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Beijing Winter Paralympic Games begin amid strife and fear of nuclear meltdowns

The 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games - motto: Together for a shared future - was launched on Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony amid a backdrop of invasion, war and hoary images of nuclear armageddon.

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IPC chief Andrew Parsons makes plea for peace as Paralympics open in Beijing

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been excluded from the Games

The Independent UK

Ukraine conflict: the pros and cons of China as global peace mediator

Some early indications suggest that China may want to negotiate on behalf of the rest of the world with Russia on Ukraine. On March 1, Beijing issued a statement saying it “deplored” the outbreak of conflict and calling on Russia and Ukraine to find a solution.

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Paralympic Games' profile amplified to even greater heights as Beijing 2022 kicks off against backdrop of war and controversy

The International Paralympic Committee announced a dramatic 11th-hour U-turn on Thursday to eventually ban all Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the Games

Wales Online

IPC president condemns Ukraine war at Winter Paralympics opening ceremony

Andrew Parsons throws away decades of tradition of only making guarded comments at such events as Russian team departs Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics: IPC president Andrew Parsons condemns ‘war and hate’ at opening ceremony

Russian and Belarusian athletes were set to compete under a neutral flag in Beijing, before the IPC made a dramatic U-turn and banned participants from those nations

The Independent UK

Australian sports minister calls for Russia to be excluded from world sport after Ukraine invasion

On the evening of the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, Australia joins other countries in calling for Russia to be exiled from world sport after the country's invasion of Ukraine.

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Winter Paralympics 2022 LIVE: Opening ceremony takes place without Russian athletes

Paralympics are officially opened at the Bird’s Nest in Beijing - follow all the latest updates

The Independent UK

Russian team won’t appeal athletes’ Winter Paralympics ban and set to leave Beijing

The International Paralympic Committee performed a U-turn on Thursday morning when it opted to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes

The Independent UK

Russian Paralympic team to leave Beijing after opting against lodging an appeal

The International Paralympic Committee performed a U-turn on Thursday morning when it opted to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes.

The Independent UK

Paralympic skier Millie Knight: ‘I flipped and landed on my head three times ... it affected me so badly’

Knight, whose story is being told in a new braille book, recovered from serious injury to win three medals in Pyeongchang and is aiming for gold in Beijing this month after overcoming her latest setback

The Independent UK

Russian Paralympic Committee launch scathing attack on IOC as its athletes leave Beijing

Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from competing at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing on the eve of the Games amid the war in Ukraine, after the IPC performed a major U-turn

Daily Mirror

Russians heading home; reserve right to later legal action

The Russian Paralympic Committee says its delegation will leave Beijing and has no immediate plans for legal action

The Independent UK

Winter Paralympics start time, TV channels and how to watch

78 events will be held in six sports in Beijing, although Russian athletes won’t be competing after they were banned by the IPC

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Daily Mirror

Paralympics GB boss lifts lid on 24 hours of turmoil at Beijing Winter Games

Russia and Belarus expelled after Athletes Village becomes a “very, very volatile environment”

Asharq Al-Awsat

China-backed Bank Halts Lending to Russia, Belarus

The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said it will suspend business related to Russia and Belarus in a sign of the two countries' deepening pariah status over the war in Ukraine. In a statement issued Thursday, the AIIB said that "in the best interests of the bank, management has decided…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Should Diplomatically Recognize 'Free' Taiwan, Says Pompeo

The United States should diplomatically recognize Taiwan as "a free and sovereign country," former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a speech while visiting the island.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing

Medal winners and first-timers are among the 25 Team GB athletes competing. Plus, a cultural romp through the 90s. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Jensen delights in Para downhill danger

Patrick Jensen will embrace the "ridiculous and dangerous" nature of downhill skiing when he kicks off Australia's Winter Paralympics campaign in Beijing.

The Independent UK

As war rages, Paralympics opening in Beijing without Russia

The 2022 Winter Paralympics are set to open in Beijing, with the Russian athletes sent home and the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get here

Al Jazeera

China-led development bank halts business in Russia, Belarus

Move is latest sign of the limits of Beijing’s support for Moscow as it faces sanctions and censure over war in Ukraine.

The News Lens

China Needs To Rethink Its Russia Policy

Beijing may find it difficult to handle this troublesome “no limits” partner.

The Independent UK

In S. Korea election, future of foreign policy up for debate

Ahead of the March 9 presidential election in South Korea, major candidates are embroiled in a heated debate over how to address a foreign policy challenges that include the U.S.-China rivalry, North Korea's nuclear threats and badly strained ties with Japan

The Guardian - UK

Brute force, raw emotions: six things lying ahead at the Winter Paralympics

The Beijing Winter Paralympics run from Friday until 13 March and involve nearly 50 countries competing for 78 gold medals

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Paralympic U-turn on Russians may see more twists

The Paralympic U-turn on Russian participation in the upcoming Beijing Games isn’t likely to be the end of the story

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