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The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Putin’s 36-hour truce is a tactical ploy

Ukrainian leader says the war will end when Russian troops leave Ukraine or ‘we throw them out’.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s 36-hour ceasefire plan will do nothing for peace, says James Cleverly

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Moscow’s armed forces to observe the 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine this weekend.

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing 4 University of Idaho students, hears murder charges read in court

MOSCOW, Idaho — Quadruple homicide suspect Bryan Kohberger nodded along in a Latah County courtroom Thursday morning as a judge read the five charges against him: four counts of murder in the first degree and a felony burglary charge in the killing of four University of Idaho students.

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UN disbands prison killings probe in Ukraine over security

The United Nations has announced it is disbanding a fact-finding mission requested by Russia and Ukraine to investigate the killings at a prison in eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists

The Independent UK

Putin orders a surprise 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to cease fighting in Ukraine for 36 hours starting Friday at noon, Moscow time, but Kyiv quickly dismissed the move as a ploy, unlikely to slow a conflict that’s heading for its second year.

Tribune News Service

DNA evidence, cellphone records led to University of Idaho homicide suspect’s arrest, document shows

MOSCOW, Idaho — A court document that explains the Moscow Police Department’s step-by-step investigation into the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students was released Thursday morning, shortly before the suspect in the killings appeared in an Idaho court for the first time.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas

Kyiv says Moscow’s declaration of truce, after Russian president cited appeal from patriarch, is ‘hypocrisy’

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U.N. chief disbands fact-finding mission into Ukraine prison attack

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has disbanded a fact-finding mission into a July attack in the front-line Ukrainian town of Olenivka that killed prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists, because the U.N. mission cannot deploy to the site, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday.

Reuters

Bryan Kohberger faces crying Idaho murder victims’ families in court after affidavit reveals horror details

Kohberger was ordered to be held without bond and a status hearing was set for 12 January

The Independent UK

Investigators reveal new information they say ties Idaho killings to Bryan Kohberger

One of the victims' roommates saw a strange man in the house that night, and a DNA sample from a knife sheath found in a victim's bed appears to be a strong match for Kohberger, investigators say.

WEKU

Erdogan says he may meet Syria’s Assad for ‘peace’ in the region

Turkish president says he could hold talks with Syrian leader within a new process launched in Moscow last week.

Al Jazeera

Bryan Kohberger’s DNA found on knife sheath left behind by killer in Idaho student’s bedroom, say police

A statement from Moscow Police Officer Brett Payne was released on Thursday in support of Mr Kohberger’s arrest affidavit, revealing new details about the murders and the crime scene

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger changed licence plates on his white Hyundai Elantra days after Idaho murders

License plates on the 2015 Hyundai Elantra at the centre of the murder inquiry were registered in Washington state just days after quadruple homicide

The Independent UK

FBI denies telling police to stop Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger on cross-country road trip

Kohberger was stopped twice minutes apart while traveling through Indiana with his father on 15 December

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Do not repeat Russia mistakes with China, NATO chief urges the West

Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg used a speech to the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise to highlight the threat posed by Beijing as China deepens ties with Moscow

Bangkok Post

Calls for Ukraine ceasefire ahead of Orthodox Christmas

Calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine came from inside Russia and abroad on Thursday, days after the deadliest reported loss of the war for Moscow’s forces.

The Independent UK

Russian church head calls for Ukraine truce, finds no takers

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is calling for a 36-hour Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine at the end of this week

The Independent UK

Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth

Think our winter's been a bit grim? Try visiting Yakutsk – the Russian city where 'a bit nippy' means minus 50C, and a quick dash to the corner shop could end in frostbite. Shaun Walker enjoys amini-break in deepest Siberia

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: despite Russian setbacks, an end to the conflict is not yet in sight

For the past two months, Russia has systematically targeted Ukrainian infrastructure, devastating the country’s power grid and putting many basic services from healthcare to sanitation at risk. Apart from destruction, this campaign has achieved virtually nothing positive for Russia.

Reuters

Russian patriarch calls for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called on Thursday for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas truce, a step dismissed by Kyiv as a cynical trap.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-NATO Chief Says Europe 'Too Naive' on China's Taiwan Threats

European powers must do more to dissuade China from invading Taiwan, including being prepared to unleash painful economic sanctions and train Taiwanese troops, the former head of NATO said Thursday. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who is visiting Taipei, said European and NATO powers were "too naive" in the run-up to Moscow's…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russia ‘offers ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas Eve’

There has been no response from Ukraine to the call

Tribune News Service

Bryan Kohberger, suspect in killing of University of Idaho students, is moved to Moscow jail

PULLMAN, Wash. — Quadruple homicide suspect Bryan Kohberger is in Idaho in the Latah County Jail.

Tribune News Service

‘Going to get some Thai food’: Indiana police pulled over U of I homicide suspect 2 weeks before his arrest

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, whom police have arrested in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November, was stopped twice by Indiana law enforcement while he and his father made a cross-country drive from Pullman, Washington, to Pennsylvania in mid-December.

The Guardian - UK

Moscow blames its troops’ use of mobile phones for Makiivka missile strike

Ukrainian shelling that killed 89 recruits aided by mobiles switched on near frontlines claims, Russia defence ministry

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