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Russian Soldier in Ukraine War Crimes Trial Says He Did Not Want to Kill

A 21-year-old Russian soldier told a court on Friday he had not wanted to kill an unarmed civilian and that he sincerely repented, as he delivered his final words at the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion. Vadim Shishimarin, a tank commander, has pleaded guilty to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China and Russia are on track to set up a Moon base by 2036 — here’s the plan

China and Russia's space agencies are planning a rival to NASA's Lunar Gateway. Here's what you need to know about their ambitions and timeline.

Inverse

UN: 18 Million Facing Severe Hunger in West Africa's Sahel

The UN is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The hunger crisis may press increased numbers of people to migrate out of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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First Thing: US accuses Russia of holding food supplies hostage

Antony Blinken demanded that Russia lift its blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and suggested the Kremlin was using food as a weapon

The Guardian - UK

Inside the recaptured Ukrainian village still under attack from retreating Russian forces

Kim Sengupta visits a liberated flashpoint near Kharkiv that Putin’s forces won’t give up without ‘a hard and long fight’

The Independent UK

Sainsbury's to ban Russian diesel from its petrol stations by end of 2022

The supermarket has been facing pressure from customers

Liverpool Echo

Russian soldier in Ukraine war crimes trial says he did not want to kill

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Russia taking "countermeasures" in response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO - Ifax cites minister

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Finland and Sweden joining NATO has led to an increase in military threats near the border and that Moscow is taking "adequate countermeasures", Interfax news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

G7 offers $9.5 billion new aid for Ukraine, ready with more

The Group of Seven's financial leaders agreed on $9.5 billion in new aid to Ukraine on Friday and promised enough money to keep the country's devastated economy afloat as long as it fights against Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Russian Patrols Comb Border Areas in Southern Syria

Russian military police on Thursday conducted patrols in the governorates of Daraa and Sweida in southern Syria, a private source told Asharq Al-Awsat. “For three consecutive days starting Tuesday, Russian forces carried out several reconnaissance tours in areas mostly bordering Daraa and Sweida, such as the Yarmuk Basin areas near…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More Russian Oil Going East Squeezes Iranian Crude Sales to China

Iran's crude exports to China have fallen sharply since the start of the Ukraine war as Beijing favored heavily discounted Russian barrels, leaving almost 40 million barrels of Iranian oil stored on tankers at sea in Asia and seeking buyers. US and European sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Melbourne to host swim short-course worlds

Melbourne will stage the world swimming short-course titles in December after Russia was stripped of hosting rights.

AAP

Pro-Russian hackers attack institutional websites in Italy - police

Pro-Russian hackers have attacked the websites of several Italian institutions and government ministries, the police said on Friday.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin 'surrounded by doctors' as illness brings growing chaos to the Kremlin

Former British spy Christopher Steele, who ran the Russia desk at MI6 in London, claims that the Russian President is seriously unwell and now in need of constant medical care.

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Russian parliament to consider allowing over-40s to sign up for military

Russia's lower house of parliament will consider allowing Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military, the State Duma website said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: The curious case of Russia in Central African Republic

Experts say Russia’s involvement in Central Africa could be over just as quicky as it began.

Wales Online

Chaos in the Kremlin with Putin 'surrounded by doctors' as he fights mystery illness

Top spy claims Putin's condition having serious impact on how Russia is governed

Al Jazeera

Biden begins Asia tour aimed at boosting Indo-Pacific ties

US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.

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VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Russian Troops Blast Enemy Air Target With Tor M2U Missile System

The Tor-M2U air defence system can destroy planes, helicopters, drones and short-range ballistic threats.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin ally boasts 15,550mph Satan-2 missile will be combat ready by autumn

Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space agency, boasted to schoolchildren about the country's hypersonic missiles but experts have said the ongoing threats and boasts in an attempt to draw attention away from a struggling invasion

Wales Online

Sainsbury's announces ban to affect all 315 petrol stations in the UK

Move to show support with people of Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Russia has turned Ukraine’s Donbas into ‘hell’, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s president says Russia’s intensifying offensive has ‘completely destroyed’ the eastern region.

The Independent UK

Live updates | 12 killed in Russian attacks in Severodonetsk

Russian forces have attacked the cities of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk, the region’s governor says

Reuters

Ukraine says it gets $530 million in U.S., UK grants from World Bank fund

Ukraine has received roughly $530 million in U.S. and British grants from a fund set up by the World Bank for donations to the Kyiv government in the wake of Russia's invasion, the finance ministry said.

The Independent UK

'I can’t see the light': War fuels surging prices in Europe

Russia's war in Ukraine has accelerated inflation across Europe, with prices for energy, materials and food surging at rates not seen for decades

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