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the Guardian
The long read: For the first time in years, its role has become a topic of furious debate. But what do we talk about when we talk about Nato?
France 24
India and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi again stopping short of condemning Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.
www.abc.net.au
More buses leave Mariupol as US President Joe Biden says he will speak with other leaders from the G7 advanced economies about potential additional sanctions against Russia.
AP NEWS
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Complaining that the West is "stuffing Ukraine with weapons,” Russia bombarded railroad stations and other supply-line targets across the country, as the European Union moved to further punish Moscow for the war Wednesday by proposing a ban on oil imports.
Asia Times
In July 1958, top leaders were already clear about the failures of the Great Leap Forward and the suffering of the common people. At a famous conference in Lushan, Marshal Peng Dehuai – a personal …
NBC News
The first civilians fleeing the besieged steel plant that has been Mariupol's last holdout have reached relative safety in a Ukrainian-controlled city.
Asia Times
Nothing like a coherent strategy emerged from 20 years of NATO’s war in Afghanistan; at best there were long lists of aspirations with no clear objectives or assessments of the resources needed to …
Russian foreign ministry says Israel supports ‘neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv’, escalating a diplomatic dispute.
AP NEWS
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill that represented the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said, just as a convoy carrying scores of civilians evacuated from the plant over the weekend reached the relative safety of a Ukrainian-controlled city.
the Guardian
Kyiv School of Economics estimates cost of conflict could rise to $600bn, almost four times the nation’s GDP
AP NEWS
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed pulverizing the Mariupol steel mill that has become the last stronghold of resistance in the bombed-out city, Ukrainian fighters said Monday, after a brief cease-fire over the weekend allowed the first evacuation of civilians from the plant.
RNZ
US President Joe Biden's administration plans to step up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, including inviting Pacific leaders to the White House later this year.
www.abc.net.au
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms that 100 civilians have been evacuated from a steel plant in the city of Mariupol.
AP NEWS
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — A long-awaited effort to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was underway Sunday, the United Nations said, while U.S.
Afghans struggle to put food on the table as the humanitarian situation continues to remain grim.
the Guardian
Opposition leader to visit Kyiv on Monday and Ukrainian ambassador says military aid pledged is ‘not enough’
Asia Times
There is growing concern that Moldova and Transnistria could be dragged into Russia’s war against Ukraine. Both Transnistria and Moldova are directly west of Ukraine. Transnistria, a small, breakaw…
www.abc.net.au
Russia has carried out missile strikes across southern and eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say, and some women and children were evacuated from a steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol after sheltering there for more than a week.
AP NEWS
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country’s east, while the United Nations worked to broker a civilian evacuation from the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the port city of Mariupol.
Beijing is partially locking down to control a Covid outbreak that could completely shutter the Chinese capital. But just as the government is tightening controls in the city -- testing 21 million residents, shutting schools and some shopping malls -- I'm trying to get in.
www.abc.net.au
Ukraine says Russia's renewed push in the country's east has resulted in heavy casualties and the loss of some towns and villages but at much greater cost to the invading troops.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby appeared emotional as he described Russia's "cruelty" in Ukraine.
AP NEWS
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Viktor appeared nervous as masked Ukrainian security officers in full riot gear, camouflage and weapons pushed into his cluttered apartment in the northern city of Kharkiv. His hands trembled and he tried to cover his face.
the Guardian
Russia turns off the gas, fears Moldova could be pulled into the war, and on the ground in Zaporizhzhia
AP NEWS
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For the first time, key players seeking accountability for atrocities during the Ukraine war have come together at an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council to spur investigations into abuses that many Western countries blame on Russia.
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