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Chinese Calculations on Taiwan Affected by Ukraine Conflict, Says CIA Director

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Beijing is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting China's calculations over Taiwan. Burns, who was speaking at a Financial Times event in Washington, said Chinese government leadership has been struck by Ukraine's fierce resistance…

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WHO says it stands with Ukraine, has documented 200 attacks on health facilities

World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbour.

Reuters

Ukraine Braces for Attacks, Evacuates More from Steel Mill

Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Saturday and bombarded a steel mill in Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters, hoping to complete their conquest of the port city in time for Victory Day celebrations.

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Chinese calculations on Taiwan affected by Ukraine conflict, says CIA director

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Beijing is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting China's calculations over Taiwan.

Reuters

Putin believes 'doubling down' will improve Ukraine war outcome, CIA director says

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes doubling down on the military conflict in Ukraine will improve his outcome in the war.

Reuters

Russia continues to storm Azovstal, says Ukraine

Ukraine's military command said on Saturday that Russia was continuing its assault on the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.

Reuters

Famed Apple Analyst Says He 'Can't Find Any Reason To Be Optimistic' On Consumer Electronics Demand

The COVID lockdowns in China and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war are casting a cloud on the outlook for the consumer electronics industry, prominent Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Friday.

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Putin’s choices filled with peril on eve of Victory Day parade

After repeated military setbacks, the Russian president will have to repackage the conflict to keep his people on-side

The Guardian - UK

Fires kill at least 8 people in Siberia as high winds hamper rescue

At least eight people died in Siberia on Saturday as fires ripped through hundreds of buildings in several villages, with high winds hampering efforts to extinguish the blazes.

Reuters

Iodine pills and bunkers: Is France ready for nuclear war?

Like many European countries, France has seen an uptick in people seeking out iodine tablets and looking into bomb shelters in the face of fears of a nuclear war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. France says it’s prepared.

Radio France Internationale

How Russia and Ukraine are finding new ways to use tech in the war

Facial recognition and crypto-savviness are just some of the strategies being deployed by both sides in the conflict

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine subject ‘to barbarism’ as Russia ‘murdering innocent civilians’, says Liz Truss

She also lamented that ‘evidence continues to mount of Russian forces murdering innocent civilians’

Evening Standard

Ukrainian drone 'destroys' Russian ship delivering missiles to occupied Snake Island

Officials have warned all enemy Russian units remaining on the tiny Black Sea island without air cover will be "destroyed and burned out like cockroaches or locusts"

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's warning as he displays 50-tonne missile able to strike UK within minutes

The thermonuclear RS-24 Yars ballistic missile was displayed during rehearsals for Russia's Victory Day parade on Saturday, with the weapon driven past rows of armed guards on a 16-wheeler.

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Senior Russian lawmaker says U.S. directly involved in Ukraine fighting

Russia's most senior lawmaker on Saturday accused Washington of coordinating military operations in Ukraine, which he said amounted to direct U.S. involvement in military action against Russia.

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Families of Ukrainian soldiers in the Mariupol steel plant plead for an evacuation

In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians.

Reuters

Ukrainian pensioner lives in caravan by ruins of her home near Kyiv

The Russians are gone and the tulips are out, but 72-year-old Zinaida Baranchuk has no idea how long she will have to live in a caravan next to the ruins of the home that she inhabited for more than 40 years.

Reuters

Two Russian missiles hit border villages in northern Ukraine -governor

Air-launched Russian missiles hit two locations near the Russian border in Ukraine's northern Sumy region on Saturday, local governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said.

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Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin shows off nuclear weapon that could travel across world in minutes - days after Ireland threat

The parade will see Putin speak on the Red Square before a mass of troops, tanks, rockets and missiles.

The Hindu

Path of diplomacy, dialogue should be the only viable option: India on Ukraine conflict

No solution can be reached by shedding blood, India has said, as it reiterated its deep concern at the worsening situation in Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russia claims to have destroyed western arms stockpile in Kharkiv

Moscow said it hit 18 Ukrainian military facilities overnight

Reuters

Shelling destroys museum dedicated to famous Ukrainian philosopher - regional governor

Russian shelling hit a museum dedicated to the philosopher and poet Hryhoriy Skovoroda in the Ukrainian village of Skovorodynivka, causing a fire that destroyed the building, Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Sinegubov said on Saturday.

Daily Mirror

Inside Russia’s brutal Black Dolphin prison where the only way to escape is dying

Russian prisons have a reputation for being seriously tough, but there’s one prison which is even more brutal than the rest - and it's home to inmates who together have killed around 3,500 people

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin shows off 50-tonne missile capable of hitting London in chilling warning

The thermonuclear RS-24 Yars ballistic missile was rolled past rows of armed guards in Red Square in a rehearsal for Russia's Victory Day parade, scheduled to go ahead on Monday

Bangkok Post

Russia steps up Ukraine assaults ahead of Victory Day

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: Ukraine hoped to evacuate more civilians from a besieged Mariupol steel plant on Saturday as Russian forces unleashed new bombardments across the country ahead of Victory Day festivities in Moscow.

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