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Taliban kills mastermind behind Kabul airport bombing, Ed Sheeran faces court on copyright allegations — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

EU farm chief: Bloc close to ending Ukraine import standoff

The European Union’s top farm official says that the bloc was on the cusp of ending a damaging internal standoff over a destabilizing glut of Ukraine farm imports by granting five eastern member states the right to temporarily ban the most contentious produce

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula: Russian invasion of Ukraine unacceptable, but let's talk peace

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, but said no one is talking about peace in what he called an "insane war."

Reuters

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NASA chief sees Russians and Americans together on space station through 2030

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned.

Reuters

US lawyer pleads guilty to dealing with Russian oligarch under sanctions

A New York lawyer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making $3.8 million in payments to maintain properties that were beneficially owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian billionaire oligarch under U.S. sanctions, court records showed.

Reuters

The second coming of Lula: Brazil's president in superpower balancing act

Which Lula is it this week? In Lisbon, Brazil’s president charmed his hosts in a speech before the Portuguese parliament to mark nearly half a century since the Carnation Revolution that ended the dictatorship there. Lula had raised eyebrows with his recent visit to China, where he accused the US…

France 24

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus

European lawmakers have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 426 of the invasion

One killed and ten injured in strike on museum in Kupyansk; UK’s MoD says daily Russian casualties are falling

The Guardian - AU

Wimbledon to cover cost of Ukrainian players' accommodation after ban on Russians lifted

Wimbledon has announced a number of measures to support Ukrainian players this summer after courting controversy for allowing Russian and Belarusian players to return

Daily Mirror

More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill wins passage

Over the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial restrictions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world

The Independent UK

Does Putin have a body double and live in a bunker? Kremlin forced to deny rumours

Some reports claim up to three actors are appearing as the Russian president in public

Evening Standard

Global economic uncertainty means oil prices -- and your fuel bill -- will continue to surprise this year

Oil prices have confounded expectations in the first quarter of 2023. Brent – a major global benchmark – hit a low of US$72 (£58) a barrel on March 17, while the world’s other main benchmark, WTI, dropped to less than US$66 a barrel. This is a far cry from the…

The Conversation

Türkiye, Russia, Iran, Syria Hold ‘Constructive Talks’

The defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Iran, Russia, Syria and Türkiye held talks on Tuesday that Ankara and Moscow described as constructive, as part of efforts to rebuild Türkiye-Syria ties after years of animosity during the Syrian war. NATO alliance member Türkiye has backed political and armed opposition to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia convicts ex-police officer over Ukraine war criticism

A court in Russia has convicted a former police officer of publicly spreading false information about the country’s military for criticizing the war in Ukraine to his friends

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Reuters

Moscow human rights centre packs up as state tightens 'monopoly on memory'

Posters chronicling the end of the Cold War lie discarded near outdoor rubbish containers, and staff inside sift through papers and stack books as over a quarter of a century of Russian human rights work is packed up.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine calls on world to pressure Russia over grain deal

The Black Sea grain deal will expire on May 18 unless Russia agrees to its renewal.

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon to pay for Ukrainian players’ accommodation at grass court events

The AELTC will also donate more than £500,000 to Ukraine’s crisis response, shortly after it was revealed that Russian and Belarusian players would compete at this year’s tournament

Daily Mirror

Humiliating strip-searches carried out daily on female workers at retail company

Female workers at the Wildberries, run by Putin-friendly billionaire Tatyana Bakalchuk, are being forced to strip down to prove that they haven't taken banned items home

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Pro-Putin Russian oligarch with 'secret link to UK' mysteriously found dead at home

Around 40 high profile Russian figures have died in curious circumstance since the bloody invasion of Ukraine, including sudden "suicides", mysterious falls from windows and helicopter crashes

Reuters

Ukraine plans for 'complete transformation' of six war-hit towns

Ukraine will seek the "complete transformation" of six towns that have been badly damaged in Russia's full-scale invasion under a reconstruction programme announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Sweden expels 5 Russian Embassy staff on suspicion of spying

Sweden has informed Russia that five employees of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm were asked to leave the country because they were suspected of spying

France 24

How the West, Russia see Turkey's presidential elections

The 2023 Turkish presidential election next month will be eagerly followed in Western capitals – and in Moscow. Russia favours the incumbent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while the West tacitly prefers his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, according to analysts. But an opposition win would not guarantee an obstacle-free path to…

The Week

Russia unveils new T-14 battle tank in Ukraine

Russia has deployed its new T-14 Armata battle tank for the first time in Ukraine, a move it hopes will turn the tide of the ground war ahead of an expected spring offensive by Kyiv’s forces.

TechRadar

Hacktivism and the new age of cyber warfare

The hacktivist ecosystem has matured, in both origins of source and motivations.

The New Daily

Russians, Belarusians signing declarations to play as neutrals at Wimbledon

Several Russian and Belarusian players have signed declarations that will clear them to compete as neutrals at this year's Wimbledon .

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