‘Huge victory’: Odessa next target in Putin’s plan
As Russian warships head toward Odessa, analysts warn seizing the Black Sea port would give Russia a “chokehold” on Ukraine’s economy.
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Putin’s terrified cabinet blindsided by invasion
Russian president Putin concealed his Ukraine invasion plans from cabinet, who are now too scared to resign, fearing it would be seen as treason.
Led through the noise of war, a blind boy awaits his mother
In a makeshift refuge for fleeing children, 14-year-old Boris must put his faith entirely in others.
Russian mothers told: Come, pick up your captured soldier sons
Growing numbers of Russian prisoners claim they were duped by their superiors into fighting, and were filmed weeping as they phoned their families | WATCH
Deal to tackle rising tide of plastic pollution
The pact will also address microplastic particles that have been found everywhere from the deepest ocean to near Everest’s peak.
Papuan children slaughtered, says UN
Three UN special rapporteurs say up to 100,000 people have been displaced by a surge in violence in the past three years.
Vlad the terrible was hiding in plain sight
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s exposure as a reckless ideologue bent on fulfilling a self-scripted destiny should have been no surprise.
Missiles fly, but Putin’s gas keeps flowing
As Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine intensifies and the humanitarian catastrophe deepens, one thing continues as normal: Europe keeps buying Russian gas. In fact, even more.
Zelensky urges Jews to fight invaders
Volodymyr Zelensky, who is himself Jewish, urges Jewish people around the world to speak up: ‘Nazism is born in silence. So, shout about killings of civilians’.
Bitcoin surges as oligarchs scheme to avoid sanctions
Cryptocurrencies could be providing oligarchs and banks with an escape route as Russia becomes economically isolated.
Scientist ‘must pay for kids he ‘edited’
China is being urged to protect and monitor the world’s first genetically engineered children.
We must stand up for truths Putin disdains
It’s been said Vladimir Putin has started a war he doesn’t know how to finish. It means today’s battles in Ukraine are part of a long war that will require an attention span greater than a few news cycles.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies ‘absurd’ cash, gold bar charges
The corruption claims are among more than a dozen trumped-up charges brought against the 76-year-old Nobel laureate.
War comes to kids who have already seen so much
Staff at Okhmatdyt children’s hospital run the risk of shelling and gunfire on the streets of Kyiv to come to work … in the basement.
Sanctions test Putin’s ‘fortress’ economy
Vladimir Putin has tried to turn Russia’s economy into a fortress. But now, Russian currency markets are reeling.
Long Covid link to child mental health
Primary school children with long Covid are more likely than others to have a mental disorder, research has found.
Time for Japan to think about nukes: Shinzo Abe
Japan’s former prime minister has called for debate about what was until recently taboo: hosting nuclear weapons.
Russia’s 10 richest added to EU’s sanctions blacklist
Top Kremlin-licked oligarchs and Vladimir Putin’s spokesman latest to be sanctioned.
‘Hot Lips’, M*A*S*H actress dead
Sally Kellerman, invariably known as Major Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan after her role in Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H, almost refused the part.
Oligarchs live in terror of tsar and his torture cells
As his war destroys lives in Ukraine and Russia’s economy reels, are there signs ordinary people or the elite may be ready to turn against Putin?
We all buy into President Zelensky’s brand Ukraine
With fortitude, humour and scorn the comedian-turned-Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has scythed through Russian disinformation.
Jews mock anti-Semitism claim, stand their ground
Holocaust survivors and the newer generation are outraged the Kremlin is using allegations of neo-Nazism to justify the attack.
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Mum, I’m scared, please save me
The governor of Ukraine’s second city said troops had repelled an advance that broke through the edge of the city early Sunday.
Deadly fightback shatters Putin’s 48-hour victory plan
Vladimir Putin had believed he could take cities including Kyiv within 48 hours, defence sources say, but Russia has failed to control the air.
DeSantis closing the gap on Trump
While a straw poll gave the former president a sizeable lead, it did suggest the Florida governor was emerging as a real threat.
BP quandary as Russian adventure comes undone
Investors hugging China should pause and look at BP’s Russian plight.
Johnson cabinet faces poll wipeout
An election today would see the Tories lose 164 seats, a new poll reveals, and just 9 per cent believe what the PM says.
Ukrainian volunteers hunt traitors, spies
Fear of attacks from Russian agents behind the lines is spreading like a virus, making deserted streets even more dangerous.
New spy playbook: tell public your secrets
The ‘spy and tell’ technique used to counter propaganda and false flag operations ahead of the invasion of Ukraine have changed the intelligence playbook.
Invasion force could face long guerrilla conflict
The success of urban warfare mounted by the Ukrainian people would depend on leadership, international help and the brutality of Vladimir Putin’s troops.
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