US says Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty by blocking inspections (www.jpost.com)
Brexit is costing the UK economy £100 billion a year (www.bloomberg.com)
Turkey's opposition vowed on Monday to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade legacy of Islamic-rooted rule and expand democratic freedoms if they take power in crucial May 14 elections (www.france24.com)
Zelenskyy: Russia expects to prolong war, we have to speed things up (www.pravda.com.ua)
Finland’s foreign minister hints that Russia may have been involved in last week’s Quran-burning protest that threatens to derail Sweden’s accession to NATO: "This is unforgivable,” Haavisto says. (english.alarabiya.net)
Japanese Govt Set to Legalize Medical Marijuana (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
US approves sending of 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Russia fumes NATO 'trying to inflict defeat on us' after tanks sent to Ukraine (www.msn.com)
Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine — reports (www.dw.com)
Morocco becomes the first African country to give tanks to Ukraine (www.i24news.tv)
US to designate Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a ‘transnational criminal organization’ (www.cnn.com)
Biden administration announces new $2.5 billion security aid package for Ukraine (edition.cnn.com)
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern resigns before election (www.nzherald.co.nz)
CIA director secretly met with Zelenskyy before invasion to reveal Russian plot to kill him as he pushed back on US intelligence, book says (www.businessinsider.com)
Call for new taxes on super-rich after 1% pocket two-thirds of all new wealth | $26tn of new wealth created since start of pandemic went to richest, Oxfam report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Russians hit multi-storey residential building in Dnipro city, destroy building section, people are under rubble (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukraine credits local beavers for unwittingly bolstering its defenses — their dams make the ground marshy and impassable (www.businessinsider.com)
Huge deposits of rare earth elements discovered in Sweden (www.politico.eu)
India set to overtake China as world's most populous country in next 3 months: UN report (www.foxnews.com)
Russian prisoners sent to the front lines in Ukraine have been publicly executed for not charging into enemy fire, captured inmates say (www.businessinsider.com)
Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized in the U.S. with abdominal pain - report (www.reuters.com)
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters storm National Congress – DW – 01/08/2023 (www.dw.com)
Extradition of 'El Chapo' son to the US halted after 29 killed in arrest operation (edition.cnn.com)
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children's coach amid crackdown on protests | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Putin violates his own Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine (www.spectator.co.uk)
Japan minister calls for new world order to counter rise of authoritarian regimes (www.asahi.com)
Anger in Russia After Prisoners Called up to War Released Back Into Society (www.newsweek.com)
Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live (www.cbsnews.com)
Russia blames 'massive,' illicit cellphone usage by its troops for Ukraine strike that killed 89 (www.cbc.ca)
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (www.bbc.co.uk)
After playing without a hijab in a world championship, Iranian chess star defects to Spain (english.elpais.com)
Russian meat magnate who criticised Putin’s war dies after hotel fall (www.theage.com.au)
All 10 people feared missing in Austria avalanche found alive | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
'He's on his own': King Charles ousts Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace (nationalpost.com)
Putin says Russia wants end to war in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Zelensky made "fatal mistake" by visiting U.S., Russia warns (www.newsweek.com)
Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier Has Caught Fire (www.newsweek.com)
US to back Ukraine “as long as it takes”, Biden tells Zelensky (www.bloomberg.com)
Taliban Bans All Education for Girls (politicalwire.com)
Kremlin says no chance of peace with Kyiv after Zelensky Washington trip (www.jpost.com)
Zelensky planning to visit Washington to address Congress (www.axios.com)
