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Swiss government refuses re-export of arms to Ukraine

Switzerland's government said on Friday it will not change its long-standing policy banning the transfer of Swiss-made arms to a third country despite growing pressure from European nations to export them to Ukraine.

Reuters

West still welcoming Ukrainian refugees, but challenges lie ahead

Two Berliners share their different experiences playing host, as analysts say support for Ukrainians remains steady.

Al Jazeera

Iran: poisoning of thousands of schoolgirls piles more pressure on Islamic Republic struggling for survival

The Iranian government has announced several arrests in connection with the reported poisoning of more than 7,000 schoolgirls in more than 100 schools around the country. Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has condemned the poisonings, saying perpetrators should be “severely punished”.

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Death of Ukrainian teenager found unconscious on beach 'not suspicious', police say

Albina Yevkow was reported missing on March 4 and died in hospital after being found on a beach in Devon

Wales Online

BP boss earns 172 times more than average employee as his pay doubles

Bernard Looney’s total pay packet increased from around £4.5m to about £10m

Wales Online

Death of teenage Ukrainian refugee not suspicious, Devon police say

Albina Yevko, 14, was found unconscious on Dawlish beach and police confirmed no third-party involvement

The Guardian - UK

Syria’s Aleppo Airport Resumes Flights Days after Airstrike

Flights at Syria’s international airport in Aleppo resumed Friday, three days after it was put out of service by a suspected Israeli airstrike, the country’s head of civil aviation said. Bassem Mansour told the pro-government Sham FM radio station that flights to and from the airport of Syria’s largest city…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Documenting the horror of mass rape in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the justice system is now documenting potential war crimes committed by Russian forces, with the hope of one day seeing the perpetrators face justice. Like in all conflicts, women are the main victims of rape committed by the Russian occupiers, although many men have also suffered genital torture.…

France 24

Georgia’s parliament drops controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill

Meanwhile, Moscow accuses the US of stoking anti-Russian sentiment among the thousands who protested against the bill.

Al Jazeera

Syria's Aleppo airport resumes flights days after airstrike

The head of Syria's civil aviation says flights at the international airport in Aleppo have resumed, three days after it was put out of service by a suspected Israeli airstrike

The Independent UK

Wagner announces opening of recruitment centres in 42 Russian cities

The head of Russian mercenary group Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the opening of recruitment centres in dozens of cities on Friday. Prigozhin is currently entangled in a power struggle with the defence ministry, having several times claimed battlefield victories ahead of the Russian military, lambasted Russia's top brass and accused…

France 24

Ukraine Says Bakhmut Battle Pins Down Russia’s Best Units

Ukraine has decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle there is pinning down Russia's best units and degrading them ahead of a planned Ukrainian spring counter-offensive, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. The comments, by Mykhailo Podolyak, were the latest signal of a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage, restores power supply

Kyiv officials say the Ukrainian capital has restored most of its power supply, as the country again responds swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian barrage targeting the country’s critical infrastructure

The Independent UK

French, British leaders meet in efforts to mend relations

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is meeting in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron in efforts to mend relations following post-Brexit tensions; improving military and business ties; and toughening efforts against Channel migrant crossings

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Pope Says Ukraine War Fueled Not Just by ‘Russian Empire’

The war in Ukraine is driven by the interests of several "empires" and not just of Russia's, Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday. Francis said the conflict was fueled by "imperial interests, not just of the Russian empire, but of empires from elsewhere". He expressed a readiness…

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Kuwaiti FM Deplores Systematic Aggression against Palestinian People

Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah denounced on Wednesday the Israeli occupation's systematic assaults on the Palestinian people. "The Israeli occupation authorities continue their systematic aggression against the Palestinian people, increasing their suffering," Minister Salem said at the 159th session of the Arab Foreign Ministers Council, that was…

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EU Strikes Deal to Curb Energy Use by 2030

The European Union struck a deal on Friday to cut final energy consumption across the bloc by 11.7% by 2030, a goal lawmakers said would help fight climate change and curb Europe's use of Russian fossil fuels. The deal was agreed after all-night talks between negotiators from EU countries and…

Evening Standard

Russia used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine barrage that killed 11 but stockpile issues delaying attacks, says UK

Ukraine has accused Russia of terrorising civilians with the strikes

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The Independent UK

Anti-Russia guerrillas in Belarus take on 'two-headed enemy'

After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What’s at stake in Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron’s crucial summit

In today’s newsletter: The two prime ministers meet at a vital time for both countries – will Sunak prove more cooperative than his predecessors?

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Defense Chief’s Visit to Israel Reveals Divisions on Iran

Long-running differences between the Biden administration and Israel over how to stop Iran’s rapidly accelerating nuclear program spilled into public view Thursday, as the US defense secretary discussed Tehran's nuclear ambitions with his Israeli counterpart during a visit to the country.

The Independent UK

Many Ukrainians stuck in limbo with US permission expiring

As many as 20,000 Ukrainians who were granted permission to remain in the U.S. for one year after fleeing the early fighting in their native country are facing the expiration of their humanitarian parole

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s ‘holy war’ is terrorising Ukraine – and Russian dissenters. All they ask is that we don’t forget them

They know our first sympathy must be with Ukraine, as is theirs. But they need our support in this time of repression, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - AU

Wagner head says Russian forces facing ammunition shortages – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin thanks Kremlin for ‘heroic’ production increase but says concerns about shortages remain. This blog is now closed

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin: What is driving Russian leader’s relentless assault on Ukraine?

He sold the invasion as a collective decision with his military chiefs, but it is the president alone who will have to answer to history, writes Mary Dejevsky

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