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Google Maps: 20 years of plotting a course through geopolitics

As Google Maps celebrates the 20th anniversary of its launch in North America, new questions are arising over the way it shapes our view of the world, thanks to its compliance with demands from Donald Trump to change the names of geographic locations.

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Vladimir Putin giving up Crimea in Ukraine peace deal is 'unrealistic,' says Donald Trump's Defence Secretary

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said Washington does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to Putin’s war

Evening Standard

Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Google Maps and contentious geography

Google Maps will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America when the US government officially makes the change

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The Crimean Tatar imprisoned by Russia, promoted to high office by Ukraine

Nariman Dzhelyal has been appointed as Ukraine’s new ambassador to Turkiye after facing jail at the Kremlin’s hands.

Al Jazeera

More than 30 dolphins have died since an oil spill near southern Russia, experts say

A dolphin rescue center in Russia says 32 dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait near the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula

The Independent UK

Oil Spill Emergency Declared In Russia-Occupied Crimea

Oil spill in Crimea's Sevastopol triggers regional emergency and ongoing cleanup efforts after tanker incident in Kerch Strait.

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Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the coast of Sevastopol

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Oil From Russian Tanker Spill Reaches Sevastopol

Oil from two ageing and damaged Russian tankers was detected Friday off the coast of Sevastopol, the largest city in Moscow-annexed Crimea, a local official said.

International Business Times

Russia warns of severe environmental damage as oil from damaged tankers washes up on beaches

Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, near Moscow-occupied Crimea

The Independent UK

Russia warns of severe environmental damage from Black Sea oil spill

Two tankers were hit by storm in Kerch strait on 15 December, causing one to sink and another to run aground

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want flowers, I want my Ukraine’: women’s acts of resistance against Russian occupation

Zla Mavka movement – meaning ‘wicked forest spirit’ – drops fake rouble notes bearing pro-Ukrainian images and shares messages of solidarity

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Moscow of recklessness after oil tanker sinks in storm

One dead while second tanker in distress in Black Sea near occupied Crimea. What we know on day 1,027

The Guardian - AU

The west is already at war with Russia. And large-scale conflict may not be far off

Russia is already at war with the west. It has been so since its occupation of Crimea in 2014, when Russia sought to secure its access to Sevastopol as a base for its Black Sea Fleet and as a potential lever of influence over Kyiv’s political direction.

The Conversation

1,600-year-old burials in Crimea hold gold and silver jewelry from 'rich women'

Researchers say the finds are from aristocratic burials between the fourth and sixth centuries.

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: We will regain Crimea through diplomacy, not force, says Zelenskyy

President says Ukraine would not legally acknowledge invaded areas as Russian in exchange for peace; Kyiv says embassies fell for Russian ‘psychological attack’. What we know on day 1,002

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Ukraine President Zelenskyy Rejects Ceding Territory To Russia

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's stance on occupied territories, Crimea, and U.S. military assistance in conflict.

The Guardian - UK

London-based Russian TV chef Alexei Zimin found dead in Belgrade

Zimin, a critic of his native country’s invasions of Crimea and Ukraine, leaves behind a wife and three children

The Independent UK

Senior Russian naval officer killed in Crimea car bombing

A Ukrainian source accuses Valery Trankovsky of committing war crimes by ordering missile attacks on civilians

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Evening Standard

Top Russian navy commander 'killed in Crimea car bomb attack'

A homemade bomb was reportedly placed under his Jeep by Ukraine’s security service

The Guardian - UK

Russian naval officer accused of ‘war crimes’ killed in Crimea car bombing

Valery Trankovsky had ordered missile strikes from Black Sea on civilian targets, a Ukrainian official said

Evening Standard

Alexei Zimin: Outspoken anti-war Russian TV chef who was exiled to London found dead in Belgrade hotel

Alexei Zimin had not set foot in Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, having initially left after Putin annexed Crimea

Evening Standard

Donald Trump Jr mocks Volodymyr Zelensky saying his ‘allowance is about to run out’

Fears grow in Kyiv that US could cut military aid under incoming Trump administration

The Guardian - US

Trump ally: Ukraine focus is to achieve ‘peace and stop the killing’

Spokesperson for Trump’s presidential transition effort said Bryan Lanza had not been speaking on behalf of president-elect

International Business Times

Lions Kill Worker At Crimea Wildlife Park: 'Torn To Pieces'

A zookeeper was mauled to death by lions in Crimea.

The Independent UK

A worker at a Crimean wildlife park has been killed by lions

A worker at a wildlife park in Crimea has died after being attacked by lions

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