Afghanistan: Taliban closes universities to women (www.bbc.co.uk)
Zelenskyy: Bakhmut is destroying Putin's mercenaries; Russia's losses approach 100,000 (www.pravda.com.ua)
Russian oligarchs believe Putin tricked them into appearing to support the war in Ukraine, and got them all sanctioned, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
A Russian tank unit deliberately attacked another Russian position in Ukraine, report says, illustrating vicious rivalries within Putin's army (www.businessinsider.com)
Iranian, Hadi Choopan Is The 2022 Mr. Olympia Champion and has dedicated his gold medal to the women of Iran (generationiron.com)
Russian troops have turned to Wikipedia to find instructions on handling weapons and used 1960s-era maps in the country's invasion of Ukraine: NYT (www.businessinsider.com)
Twitter threatened with EU sanctions over journalists' ban (www.bbc.com)
Finland defence minister to take two months’ paternity leave amid Nato bid | Antti Kaikkonen says ‘children are only little for a moment’ as party backs his move (www.theguardian.com)
Russia releases video of nuclear-capable ICBM being loaded into silo, following reports that US is preparing to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)
Ombudsman: Children's torture chamber found in liberated Kherson (kyivindependent.com)
Ukrainian army issues instructional video telling Russians how to surrender to a drone (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia Complains of Ukraine Military's 'Aggressive Behavior' (www.newsweek.com)
Morocco will be first African country to provide military aid to Ukraine - media (www.ukrinform.net)
Condoms to be free for young people in France, Macron says (www.reuters.com)
Putin makes extraordinary claim only Russia can protect Ukraine from Polish invasion (www.msn.com)
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting to overthrow the government (www.bbc.com)
Paralympian claims Canada offered to euthanise her when she asked for a stairlift (news.yahoo.com)
Iran abolishes morality police: Prosecutor general (english.alarabiya.net)
Iran said Saturday it is reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as it struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code (www.france24.com)
FIFA president open to North Korea hosting World Cup (thenationaldesk.com)
EU threatens to seize €300bn from Russia to rebuild Ukraine. (www.globalconstructionreview.com)
World Cup fan, 27, 'shot and killed for celebrating USA win' in Iran by security agencies (euroweeklynews.com)
Finland offers to train Ukraine soldiers in winter warfare against Russia (www.newsweek.com)
Iranian drone advisers who were helping Russia bombard Ukraine were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says (www.businessinsider.com)
Protests against Xi and his zero covid policy broke out in Shanghai and other cities in China (www.nytimes.com)
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy compares Russian invasion to Stalin-era genocide: 'They want to destroy us again' (www.businessinsider.com)
Either Ukraine wins or whole Europe loses, Polish PM says (www.thefirstnews.com)
Luring pedophiles through fake online ads is not entrapment, Supreme Court says (www.cbc.ca)
Zelenskyy calls for 'strong reaction' from the UN after Russian bombs left millions of Ukrainians without heat and water in below-freezing temperatures: 'We expect the reaction of friends — not just observers' (www.businessinsider.com)
Brazil's electoral court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge, also fined the parties in Bolsonaro's coalition to the tune of 22.9 million reais for what the court described as bad faith litigation. (www.theguardian.com)
Fifa and Qatar in urgent talks after Wales rainbow hats confiscated | Fifa and the Qataris were in talks on the matter on Tuesday, where Fifa reminded their hosts of their assurances before the tournament that everyone was welcome and rainbow flags would be allowed. (www.theguardian.com)
NATO Parliamentary Assembly declares Russia to be a ‘terrorist state’ (english.nv.ua)
At Least 378 killed In Iran Protest Crackdown, Rights Group Says (iranwire.com)
5 NATO carrier strike groups, including the US Navy's newest supercarrier, are patrolling waters around Europe (www.businessinsider.com)
Qatar Bans Beer Sales at World Cup Stadiums (www.nytimes.com)
Russia Falls into Recession (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Biden said Ukraine air defence missile responsible for Poland blast - NATO source (www.reuters.com)
