future offensive, says British intelligence

Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, British military intelligence said on Saturday.

Reuters

Russia threatens broad Ukraine offensive as U.S. presses China over war stance

Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting.

Reuters

UN says Ukraine bears share of blame for nursing home attack

A United Nations report says Ukraine’s armed forces bear a large share of the blame for a deadly assault on a care home for the elderly and disabled

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Wimbledon: It's Elena Rybakina's power vs Ons Jabeur's grit in the final

LONDON: The All England Club may have banned Russian and Belarusian players from competing at Wimbledon this fortnight, but a Moscow-born 23-year-old, who represented Russia until four years ago — when she switched nationality to Kazakhstan — could be holding the Venus Rosewater Dish on Saturday.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Ukrainians, Russians set to join other expats in Ulta Rath

KOLKATA: Iskcon devotees from Russia and Ukraine will flag off the Ulta Rathayatra on Saturday that will set off from the Territorial Army Institute ground in the Maidan, where the three chariots of Jagannath, Baldev and Subhadra are parked since July 1.

The Times of India

Rev. Al Sharpton calls for release of WNBA star Brittney Griner

“We stand rock solid behind Brittney Griner,” Rev. Sharpton said at a news conference in Chicago, as the WNBA kicked off festivities leading up to its All-Star Game on Sunday at Wintrust Arena.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blinken and China's Wang Yi hold 'candid' talks on Ukraine and trade

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and raised concerns over Beijing's alignment with Moscow.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 136 of the invasion

Luhansk governor says Russian forces shelling indiscriminately, Kyiv criticises Moscow at G20 summit, US sends Ukraine more artillery systems

The Guardian - AU

Biden phones sister of Michigan's Paul Whelan, held in Russia for 3.5 years

WASHINGTON — The White House said President Joe Biden called the sister of Michigan's Paul Whelan on Friday and reaffirmed that he is committed to bringing him home "as soon as possible" from Russia, where he's been held for 3 1/2 years.

Tribune News Service

Biden speaks to sister of US executive detained in Russia

President Joe Biden has spoken by phone with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than three years

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Foreign Office team helps families of Britons held by pro-Russian forces

Five Britons who were serving with the Ukrainian armed forces are currently detained having been captured by separatists.

Benzinga

Brittney Griner's Guilty Plea: Geopolitics And Domestic Policy Clash Over Cannabis Legalization

As the White House continues to insist Brittney Griner is being “wrongfully detained” even after she pleaded guilty to entering a Moscow airport on February 17 with cannabis oil in her suitcase, the Biden administration hangs on tightly to its anti-legalization stance here in the U.S., which has not gone unnoticed by…

Reuters

At CIA headquarters, Biden lauds U.S. intelligence for Putin warnings

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday thanked staff at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency for warning the world about Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to invade Ukraine, and hailed what he called the "quiet bravery" of America's spies.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner: Rev Al Sharpton calls on Putin to put fate of basketball star above ‘national boundaries’

‘She didn’t see Russian fans any different than American fans’

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Bangkok Post

Is Taiwan going to be the next Ukraine?

Russia's brutal war on Ukraine is, most observers agree, an assault on democracy, sovereignty and human rights. For the United States and its Nato allies, the Kremlin's aggression demands a powerful response, including unprecedented economic sanctions against Russia and huge amounts of military aid to Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Exploring the origins of the invasion of Ukraine

Everybody knows Ukraine is at war now. Almost all politically minded people are talking about recent developments in my country.

Benzinga

Could Vladimir Putin And Russia Reclaim Alaska From The US?

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 and later made the territory the 49th state. A new report from a Russian lawmaker suggests Russia could “reclaim” the territory.

Zenger

Peek-A-Boo Drone: Ukrainian Marines Show How Reconnaissance Drone Spots Enemy Targets

The video was obtained from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade.

The Guardian - AU

Going its own way in a messy world, New Zealand offers an alternate parable on China

Anthony Albanese avoids radical departures from a China narrative that aligns with the US, but Jacinda Ardern has a collectivist pitch

Al Jazeera

Russia vetoes UN resolution extending cross-border aid to Syria

Resolution would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria by one year without Damascus’ backing.

RideApart

Dnepr MT-11 Sidecar Bikes Are Ukraine's Latest Tools Against Russia

One batch of Ukrainian soldiers has been circulating a video showing their anti-tank missile launcher-equipped Dnepr MT-11 sidecar rigs in the fight.

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