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Ukrainians Mourn the Loss of Viktoria Roshchyna and Her Stories

Viktoria Roshchyna died in September in Russian custody. The reporter had been well-known for her stories about life in parts of occupied Ukraine....

20/12/2024 09:20 New York Times
Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria

The Russian president, in a marathon annual news conference, said that he had not yet met with Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader who fled to Moscow, but that he planned to....

19/12/2024 19:49 New York Times
Anora and The Brutalist lead London film critics’ award nominations

Sean Baker’s and Brady Corbet’s films received seven nominations each from the London Critics’ Circle, while feminist body horror The Substance and Ralph Fiennes’ papal drama Conclave have sixThe Palme d’Or winner Anora and epic architect drama The Brutalist have come out on top in the nom...

19/12/2024 17:03 The Guardian
Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’

Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’Vladimir Putin said the war in Ukraine had made Russia “much stronger” and denied that the fall of his key ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s standing, as he held...

19/12/2024 16:45 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: MSF accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza

Report from medical group documents 41 attacks on staff including airstrikes on health facilities and direct fire on humanitarian convoysPresident Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with Donald Trump on ending the war and that Russian force...

19/12/2024 12:00 The Guardian
Killing of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t Change the War for Ukraine

Ukraine’s forces are steadily losing ground on the battlefield. The assassination of a top general in Moscow won’t improve their war effort, analysts and Western officials say....

19/12/2024 02:21 New York Times
Zelenskyy admits Ukraine cannot remove Russian troops from occupied parts - and only one option remains to end the war

Ukraine cannot remove Russian troops from the land they occupy in the east of the country and Crimea, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted....

18/12/2024 19:57 Skynews
Suspect in Russian General’s Killing Detained Outside of Moscow

The Russian prosecutor’s office said the suspect, a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, confessed to planting the bomb on the orders of Ukrainian agents....

18/12/2024 17:49 New York Times
Dmitry Medvedev says editors of the Times are ‘legitimate military targets’

Former Russian president’s Telegram post follows paper’s editorial about assassination of a Russian generalThe Russian security council deputy head, Dmitry Medvedev, has described the editors of the Times newspaper in Britain as “legitimate military targets” in response to the newspaper’s...

18/12/2024 17:23 The Guardian
Suspect in killing of Russian general detained in Moscow, authorities say

Investigators say they arrested Uzbek citizen suspected of involvement in explosion that killed Lt Gen Igor KirillovRussia has detained an Uzbek citizen who investigators believe placed the bomb that killed Lt Gen Igor Kirillov on the instructions of Ukraine’s security service, the country’s inv...

18/12/2024 16:16 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow says Uzbek suspect arrested over killing of general – as it happened

The 29-year-old had been recruited by Ukrainian special services, Moscow saysRussian chief of the general staff Valery Gerasimov said on Wednesday that arms control was now a thing of the past due to the lack of trust between Russia and the West.Gerasimov said Russia had seen increased activity by t...

18/12/2024 15:00 The Guardian
US violating law to fund Israel despite alleged human rights abuses, lawsuit says | First Thing

Suit claims state department is deliberately bypassing the Leahy law. Plus, New York grand jury charges Luigi Mangione with first-degree murderDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US state department is facing a new lawsuit – brought by Palestinians and Pales...

18/12/2024 12:51 The Guardian
Wednesday briefing: The world waits after Ukraine assassinates top Putin general in Moscow

In today’s newsletter: Kyiv assassinated Igor Kirillov inside enemy territory, in its most audacious operation since the war began – how will Russia respond?Good morning.In the early hours of yesterday morning, Russian general Igor Kirillov and his deputy were killed when a bomb concealed in an...

18/12/2024 07:02 The Guardian
Russia detains Uzbek citizen 'recruited by Ukraine' over killing of general

A citizen from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of Russian nuclear forces general Igor Kirillov, a Russian intelligence agency has said....

18/12/2024 06:39 Skynews
Russian general in charge of chemical weapons unit killed in Moscow scooter blast

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov killed along with his deputy after device attached to escooter explodedKilling of Russian general cements SBU’s reputation for abrupt vengeanceA senior Russian general has died after an explosive device hidden in an electric scooter detonated outside an apartment building in M...