Biden calls 'emergency' meeting after missile hits Poland (apnews.com)
Russian missiles struck NATO ally Poland and killed 2 people as Putin's forces barraged Ukraine, a US defense official told the AP (www.businessinsider.com)
Polish premier calls urgent meeting of national security committee (www.reuters.com)
HelloFresh accused of using coconut milk obtained from monkey labor (www.cbsnews.com)
Russia to introduce return of Soviet-era military training for teens (www.jpost.com)
President Zelensky: Today is a historic day, we are regaining Kherson (www.ukrinform.net)
Russia to withdraw troops from key city of Kherson (www.bbc.co.uk)
'Putin's chef' Yevgeny Prigozhin admits interfering in U.S. elections (www.cbc.ca)
Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues (edition.cnn.com)
Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups (apnews.com)
Saudis tell US that Iran is prepping attack on kingdom (apnews.com)
Bolsonaro supporters block Brazil roads for a 2nd day as president refuses to accept election loss (www.cbsnews.com)
Brazil's Lula overtakes Bolsonaro in ongoing Brazil vote count (www.reuters.com)
Biden congratulates Lula for winning "free, fair" Brazil election (www.reuters.com)
Lula da Silva wins Brazilian election narrowly beating Jair Bolsonaro, official figures show | World News (news.sky.com)
At least 120 dead after stampede during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, South Korea (news.sky.com)
Russia pumping millions into US-based propaganda outlets (www.rawstory.com)
Boris Johnson expected to stand in contest to replace UK PM Truss (www.reuters.com)
[UK] Liz Truss to resign as Prime Minister, Sky News understands (news.sky.com)
Iranian schoolgirl ‘beaten to death for refusing to sing’ pro-regime anthem (amp.theguardian.com)
Exxon fully withdraws from Russia after Putin seizes assets (www.cbsnews.com)
Iranian female rock climber Elnaz Rekabi goes missing (www.msn.com)
China Delays Indefinitely the Release of G.D.P. and Other Economic Statistics (www.nytimes.com)
Norway: Russian man detained with 2 drones near Arctic – a Russian national admitted to flying drones over Norway’s critical energy infrastructure. Authorities seized four terabytes of data, some of it encrypted (www.dw.com)
China gives Tesla tax break 3 days after Musk's Taiwan advice (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
Musk's SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine, asks Pentagon to pick up the tab (edition.cnn.com)
Ukraine joining Nato 'would guarantee World War Three', says Russia (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Hacked Data Reveals Mexican Gov’t Sold Arms to Drug Cartels, Spied on Reporters (www.democracynow.org)
NASA says DART mission succeeded in altering asteroid's trajectory (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk Blocks Starlink in Crimea Amid Nuclear Fears: Report (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia blew up about a third of Ukraine's energy infrastructure in two days (news.yahoo.com)
U.S. States That Wish to Join Russia Will Be Considered, Says Duma Member (www.newsweek.com)
Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan: Report (www.vice.com)
Putin: Moscow will respond forcefully to Ukrainian attacks (www.reuters.com)
Women students tell Iran's president to "get lost" as unrest rages (www.reuters.com)
Two islands in the Kuril Islands chain, disputed between Russia and Japan since World War II, were accepted on Friday by the Ukrainian Parliament as Japanese territory. (www.aa.com.tr)
About 700,000 people have left Russia in two weeks of mobilisation (www.pravda.com.ua)
North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan in Major Escalation (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine Forces Retake Lyman, a Strategic City, as Russians Retreat (www.nytimes.com)
Russia withdraws its troops from key city as Ukrainian forces close in - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Ukraine applies for fast-track NATO accession (kyivindependent.com)
Kremlin says any attack on annexed territory will be an attack on Russia (www.reuters.com)
The number of Russians fleeing the country to evade Putin's draft is bigger than the original invasion force, UK intel says (www.businessinsider.com)
The pound collapses as Britain's new prime minister gambles on tax cuts for the rich (www.nbcnews.com)
US Embassy warns Americans to leave Russia (www.cnn.com)
CIA warned Berlin about possible attacks on gas pipelines in summer - Spiegel (www.reuters.com)
