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UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine says its initial investigation has turned up evidence of war crimes in the country following Russia’s invasion nearly seven months ago

The Independent UK

Scientists warn dangerous Russian bat virus could infect humans - and it resists Covid jabs

Using samples taken from people vaccinated against COVID-19, the team discovered Khosta-2 was not neutralised by current vaccines

Irish Mirror

Russia excludes some IT professionals, bankers and journalists from mobilisation

Russia said on Friday it was exempting some bankers, IT workers and journalists from being drafted into the army to serve in Ukraine under President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation.

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Switzerland condemns "sham referendums" in Ukraine, summons Russian ambassador

"Sham referendums" currently taking place in Ukrainian territories partially occupied by Russia are illegal under international law, the Swiss government said on Friday.

Reuters

Warning over Russian 'bat virus' which could 'resist Covid vaccines and infect humans'

The virus has some 'troubling traits' according to experts, and looks similar to the coronavirus we know.

Daily Record

Kazakhstan reports higher influx of Russians amid conscription

Kazakhstan has seen an increased number of arrivals from neighbouring Russia, Kazakh authorities said on Friday, after Moscow announced a conscription drive this week the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

The Loop: Optus denies 'human error' to blame for hack, referendums in Russia-occupied Ukraine, new beef in chess drama

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Russia holds annexation vote in occupied Ukraine

Russia has launched its plan to annex around 15 percent of Ukrainian territory via referendums in four regions controlled by Russian forces – a move the West says is a gross violation of international law that significantly escalates the conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Ericsson Says No Hardware Exported to Russia, Only Software Support

Ericsson said on Friday it is only providing software and technical support to Russian clients and has not sold any telecommunications equipment to mobile operators there since the Ukraine war started, after Swedish media reported the company had continued its exports. Shares of the company fell 4.6% in morning trading.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russians race to borders and airports to escape Vladimir Putin's mobilisation order

Images show queues of cars lined up at the border, with similar scenes at Moscow airport as crowds - almost all male - cram into terminals.

Daily Record

Commentary: Russia’s struggles in Ukraine seed conflict in its neighborhood

War is contagious. Instability breeds more instability when war destabilizes a regional power. This is what appears to be happening now to Russia’s south. From Armenia to Tajikistan, conflict and discord are escalating to dangerous levels just as Russia appears at its weakest point in its war.

Chicago Tribune

James Stavridis: Putin’s new cannon fodder won’t win the Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin tripled down on the war in Ukraine in a short but defiant televised speech on Tuesday. Politically, he announced that a series of referendums on joining Russia would be held in the conquered territories of eastern Ukraine this week. Militarily, he repeated previous not-so-veiled threats to…

Tribune News Service

After 90 years, German bakery to close as energy costs soar

A family-run bakery in the German city of Cologne is turning off its ovens for good after 90 years because it can no longer afford rising energy prices resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Expert strikes fear into RTE Prime Time viewers on Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat

'I don't think he's ruled it out'

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'I am leaving Russia': young men flee draft, Finland to restrict entry

When 27-year-old Nikita watched Russian President Vladimir Putin announce a military mobilisation while visiting his uncle in St Petersburg, he decided to leave his homeland.

Reuters

Putin invaded to put 'decent people' in Kyiv, says Italy's Berlusconi

Russian President Vladimir Putin was "pushed" into invading Ukraine and wanted to put "decent people" in charge of Kyiv, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has said, drawing fierce criticism just ahead of Italy's election.

The Independent UK

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Putin’s nuclear threat shows a desperate man out of options

Using such weapons has no tactical purpose – it would only lose the Russian president support at home and abroad, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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4 Russian-controlled Ukraine regions vote on whether to join Russia

The referendums have been slammed by world leaders as a sham that could lead to the annexation of nearly 15% of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

'Crucial' vote could move Italy to right; many might boycott

Italian voters cast ballots on Sunday in an election that has been billed as crucial as Europe reels from the repercussions of war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Britons freed from Russian captivity in Ukraine ‘evacuated by Roman Abramovich on his luxury jet’

Billionaire told he looked like Roman Abramovich, to which he replied, ‘That’s because I am him, sir’

Evening Standard

Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine begin voting in ‘referendums’ on joining Russia branded ‘shams’ in West

The Kremlin-orchestrated votes in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia are widely considered to be illegitmate

Manchester Evening News

Brits freed from Russia captivity welcomed onto flight by Roman Abramovich

John Harding revealed that Roman Abramovich had played a "key part" in their release

Daily Mirror

‘Ukrainian suicide drone’ washes up on beach near Russian base after evading patrols

A remote-controlled boat which was thought to be packed with explosives washed up in Omega Bay, near the Crimean port of Sevastopol, with Russian forces confirming they have now destroyed the weapon

The Independent UK

Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote whether to join Russia

Voting has begun in Moscow-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia

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