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Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region

The Independent UK

2 Americans arrested on charges of illegally exporting aviation tech to Russia

They were arrested in an investigation by a task force dedicated to enforcing sanctions over Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Axios

Russia-Ukraine war: Biden and Scholz hold talks as Russian forces close in on Bakhmut – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, says Russian ‘pincers are getting tighter’ around contested city

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Russia envoy denies atrocities, blames West for Ukraine’s misery

Russian ambassador to UK Andrey Kelin said the killing of civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha was ‘staged’ by Ukrainian forces.

Al Jazeera

Biden, Scholz to huddle on Ukraine war at White House

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting the White House on Friday for a private meeting with President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Israel’s window to strike Iran narrows as Putin enters equation

Iran is seeking sophisticated new air-defense systems from Russia that Israeli officials believe will narrow the window for a potential strike on Tehran’s nuclear program, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

Russian sub launches cruise missile from Sea of Japan in a drill

A Russian submarine in the Sea of Japan has hit a land target over 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) away with a Kalibr cruise missile in a drill, Russia's defence ministry said on Friday, the same type of missile Moscow uses in the Ukraine conflict.

Reuters

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US arrests two for allegedly exporting aviation tech to Russia

Prosecutors allege the Kansas men conspired to evade US export laws starting in 2020.

Al Jazeera

Two Americans arrested on charges of selling tech to Russia

The Justice Department has arrested two Kansas men on allegations that they illegally exported aviation-related technology to Russia and provided repair services for the equipment

The Independent UK

Cancelling anti-Zelenskyy speaker at Writers' Week would be 'step towards Putin's Russia', Peter Malinauskas says

Peter Malinauskas says he strongly considered cancelling funding to Adelaide Writers' Week amid controversy over an author's views on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but his overriding consideration was to "ensure freedom of speech isn't compromised by cancel culture".

ABC News

Penny Wong meets Chinese foreign minister, urges Beijing to help end Ukraine war

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia and "all countries" back Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for China to do the right thing and not supply weapons to Russia.

ABC News

As Australia's military ties with the US deepen, the Top End becomes even more vital to our security

There are several challenges making Australia’s national security strategy more complicated these days – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the impacts of climate change, our green energy transition and economic uncertainty.

The Conversation

U.S. hosts war games for Ukraine ahead of next phase of Russia conflict

The United States is hosting war planning exercises in Germany for Ukrainian military officers to help them think through upcoming battlefield decisions, officials said on Thursday, ahead of the next phase of the year-old conflict with Russia.

Reuters

Texas senators, facing criticism, soften proposed ban on Chinese purchases of land

The measure, endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, originally would have banned citizens of China, Iran, Russia or North Korea from buying land in Texas. Under a new version considered Thursday, the ban wouldn’t apply to dual citizens or lawful permanent residents.

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Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, top US official tells Russian counterpart Washington backs Kyiv all the way

Ukrainian forces strengthen defensive positions as Russian soldiers backed by Wagner mercenaries encircle the key strategic city of Bakhmut.

Miami Herald

Putin’s top security chief travels to Cuba and meets Raúl Castro, Díaz-Canel

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Nikolai Patrushev, traveled to Havana this week and met the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, in what Cuban media described as a “working visit.”

Evening Standard

Kyiv fiercely denies Vladimir Putin’s claim of ‘terrorist act’ on Ukraine border

Ukrainian officials dismiss Moscow’s claim of attack as ‘deliberate provocation’

The New Daily

Wong lobbies Chinese counterpart over trade, Ukraine

Australia has warned China against supplying weapons to Russia at the G20 meeting as the US reportedly lobbies allies to sanction Beijing if it aids Moscow.

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France 24

No, Russia did not 'capture and destroy' Ukraine's Leopard 2 tanks

According to social media images, Leopard 2 tanks – recently delivered to Ukraine after weeks of waiting – have been destroyed by Russia's Wagner mercenary group. But Wagner's head Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied the claims, and the images have in fact been around on the internet for a while. We…

The New Daily

US and allies spar with Russia at G20 meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have met at the G20 summit foreign ministers in India.

ABC News

The Loop: Alex Murdaugh murder trial jury begins deliberations, fire erupts in popular Hong Kong shopping district and search continues for Sydney gunman — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is the Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

The Guardian - AU

Australia joins Quad countries to launch new counter-terror talks – as it happened

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Russia may be weaponising homophobia, but the war has strengthened Ukraine's fight for LGBT rights

The war poses special risks and challenges for Ukraine's LGBT community, but as Ukrainians become "more united", and try to distance themselves from Russian values, the conflict has become a catalyst for change.

ABC News

How an Adelaide anti-vaccination protest became a Russian propaganda opportunity

Anti-vaccination protesters say an event held in Adelaide was "hijacked" by pro-Russia demonstrators and misrepresented by Russian news websites — turning a "day of remembrance" for people they say have been injured by COVID-19 vaccines into "a rally in support of Russia".

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: spring comes too early for Putin's tanks – easy targets as they stick in the mud

Reading the international press on the first day of spring in Ukraine, it appears that Russia has jumped the gun somewhat in its “spring offensive”.

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