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Swiss bank secrecy law has ‘chilling effect'

A controversial feature of Switzerland’s vaunted banking-secrecy rules has come under attack from a United Nations human-rights expert who’s urged the Swiss government to immediately review its statutes.

Bangkok Post

Russian troops storm Mariupol steel plant with hundreds of Ukrainians trapped inside

The Azovstal Iron and Steel Works was the last remaining stronghold under the control of Ukrainian troops in the southern port city.

Daily Record

Putin tells Macron West could use its influence to stop "atrocities" in Ukraine - agencies

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Ukraine with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a telephone conversation on Tuesday and urged the West to put pressure on Kyiv to halt "atrocities", Russian news agencies said.

Reuters

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UN says 101 people evacuated from Mariupol steel plant

A U.N. humanitarian official said on Tuesday that it had successfully evacuated some 101 people from the Azovstal steel plant, saying that most of the evacuees were in Zaporizhzhia, where they are receiving humanitarian assistance.

Reuters

How Vietnamese 'Putinistas' are spreading disinformation about Ukrainians

In March 2022, a Vietnamese Facebook post accused Ukrainians of slandering late president Ho Chi Minh, the founding father of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Conversation

English Channel: More than 7,000 people have made deadly crossing this year, figures show

Number of migrants that have arrived in the UK this year is over seven times more the amount in 2020, according to government data

The Independent UK

Government to consider impact of UK energy efficiency plan on poor households

Officials admit they did not conduct equality assessment before launch of heat and buildings strategy

The Guardian - UK

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Russia and the U.S.: Dance of death

Doddering Cold War adversaries are marching toward war: For their decrepit elites, it's literally the last hurrah

Salon

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia maps: Where is the invasion taking place?

Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ brings bloody warfare to cities of western neighbour

The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

More than a million Ukrainians taken to Russia in past two months

Around 11,550 people were taken to Russia from Ukraine in the last 24 hours

The Independent UK

War in Ukraine: The latest headlines on May 3

A look at the latest headlines from the conflict in Ukraine as civilians who have been trapped in a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol for nearly two months have been evacuated.Residents fleeing the besieged city have described weeks of being bombarded by Russian troops as they arrived…

Evening Standard

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Guterres in Senegal: ‘Triple Crisis’ in Africa Aggravated by War in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Evening Standard

Putin has ‘significantly weakened’ Russia’s forces with his invasion of Ukraine, says UK

British defence chiefs said Russia has not succeeded in ‘translating numerical strength into decisive advantage’

The Guardian - AU

Europe prepares fresh Russia sanctions as US warns Moscow plans to annex parts of east Ukraine

European Commission expected to propose sixth package of sanctions this week as hopes rise of more Mariupol evacuations

The Guardian - AU

Pacific nations walk geopolitical tightrope over Ukraine war, as nuclear legacy looms

Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpower

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France 24

Mali junta breaks off from defence accords with France

Mali’s ruling junta announced on Monday it was breaking off from its defence accords with former colonial ruler France, condemning “flagrant violations” of its national sovereignty by the French troops there.

Daily Mirror

Hundreds still trapped in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works as Russian shelling continues

Around 100 civilians were successfully evacuated from the steel works during a brief ceasefire before Vladimir Putin’s troops again blocked escape routes out of the ruined city with more shelling

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: voters unmoved by election promises, RBA to decide on rate rise, female facial hair

Tuesday: Labor leads in polls but both parties struggle to engage voters. Plus: what happens when female facial hair is made visible?

Bangkok Post

Asean tackling aid for Myanmar people

Despite setbacks due to the unsettled domestic conditions inside Myanmar since the coup in February 2021, Asean is moving ahead to explore practical ways to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the affected peoples of Myanmar, the number of which will soon reach one million.

Axios

"It's all gone": Mariupol residents describe terrifying life under Russia's onslaught

"The citizens who left the city say that hell exists, and it's in Mariupol."

The Independent UK

Myanmar's Suu Kyi charged with bribery as new trial opens

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has gone on trial in the latest corruption case filed against her

The Independent UK

Mariupol steelworks evacuees head to Ukraine-held city as Russia ‘resumes shelling civilians’

Evacuees described the dire conditions in the Mariupol bunkers, where up to 200 reportedly remain trapped

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