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Blinken visit to Kyiv sends 'important signal' amid counter-offensive - Zelenskiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Kyiv on Thursday sent an important signal to Ukraine as it pressed a counter-offensive against Russia in the south and east.

Reuters

Blinken visits Kyiv in new US show of support for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv Thursday for meetings with Ukrainian officials as the country’s military presses to regain territory that Russia seized in the first six months of its invasion.

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Ukrainian forces advance deep into Russian lines in Kharkiv region - general

Ukrainian troops have recaptured more than 700 square km (270 square miles) of territory in the south and in the eastern Kharkiv region, where they advanced up to 50 km (31 miles) into Russian lines and retaken more than 20 villages, a Ukrainian general said on Thursday.

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Britain goes big to ease energy shock, EU meets on Friday

Britain will cap consumer energy bills for two years and funnel billions to prop up power companies, its new leader Liz Truss said on Thursday in a bid to tackle an energy crisis that has Europe and Russia squaring off in a deepening economic war.

Reuters

Biden, allies underscored support for Ukraine, White House says

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with allies on Thursday to underscore continued support for Ukraine, including through security and economic assistance, the White House said, vowing to continue to hold Russia accountable for its invasion.

Reuters

‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam military failures

Military pro-war bloggers with frontline contacts offer rare insight into Russia’s performance on ground

The Guardian - UK

Hypocrite Putin says UK isn't democratic after Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the process in which the Tory party selected its new Prime Minister. Liz Truss became PM after gaining the votes of just over 80,000 Tory members

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Benzinga

Analysis-Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia

President Vladimir Putin's threat to completely cut off energy supplies to the West in a deepening confrontation over Ukraine could prove to be a double-edged sword for Russia.

Reuters

Secretary of State Blinken offers big aid package on unannounced visit to Ukraine

Antony Blinken is on a trip to Kyiv, where he visited a children's hospital and met with U.S. Embassy staff. The U.S. announced nearly $3 billion in aid and weapons for Ukraine and other countries.

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Turkey's Erdogan echoes Putin's gripes over grain exports

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he wanted grain from Russia to be exported too, adding Vladimir Putin was right to complain that grain from Ukraine under a U.N.-backed deal was going to wealthy rather than poor countries.

Reuters

What should Ukraine expect from UK’s PM Truss?

Ukrainian analysts are optimistic that the new British leader will continue the close UK-Ukraine partnership.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian forces retake Russian-held territory near Kharkiv

Ukrainian forces have retaken portions of Russian-held territory in the northeastern Kharkiv region

The Independent UK

Chinese man floats 320 kilometres after losing control of balloon while harvesting pine nuts

The man eventually landed near the Russian border two days after his balloon became untethered, Chinese state media says.

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Evening Standard

How to invest in natural gas

Natural gas has featured regularly in the news of late, with the wholesale price having more than doubled in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The UK government has also reopened the controversial debate on fracking as a way of reducing natural gas imports.

The Independent UK

Blinken unveils $2B in new US military aid for Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is announcing major new military aid worth more than 2 billion dollars for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine police uncover child sexual abuse ring involving Russian children

Suspect arrested and 15 children identified but authorities say war is hampering efforts to pursue case

Al Jazeera

Fighting rages near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine

The besieged Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility may be closed as residents near the plant are urged to evacuate.

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Russia expels Romanian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Russia said on Thursday it was ordering a Romanian diplomat to leave the country in response to the expulsion of one of its diplomats from Bucharest.

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U.S. approves $675 million in additional weapons for Ukraine as defense leaders meet

U.S. President Joe Biden has approved an additional $675 million in weapons to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, as ministers met to discuss how to continue supporting Ukraine in the long-term in countering Russia's invasion.

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From 2 per cent to 13 per cent, Nirmala Sitharaman explains India's Russian crude oil import

The share of Russian oil in India's overall oil import basket increased from 2 per cent to 13 per cent in a couple of months after the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, which led to a spike in energy prices globally, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Read…

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Fighting rages in areas near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine

Heavy fighting has been raging into Thursday in areas near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine after Kyiv warned that it might have to shut down the plant to avoid disaster.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Delegation to Visit Moscow with ‘New Ideas’

Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, will visit Moscow early next week to hold “very importance talks,” Asharq Al-Awsat learned on Wednesday. A source in the Russian capital said Haniyeh’s meetings will be significant at the level of their nature and content. “A large delegation from the Movement’s leadership…

Daily Record

Body of Brit aid worker captured by Russian separatists in Ukraine ‘shows signs of torture’

Paul Urey died while being held by separatists forces in July, the human rights ombudsperson for the Kremlin-supported leadership in Donetsk stated.

The Guardian - AU

Russian pranksters fool Australian MPs by posing as Navalny aides

Vovan and Lexus gave evidence at a Senate hearing alleging Russian spies were stealing kangaroos and echidnas

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