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Russian forces hit air defence HQ in Dnipro

Russian forces hit a fortified commander post of Ukraine’s “East” air defence and alerting centre in the central city of Dnipro, the Russian defence ministry said yesterday.

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‘Terrorist plot’ probe after deadly Paris stabbing

A man known to French authorities for radical Islamism with mental health troubles stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two other people in Paris late Saturday night before being arrested, with prosecutors opening an investigation into a suspected “terrorist plot”.

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German tourist stabbed to death in Paris 'terror' attack

A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two people in central Paris on Saturday before being arrested, officials said

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Russian shelling kills 1 in Ukraine

Russian shelling killed one civilian and destroyed two houses in the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar yesterday, the interior ministry said.

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Russia advancing on all fronts in Ukraine

Russia yesterday said its troops were progressing in all areas of the Ukrainian front, despite observers seeing little movement more a year and a half after Moscow launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine.

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EU agrees rules to protect journos from abusive lawsuits

The European Parliament and EU member states agreed draft new rules yesterday that are intended to protect journalists and activists from abusive lawsuits used to silence public criticism.

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Nato allies vow to stay firm on arming Ukraine

Nato members yesterday pledged to stay the course on helping Ukraine fight Russia, despite doubts over US support and a bloody stalemate on the front line.

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Spying Charges: Russian court extends detention of US journo

A Moscow court yesterday said it had extended until January the detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia earlier this year on spying charges.

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Nato warns of Russian intereference in Bosnia

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg yesterday warned of Russia’s “malign” interference in Bosnia, saying Moscow’s actions threatened the stability of the deeply divided Balkan country.

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Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current pledges: UN

Countries’ greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 degrees Celsius this century, the UN said yesterday, urging G20 nations to boost emissions cuts.

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US’s Austin visits Kyiv in gesture of support

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in wartime Kyiv yesterday in a gesture of “unwavering” support as questions swirled over the sustainability of vital Western assistance as the war with Russia drags on. Austin, accompanied by the commander of the US European Command, was shown next to a train shaking hands with the US ambassador to Kyiv in a photograph published by the embassy.

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Napoleon hat fetches record $2.1m at auction

A bicorne hat believed to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for a record 1,932,000 euros ($2.11 million) at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Sunday.

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Putin to join virtual G20 summit Nov 22

Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a virtual G20 leaders’ summit on November 22, after skipping the flagship in-person meeting in New Delhi in September.

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400 Ukrainian villages out of power

Russia carried out a major drone attack on Ukraine overnight, hitting infrastructure facilities and causing power outages in more than 400 towns and villages in the south, southeast, and north of the country, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.

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Rohingya Genocide: 6 nations team up to join ICJ case against Myanmar

Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Britain have teamed up to join the genocide case over Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya minority before the UN’s top court in The Hague, the court said yesterday evening.

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Finland closes four border crossings with Russia

Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said yesterday.

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Putin tightens media rules

President Vladimir Putin yesterday tightened media conditions for election coverage in Russia, ahead of a March 2024 presidential vote expected to prolong his rule until 2030.

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Russia, India sign deal on supply, production

Russia has signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and allow production of the Igla there under licence, the Russian state news agency TASS quoted a top arms export official as saying yesterday.

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