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MH17 plane disaster: The 10 Brits murdered after Russian missile shot down aircraft

All 298 passengers and crew members were killed on July 17, 2014 when the MH17 passenger flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine - which was at the time a scene of fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces

Daily Mirror

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

Three men found guilty of murdering 298 people in shooting down of MH17

Court says Russia had overall control of the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine at the time when the plane was shot down

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Russia says it rejects 'scandalous' Dutch MH 17 verdict

Russia on Thursday rejected what it called the "scandalous" decision by a Dutch court to convict two of its citizens for downing a Malaysian airliner and said the proceedings had not been impartial.

Reuters

Inside Russian 'torture dungeon' in liberated Kherson where Ukrainians were held

Ukrainian interior minister Denys Monastyrsky said the investigation into Russian crimes in Kherson had only just begun "so many more dungeons and burial places will be uncovered"

Daily Mirror

Women’s World Cup 2023: How does semi-automated offside tech work and what is it?

Adidas’s Oceaunz match ball will be used for games in the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand

Evening Standard

Blinken says Russia felt world wouldn't accept refusal to extend grain deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that Russia agreeing to renew the Black Sea grain deal was a sign that Moscow felt the world would not accept any refusal to extend it.

Reuters

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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.

Reuters

Dutch court says Russia had 'overall control' of separatists in Ukraine at time of MH17 downing

The Dutch court handling the trial of four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Thursday said Russia had overall control of the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine at the time when the plane was shot down.

Reuters

Deal on Ukrainian grain exports during war to be extended

A wartime agreement that allowed grain shipments from Ukraine to resume and helped temper global food prices will be extended by 120 days, the United Nations and other parties to the deal say

The Independent UK

Northern Cyprus: Russia opens up direct flights as Putin builds Turkish alliance

Russia has announced plans to begin direct flights to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, a state recognised only by Turkey.

The Conversation

Kremlin says UN gave assurances on Russian exports in grain deal

The Kremlin said on Thursday it had been given assurances by the United Nations that work will be finalised on removing barriers to Russia's exports of agricultural products and fertilisers.

Reuters

Inside missile horror of MH17 plane disaster which killed 298 on flight across Europe

Three Russians and a Ukrainian were charged in the Netherlands with murder for their alleged involvement in shooting down the Boeing 777 and on Thursday they will be in court again

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Russia is not considering using nuclear weapons - Kremlin says

Russia is not considering using nuclear weapons, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

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EU to provide aid to Ukraine over winter before possible hostility flareup

The EU will provide temporary cold-weather shelter, generators and electricity grid-repair kits to Ukraine to help it tide over the winter ahead of a possible flare-up of hostilities in the conflict with Russia, the bloc's crisis management commissioner Janez Lenarcic said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Blame ‘belongs solely to Russia’ over missile hit on Polish village, says Sunak

The Prime Minister acknowledged the explosion could have been caused by Ukrainian munitions used in self-defence.

Reuters

Russia keeps mum on CIA director's warning over nuclear weapons

The Kremlin on Thursday refused to give any details about a cautionary message delivered by the director of the CIA to Moscow this week about the consequences of any Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine.

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NATO faces new challenge as Ukraine war spills into Poland

Military alliance and analysts say deadly blast in Poland highlights need to further strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.

Radio France Internationale

As Qatar World Cup looms, France warns that sport and politics don't mix

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday waded into the controversy surrounding Qatar's hosting of the World Cup, insisting sport and politics should be kept separate.

The Independent UK

MH17 judgment day: Verdicts due against 4 suspects at trial

A Dutch court is passing judgment on three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine and the deaths of all 298 passengers and crew on board

Reuters

Ukraine controls 1% of Luhansk region - Russian-installed official

Ukrainian forces control around 1% of territory in the eastern region of Luhansk, the RIA Novosti news agency cited the Russian-installed head of the area as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says he believes neither Russia, nor U.S. will use nuclear weapons

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was informed following the U.S. - Russia talks held earlier this week in Ankara that neither party would use nuclear weapons, according a readout of his comments to reporters.

Daily Mirror

Men killed by stray missile in Poland were family men, loyal workers and 'good people'

The missile happened to hit the only agricultural building in an expanse of open fields, killing the two men instantly, according to local mayor, Grzegorz Drewnik

The Guardian - UK

Russia launches another wave of rocket, drone and missile strikes across Ukraine

Attack is the sixth since early October and authorities in Kyiv said energy infrastructure was again being targeted

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