Mobilised Russians call Ministry of Defence of Ukraine hotline asking how to surrender (news.yahoo.com)
Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden (www.reuters.com)
Putin has escaped to his secret palace in a forest amid anti-draft protests in Russian cities, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin signs law stipulating ten years behind bars for desertion and surrender (www.pravda.com.ua)
At Least 50 Killed As Anti-Hijab Protests Intensify Across Iran (www.ndtv.com)
Russia should lose place on UN Security Council - Irish Prime Minister (www.rte.ie)
Zelenskyy calls on Russians to 'protest' and 'fight back' against Putin's draft if they 'want to survive' (www.businessinsider.com)
Iranian protesters set fire to police station as unrest over woman's death spreads (www.reuters.com)
Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders partial call-up (www.reuters.com)
Putin ally dies after falling down stairs on day of Russia mobilization (www.newsweek.com)
Putin announces partial military mobilization in Russia (m.jpost.com)
Russian invaders forbidden to retreat under threat of being shot, intercept shows (english.nv.ua)
Biden: US forces would defend Taiwan in event of Chinese invasion (m.dw.com)
Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims | Climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal (www.reuters.com)
Putin's Key Man in the Artic Found Dead After Falling Overboard (www.newsweek.com)
Zelensky says it’s ‘not even possible’ that Trump did not recognize Putin threat (thehill.com)
Border guards: Ukraine troops reach border with Russia in Kharkiv region’s north (www.ukrinform.net)
Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area (apnews.com)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces (www.bbc.co.uk)
Scientists Discovered an Antibody That Can Take Out All COVID-19 Variants in Lab Tests (www.prevention.com)
A retired tech tycoon has pledged $33 million to raise an army of civilian marksmen and 'black bear warriors' to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion (www.businessinsider.com)
Claims of torture of China Uyghurs are credible - UN (www.bbc.com)
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 92 -agencies (www.reuters.com)
Mexican Journalist Killed Hours After Publishing Story About Local Officials' Involvement in Disappearance of 43 Students Who Went Missing in 2014 (www.ibtimes.sg)
Climate activists fill golf holes with cement after water ban exemption (old.reddit.com)
US House speaker lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation (old.reddit.com)
Canada Will Impose a New Tax on Private Jets, Yachts and Luxury Cars (old.reddit.com)
Russia accidentally shoots down their own $36M Su-34 bomber, Ukraine claims (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine to consider legalising same-sex marriage amid war (old.reddit.com)
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister, dies after being shot while giving speech, state broadcaster says (old.reddit.com)
Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister (old.reddit.com)
NATO: Turkey agrees to back Finland and Sweden's bid to join alliance (old.reddit.com)
Supreme Court of New Zealand rules "Family First" (a Conservative Christian Lobby group that advocates for a ban on abortion and gay marriage) does not qualify for charity status. (old.reddit.com)
Canada Will Allow Americans To Cross The Border For Abortions: Trudeau (old.reddit.com)
U.S. abortion decision ‘horrific’ and ‘appalling,’ world leaders say (old.reddit.com)
Japan is attending a NATO summit for the first time ever, prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine (old.reddit.com)
Thailand removes cannabis from narcotics list, decriminalises growing plants at home (old.reddit.com)
A major Russian radio station was hacked and started broadcasting Ukraine's national anthem and anti-war songs (old.reddit.com)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Western politicians and the media are beginning to push Ukraine to end the war with a result that is not beneficial for Ukraine, but Zelenskyy assured that he is not holding such talks with anyone (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine's intelligence chief 'fully confirms' Vladimir Putin has cancer (old.reddit.com)
Russian official demands Putin end war, gets escorted out of meeting (old.reddit.com)
Shell consultant quits, says company causes ‘extreme harm’ to planet (old.reddit.com)