18/12/2024 00:02 The Guardian
Ukraine Said It Assassinated a Russian General in Moscow

Also, Elon Musk and SpaceX face national security reviews. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday....

17/12/2024 22:43 New York Times
U.S. Cites ‘Indications’ North Korean Soldiers Died Fighting for Russia

The Pentagon spokesman said the North Koreans had entered combat last week in the Russian region of Kursk, but he did not specify the number of casualties....

17/12/2024 19:31 New York Times
Ukraine Says It Assassinated Russian General Igor Kirillov in Moscow Bombing

A Ukrainian official said Kyiv was responsible for the assassination in Moscow of Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces....

17/12/2024 17:58 New York Times
The chemical weapon accusations against the general killed in Moscow

The US and UK say Igor Kirillov was head of a unit partly responsible for chemicals on the battlefield in UkraineGasping, choking. On Ukraine’s frontline, the country’s soldiers report what statistics show: a persistent use of chemical weapons, mostly teargas, whose deployment on the battlefield...

17/12/2024 17:13 The Guardian
Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Russian General Killed in a Moscow Bomb Blast?

The general had faced sanctions for using chemical weapons in Ukraine....

17/12/2024 16:29 New York Times
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv claims responsibility for killing of Russian general in Moscow – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereRussia is boosting its ballistic arsenal with new strategic missile systems, plans maximum-range launches and may increase testing in response to growing external threats, a senior Russian military commander said on Monday.In a clear warni...

17/12/2024 15:20 The Guardian
Killing of Russian general cements SBU’s reputation for abrupt vengeance

Attack in Moscow was Ukrainian security service’s most audacious operation yet as it pursues enemy commandersRussian general in charge of chemical weapons unit killed in Moscow scooter blastIt was a gruesome morning scene. Two bodies lay sprawled in front of a shattered apartment block. Blood was...

17/12/2024 15:14 The Guardian
First Thing: Russian general killed in Moscow blast as Ukraine claims responsibility

Igor Kirillov was head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division. Plus, Mitch McConnell warns Trump against isolationismGood morning.The head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, was killed on Tuesday when an explosive device attached to a scooter went off...

17/12/2024 11:26 The Guardian
Who was 'assassinated' Russian general who helped deploy 'barbaric' weapons in Ukraine?

The head of Russia's nuclear protection forces has been killed by a hidden bomb in Moscow....

17/12/2024 08:48 Skynews
Tuesday briefing: How the UK left 64 asylum seekers stranded on an island in the Indian Ocean

In today’s newsletter: As a judge finds the government unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia, we look at the geopolitcs that led to them being trapped in ‘hell on earth’ for three yearsGood morning. In October 2021, a boat carrying dozens of Tamils trying to find their way to Canada spru...

17/12/2024 06:53 The Guardian
Russian general in charge of nuclear troops killed by blast in Moscow

A senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces has been killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russia's investigative committee says....

17/12/2024 06:11 Skynews
Inside the Russian airbase in Syria where troops form fragile truce with rebels they once bombed

HTS fighters guard the gates of Khmeimim airbase as Syrian leaders take a pragmatic approach to relations with foreign powers – including Russia Standing at the gates of the Khmeimim airbase, a fighter from the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) eyed a pink vape being puffed on by a R...

16/12/2024 17:38 The Guardian
Ukraine calls for sanctions against Russia oil tankers over Black Sea spill

Top adviser says vessels that sank and ran aground are part of aged fleet that will continue to cause large-scale damageUkraine has called on the international community to take action against Russia’s sanctions-busting oil fleet, after an ageing tanker sank in the Black Sea, causing a major envir...

16/12/2024 16:17 The Guardian
Assad denies planning to flee Syria before evacuation by Moscow

Former Syrian leader claimed he wanted to stay and fight but left after Russian airbase came under attackThe former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has said he had no plans to flee Syria before being evacuated by the Russian army after its base in western Syria came under attack.In his first commen...

16/12/2024 14:59 The Guardian
Popular Georgian TV channel owned by UK firm is 'Russian propaganda arm', MP claims

The most popular Georgian TV channel, which is owned by a UK company, is a Russian "propaganda arm", an MP has said....

16/12/2024 07:08 Skynews
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