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Takeaways from AP's report on how Bangladeshi workers were tricked into fighting in the Ukraine war

Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Korea's cardboard drones address UAV shortages and climate crisis — inspired by the Ukraine war, drone inventor looked for the most easily sourced and repairable materials

The AirSense UAV drone is constructed from eco-friendly packaging boards and paper fiber.

Tom’s Hardware

EU Plan To End Russian Fertiliser Imports Unsettles Farmers

The EU's plans to impose tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia in a bid to increase pressure on Moscow over the Ukraine war have alarmed European farmers worried about possible price hikes.

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Watch Marco Rubio pledge support for US vow to defend Ukraine after it gave up its nuclear weapons

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Trump administration should do just about anything to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to reach a deal on the Ukraine War — even though Putin has reportedly already been talking to Donald Trump for weeks without Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Why supermarkets are siding with farmers over inheritance tax

In recent years, British farmers have faced growing pressures, from Brexit to COVID and the Ukraine war. For some of them you can now add planned inheritance tax (IHT) reforms – announced in the budget last autumn – to that list.

The Conversation

Russia is speeding into a demographic crisis with a 25-year-low birth rate as the Ukraine war rages on

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.

Fortune

What’s at stake in elections in Georgia and Moldova this week: a stark choice between Russia and the West

Two former Soviet republics have important elections this week that will likely be pivotal in their respective journeys toward tighter integration with the West against the backdrop of rising Russian influence and the Ukraine war.

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Just nine people decide what happens to UK interest rates - but pressure for change is mounting

The inflation spike caused by external factors including the Ukraine war might be over, but the importance of interest rates to the UK economy isn’t going away. Continuing global instability and the newly elected Labour government’s commitment to growing the economy mean the Bank of England will have to stay…

The Conversation

Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional?

Even as the EU invited Ukraine for membership talks, deep divisions are now visible after a year of rare unity.

Al Jazeera

Wind turbine blades: inside the battle to overcome their waste problem

Wind-farm owners in Europe are holding off on scrapping their old turbines to maximise the power they can generate from them. That’s the latest news from a meeting we recently attended on the industry’s future. Wind turbines are designed to last 25 years, but the calculus for owners appears to…

The Conversation

Energy prices: shipping hold-ups made the 2022 spike worse – and could do so again

Germany and some other EU countries are hastily setting up new floating gas terminals at their ports to help cope with the severe reduction in natural gas exports from Russian pipelines since the Ukraine war started nearly two years ago. To make up the shortfall, they have been buying more…

The Conversation

This election's foreign policy hole

Foreign policy has yet to feature significantly this election despite its obvious implications for national security and development. Internationally, observers are looking for what the elections will mean for policy towards Aukus, the Ukraine War, and, crucially, climate change, writes Robert Patman.

Newsroom.co.nz

North Korean arms for Russia probably wouldn't make a big difference in the Ukraine war, Milley says

The top American military officer says North Korea may be able to boost Russia’s supply of artillery munitions for the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

How Russia is fighting for allies among the Brics countries using 'memory diplomacy'

Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin America aiming at boosting Russia’s global influence.

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The Independent UK

Wagner tracker: Charting Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group through the Ukraine war

From Bucha to the battle for Bakhmut, we track Wagner’s bloody role in Vladimir Putin’s invasion

The Independent UK

Wagner tracker: Charting Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group through the Ukraine war

From Bucha to the battle for Bakhmut, we track Wagner’s bloody role in Vladimir Putin’s invasion

France 24

Modi gets a Bastille Day red carpet, but China can rain on the geostrategic parade

India’s promise as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific led French President Emmanuel Macron to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as guest of honour at the July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But does India have the will and means to deliver?

The Independent UK

Joint Chiefs nominee wins over lawmakers but faces uncertain fate because of senator's hold

President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as America’s top military officer is warning senators of the difficulties posed by any potential conflict in Asia and describing how he would use lessons learned from the Ukraine war to help the U.S. military prepare

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The Week

The most dangerous countries in the world

The world has become less peaceful over the past 15 years, with the Ukraine war having a significant impact on global violence, according to analysis from the Institute for Economics and Peace.

The Hindu

Russia oil discount to India shrinks to $4, delivery charges remain opaque

The steep discounts on Russia crude oil that India gorged on since the Ukraine war, have plunged but the shipping rates charged by Russia-arranged entities continues to remain ‘opaque’ and higher than normal

The Independent UK

New Zealand public radio apologizes for publishing 'pro-Kremlin garbage' after wire stories altered

The head of New Zealand’s public radio station has apologized for publishing “pro-Kremlin garbage” on its website after more than a dozen wire stories on the Ukraine war were found to have been altered

Reuters

Armenia is not Russia's ally in Ukraine war, says PM Pashinyan

Armenia is not a Russian ally in the Ukraine war and is worried about the impact of that crisis on its relations with other countries, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, drawing a cautious response in Moscow.

Reuters

As drone war comes to Russia, Muscovites shrug their shoulders and carry on

After the biggest ever drone strike on Moscow brought the Ukraine war to the Russian capital, Muscovites carried on with their lives with the fatalism for which they are famous.

Newsroom.co.nz

Germany’s heating plan: from green dream to red alarm

Germany has had one of the world’s most ambitious energy and climate policies but with high inflation rates, a sluggish economy, and the Ukraine war, it's not be the time for ambitious, costly and utopian policies

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson meets with Donald Trump as he bids to shore up US support for Ukraine

The former prime minister is seeking to shore up support for the Ukraine war effort as the country prepares a counteroffensive

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