Russia bans 963 Americans, including Biden and Harris — but not Trump (old.reddit.com)
Sweden's foreign minister signs official NATO membership application (old.reddit.com)
McDonald's to leave Russia for good after 30 years (old.reddit.com)
North Korea 'Sending Out SOS' as It Admits Unnamed Disease Has Spread to 350k People (old.reddit.com)
Ukrainian Troops Appear To Have Fought All The Way To The Russian Border (old.reddit.com)
Dutch and Swedish dockers refuse to unload a tanker carrying Russia diesel because of ' international solidarity ' over the Ukrainain invasion . union leader says (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine will defend itself by attacking Russian warehouses and bases: the world recognises that we have the right to do so - Podoliak (old.reddit.com)
Russia's biggest chemical plant burns down in second mystery fire in a day (old.reddit.com)
Spain makes it a crime for pro-lifers to harrass women outside abortion clinics (old.reddit.com)
Russian warship Moskva has sunk - state media - BBC News (old.reddit.com)
Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt, says S&P (old.reddit.com)
NATO will deploy a permanent full-scale military force on its border with Russia to combat a future invasion, alliance's chief says (old.reddit.com)
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council (old.reddit.com)
Canada to Ban Foreigners From Buying Homes as Prices Soar (old.reddit.com)
UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world' (old.reddit.com)
Lithuania completely abandons Russian gas imports (old.reddit.com)
Zelenskyy says 'horrors' of Russian invasion could have been avoided if world leaders had punished Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014 (old.reddit.com)
Russian troops withdrawn from Chernobyl 'suffering from radiation poisoning' (old.reddit.com)
Biden says he was expressing 'moral outrage' when he said Putin can't remain in power: 'I make no apologies for it' (old.reddit.com)
Anonymous Starts 'Huge' Data Dump That Will 'Blow Russia Away,' Leaks Rostproekt Emails (old.reddit.com)
Queen Elizabeth finding it ‘extremely difficult to walk’ as health fears mount (old.reddit.com)
Russia’s elite wants to eliminate Putin, they have already chosen a successor - Intelligence (old.reddit.com)
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow to propose 10-year ban on foreign companies that don't return by May 1 (old.reddit.com)
Russian Cosmonauts Wear Yellow and Blue When Arriving on ISS. (old.reddit.com)
Fearing Poisoning, Vladimir Putin Replaces 1,000 of His Personal Staff (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine joins European power grid, ending its dependence on Russia (old.reddit.com)
Koch Industries stays in Russia, backs groups opposing U.S. sanctions (old.reddit.com)
U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal (old.reddit.com)
Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010 (old.reddit.com)
Anonymous hackers hit Russian oil giant Rosneft, secure 20TB of data (old.reddit.com)
There are so many Canadians joining Ukraine in the fight that they have their own batallion... (old.reddit.com)
Russian troops kill New York Times journalist in Irpen, another journalist wounded (old.reddit.com)
Putin places head of the FSB's foreign intelligence branch under house arrest for failing to warn him that Ukraine could fiercely resist invasion (old.reddit.com)
Anonymous hacks Russian federal agency, releases 360,000 documents. (old.reddit.com)
Russian Warship That Attacked Snake Island Has Been Destroyed: Report (old.reddit.com)
Moscow politician tells Russian officials to stick the law censoring the war in Ukraine 'up their ass' (old.reddit.com)
Anonymous has hacked Russian streaming services to broadcast footage of the war (old.reddit.com)
Blinken says NATO countries have "green light" to send fighter jets to Ukraine (old.reddit.com)
Russia calls on EU, NATO to stop arms supplies to Ukraine (old.reddit.com)
Putin threatens Ukraine with loss of statehood if Ukraine "continues to behave like this” (old.reddit.com)
Russia demands that Google not show footage from the war (old.reddit.com)
Kremlin staff didn't expect Putin to invade Ukraine and were shocked by the severity of Western sanctions, report says (old.reddit.com)
4 Chinese students, 1 Indian killed by Russian attack on Kharkiv college dorm (old.reddit.com)
Zelensky: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is providing significant support to Ukraine and is taking many steps to end the war (old.reddit.com)
