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Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russia’s Mordovia region

WNBA player, whose whereabouts had been publicly unknown, is in penal colony 500km southeast of Moscow, lawyers confirm.

Al Jazeera

Russia sends Brittney Griner to a penal colony

The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges.

WEKU

Brittney Griner is moved to Russian penal colony

Griner was transferred to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 210 miles east of Moscow, after a Russian court last month rejected her appeal of her sentence.

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Idaho murders - live: ‘More than one’ suspect may be at large in university student ‘rambo knife’ stabbings

Four friends were killed after returning home from nights out in Moscow, Idaho

The Independent UK

US basketball star Griner begins serving sentence in Russian penal colony

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession, her lawyers and agent said Thursday.

France 24

Russian Ambassador to Ireland blasted by senior Government officials over 'unwarranted' travel ban

Mr Filatov was called in after the harsh travel ban was issued by Moscow against 52 Irish politicians and businessmen, including the Taoiseach and Tánaiste.

Irish Mirror

University students who were massacred in their home spotted on CCTV hours before death

Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20 and Xana Kernodle, 20, were all found brutally murdered in their shared student home in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13.

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Analysis-Ukraine lacks viable plan B to boost grain exports via rail, road or river

Ukraine has few viable options currently to boost grain exports by rail, road or river barge anytime soon if a United Nations-brokered deal with Moscow to export by sea runs into trouble.

Reuters

EU says Russia is not yet ready for peace in Ukraine

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday that peace in Ukraine was not going to be possible until Russia withdrew its troops, but that Moscow showed no signs of being ready for that.

Reuters

Finland to spend $143 million on Russia border fence

Finland's government on Thursday proposed spending 139 million euros ($143.4 million) to build fences along parts of the country's border with Russia, fulfilling a promise made in the wake of Moscow's February invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

International troops quit Mali as violence and Moscow’s influence grow

Germany latest to end peacekeeping mission as operations prove unable to stop Islamic extremist insurgency

The Guardian - UK

Idaho police say they have no suspect in the slaying of 4 college students

Police told residents to be aware of their surroundings after the weekend slayings of four University of Idaho students in a house near campus. Authorities say they believe the attack was targeted.

WEKU

Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, facing nine years behind bars in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, has been transferred to a penal colony about 500 km (300 miles) southeast of Moscow, her lawyers said on Thursday.

Reuters

Analysis-Shocked by Ukraine war, Russian neighbour Kazakhstan looks west

There is little doubt that Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will extend his rule over Kazakhstan by seven years in presidential elections on Sunday. What is less clear is how the former diplomat can reduce his resource-rich country's dependence on Russia without alienating it.

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The Independent UK

Analysis: Have China and India shifted stance on Russia war?

China and India, after months of refusing to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, did not stand in the way of the release of a statement by the world’s leading economies that harshly criticized Moscow

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan thanks all parties for extension of grain deal

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday thanked the United Nations, Moscow and Kyiv for extending a grain that has allowed Ukrainian grain exports to resume.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Missiles Pound Ukraine Power Supply, Fighting Rages in East

Missiles rained down on Ukrainian energy facilities on Thursday, as Russian forces stepped up attacks in eastern Ukraine, reinforced by troops pulled from Kherson city in the south which Kyiv recaptured last week. Explosions resounded in cities including the capital Kyiv, the southern port of Odesa, the central city of…

The Independent UK

A 'barbed wire curtain' rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine

The fall of the Berlin Wall more than 30 years ago symbolized hope for cooperation with Moscow

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The Independent UK

Idaho murder victim’s sister calls for students to flee town as police admit threat is wider than thought

Police say suspect still at large with no trace of muder weapon

The Guardian - UK

The night everything changed: waiting for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The long read: Despite all the warning signs, as I sat down for dinner with friends in Kyiv on 23 February, war seemed unreal. Surely, Putin was bluffing?

The Independent UK

Idaho murders - live: ‘More than one’ suspect may be at large in university student ‘rambo knife’ stabbings

Four friends were killed after returning home from nights out in Moscow, Idaho

Tribune News Service

Moscow police admit potential threat remains in city, give new details on University of Idaho killings

BOISE, Idaho — More than three days after four University of Idaho students were killed by an attacker with a knife, law enforcement and the University of Idaho addressed the public in person for the first time.

Reuters

UK MI5 chief says expulsion of Russian spies has delivered significant blow

The expulsion of more than 400 suspected Russian spies from across Europe this year has struck the "most significant strategic blow" against Moscow in recent history and taken Vladimir Putin by surprise, Britain's domestic spy chief said.

Reuters

Erdogan says Russia had 'nothing to do with' Poland explosions

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he respects Russia's statement that Russian missiles had not hit Polish territory, adding that he believes Moscow had "nothing to do with it."

Reuters

Italy PM: It 'changes very little' if Poland blast was not due to Russia

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