Vladimir Putin says Russia Has "no ill Intentions," pleads for no more sanctions (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky survives three assassination attempts in the last week. (old.reddit.com)
Zelensky says he doesn't want Ukraine's history to be 'a legend about 300 Spartans' and calls for peace (old.reddit.com)
Russia thinks West will "get over" Ukraine war, calls response "hysteria" (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine invites Russian mothers to fetch captured soldiers (old.reddit.com)
Germans Seize Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s Mega-Yacht (old.reddit.com)
Russia’s secret documents: war in Ukraine was to last 15 days. Ukraine has seized Russian military plans concerning the war against Ukraine from the 810th Brigade of the battalion tactical group of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Marines (old.reddit.com)
The Kremlin says Russia's 'economic reality' has 'considerably changed' in the face of 'problematic' Western sanctions (old.reddit.com)
Turkey rejects Russia's request for navy ships to pass Bosporus (old.reddit.com)
Personal data of 120,000 Russian servicemen fighting in Ukraine made public (old.reddit.com)
Zelensky assassination plot foiled, Ukrainian authorities say (old.reddit.com)
Belarusian troops just crossed the border into Ukraine and have officially joined the invasion, Ukrainian authorities confirm. (old.reddit.com)
Zelensky calls Russia's missile strike on Kharkiv's Freedom Square a 'war crime' and 'state terrorism' (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine credits Turkish drones with eviscerating Russian tanks and armor in their first use in a major conflict (old.reddit.com)
Vladimir Putin's black belt revoked by international taekwondo organization (old.reddit.com)
Zelensky tells Russian troops not to trust their commanders or Kremlin propaganda: 'Just save your lives. Leave.' (old.reddit.com)
Snake Island soldiers who told Russian warship ‘go f**k yourself’ are alive, Navy confirms (old.reddit.com)
Russia fires on women and children evacuating through humanitarian corridors – Vereshchuk (old.reddit.com)
Norway Decides to Drop Russia From $1.3 Trillion Wealth Fund (old.reddit.com)
Kosovo has asked the United States to establish a permanent military base in the country and speed up its integration into NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine (old.reddit.com)
Putin puts Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on alert (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine's peace talks with Russia have begun, Kyiv official says (old.reddit.com)
Anonymous ‘hacks Russian TV to show footage from Ukraine front lines’ (old.reddit.com)
Putin ‘furious’ Ukraine invasion hasn’t been ‘easy,’ EU official says, citing intel report (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine asks Red Cross to facilitate repatriation of thousands of Russian soldiers’ bodies so that their parents can “bury them with dignity” and to “not let Putin hide scale of tragedy” (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine has regained control over Kharkiv, the country's second largest city (old.reddit.com)
Ukrainian troops defending Chernihiv region blew up 56 tanks of diesel fuel that were being transported by a Russian military convoy (old.reddit.com)
UK: Russia needs to be isolated ‘completely, diplomatically and financially’ (old.reddit.com)
Zelensky asks UN to strip Russia of its security council vote (old.reddit.com)
Kyiv: full consensus for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT has been achieved, the process has begun (old.reddit.com)
Rejecting US evacuation offer, Zelensky says I need anti-tank ammo, 'not a ride' (old.reddit.com)
Kazakhstan, one of Russia's closest allies, denies request for troops (old.reddit.com)
Anonymous leaks database of the Russian Ministry of Defence (old.reddit.com)
Taliban calls on Russia and Ukraine to end crisis through "peaceful means" (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine crisis: Russia has failed to take any of its major objectives and has lost 450 personnel, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says (old.reddit.com)
'Russian warship, go f*** yourselves': Final words of Ukrainian border guards on Snake Island (old.reddit.com)
Ukrainian troops have recaptured Hostomel Airfield in the north-west suburbs of Kyiv, a presidential adviser has told the Reuters news agency. (old.reddit.com)
Boris Johnson pushes for Russia to be ejected from Swift payment system (old.reddit.com)
Anti-war protests break out across Russia despite attempts to stifle them (old.reddit.com)
More than 150 senior Russian officials sign open letter condemning Putin's invasion of Ukraine as 'an unprecedented atrocity' and warn of 'catastrophic consequences' while urging citizens 'not to participate' (old.reddit.com)
“Harshest Sanctions Ever,” EU to Freeze Russian Assets and Stop Russian Bank Access to EU Markets (old.reddit.com)
Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops into eastern Ukraine separatist provinces (old.reddit.com)
A massive leak from one of the world’s biggest private banks, Credit Suisse, has exposed the hidden wealth of clients involved in torture, drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption and other serious crimes. (old.reddit.com)
Hackers Just Leaked the Names of 92,000 ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donors (old.reddit.com)
Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans' data on US servers (old.reddit.com)
French lawmakers officially recognise China’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide’ (old.reddit.com)
US intelligence indicates Russia preparing operation to justify invasion of Ukraine (old.reddit.com)
Novak Djokovic's visa cancelled, tennis player to be deported (old.reddit.com)
Prince Andrew stripped of military titles and charities amid sex abuse lawsuit (old.reddit.com)
Queen refuses to pay Prince Andrew's sex abuse case legal fees, forces him to quickly sell chalet (old.reddit.com)
Greenland permanently bans all oil and gas exploration (old.reddit.com)
James Webb Space Telescope: Sun shield is fully deployed (old.reddit.com)
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully launched (old.reddit.com)
University of Hong Kong appears to demolish Tiananmen Massacre monument in dead of night - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (old.reddit.com)
Ryanair Boss Calls for Ban on ‘Idiot’ Anti-Vaxxers from Flying - "If you’re not vaccinated, you shouldn’t be allowed in the hospital, you shouldn’t be allowed to fly, you shouldn’t be allowed on the London Underground, and you shouldn’t be allowed in the local supermarket or your pharmacy either" (old.reddit.com)
News that the world's first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality has been met with dismay by scientists and conservationists. They argue such intelligent "sentient" creatures - considered able to feel pain and emotions - should never be commercially reared for food. (old.reddit.com)
Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president (old.reddit.com)
More than 300 scientists have told Mark Zuckerberg they want access to Meta's internal research on child and teen mental health because it doesn't meet scientific standards (old.reddit.com)
Man who put superglue on the lock of a Covid-19 vaccination centre in the U.K., preventing 504 people from getting jabs, jailed for 12 weeks (old.reddit.com)
People ‘unvaccinated by choice’ in Singapore no longer can receive free covid-19 treatment (old.reddit.com)
New archaeological find proves that vikings were in North America by 1021 CE, roughly 500 years before Christopher Columbus (old.reddit.com)
Pope Calls for Universal Basic Income, Shorter Working Day (old.reddit.com)
European Parliament calls for a ban on facial recognition (old.reddit.com)
Anonymous posts Taiwan flag, national anthem on China government site (old.reddit.com)
South Korean president suggests ban on eating dog meat: Moon Jae-in, a dog-lover, says ‘time has come’ for traditional practice to end (old.reddit.com)
Germany to end quarantine pay for those without vaccinations (old.reddit.com)
US drone strike that Pentagon said killed Kabul suicide bomber actually 'killed aid worker and seven children who ran to greet him when he arrived home’: Video allegedly shows he filled car with water not explosives (old.reddit.com)
Italy to allow small-scale cannabis growing at home. Up to four plants to be allowed (old.reddit.com)
20 meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany, Britain or France (old.reddit.com)
Mexico decriminalizes abortion, a dramatic step in world’s second-biggest Catholic country (old.reddit.com)
Sweden Announces Ban On U.S. Travelers (old.reddit.com)
Petition to make lying in UK Parliament a criminal offence approaches 100k signatures (old.reddit.com)
Western Australia has made it illegal to protest outside abortion clinics (old.reddit.com)
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