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‘Everything is fine’: Kremlin dismisses Putin illness rumours

As speculation rises, Russia says 69-year-old is in good health as CIA chief sees no evidence to back up rumours.

Al Jazeera

‘Everything is fine with his health’: CIA and Kremlin dismiss claims Putin is ill

CIA director William Burns joked that Putin is ‘too healthy’

The Independent UK

No evidence Vladimir Putin is ill despite months of cancer reports, says CIA chief

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, multiple reports have claimed that Russia's tyrannical leader is suffering from either terminal thyroid cancer or Parkinson's disease

Daily Mirror

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CIA Chief: Ukraine Making China Rethink When, Not Whether, to Invade Taiwan

China appears determined on using force in Taiwan, with Russia's experience in Ukraine affecting Beijing's calculations on how, not whether, to invade, the head of the CIA said Wednesday. Appearing at the Aspen Security Forum, Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns played down speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping could…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘He’s too healthy’: CIA boss dismisses claim Putin is unwell or has cancer

There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin is unwell and suffering from cancer, CIA director William Burns has said, saying the 70-year-old looked “too healthy”.

Evening Standard

Turkey says Ukraine, Russia agree on deal to resume Black Sea grain exports

Ukraine and Russia will sign a deal on Friday to lift a blockade of Black Sea grain exports that has escalated a global food crisis, Ankara said on Thursday after hosting talks between the warring sides. Earlier, Russia reopened its biggest gas pipeline to Germany at less than half normal…

France 24

CIA director says some 15,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war

The United States estimates that Russian casualties in Ukraine so far have reached around 15,000 killed and perhaps 45,000 wounded, CIA Director William Burns said on Wednesday, cautioning that Kyiv has endured significant casualties as well.

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Russian spy chief meets Armenian PM days after CIA chief Burns did

The chief of Russia's foreign spy service met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan this week, just three days after CIA Director William Burns visited Yerevan for talks, the Armenian government said.

Reuters

Paisley man waved knife at mental health workers when they turned up to help him

Alexander White was intoxicated when he kicked the oven door and brandished a blade at the staff

Daily Record

Learning to Think Nuclearly Again

A new nuclear era demands strategy, not just arms control.

Foreign Policy

Biden, Bolsonaro to hold first meeting amid election worries

U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lead the two largest democracies in the Western Hemisphere, but they haven't met since Biden took office last year

The Independent UK

Bilderberg reconvenes in person after two-year pandemic gap

The Washington conference, a high-level council of war, will be headlined by Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary general

The Guardian - US

Hit-and-run driver jailed after killing grandad and claiming wrist injury was karma

Haroon Basharat, 28, careered into William Burns, 63, and fled the scene in Birmingham last April - he pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for four years and six months

Daily Mirror

Russia bans almost 1,000 Americans to force Washington to ‘change its behaviour’

The Kremlin has previously blacklisted Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CIA chief William Burns

Evening Standard

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Reuters

Russia says 963 Americans are banned from entering, adds 26 new Canadians

Russia said on Saturday it had so far banned 963 Americans from entering the country - including previously announced moves against President Joe Biden and other top officials - and would continue to retaliate against what it called hostile U.S. actions.

Daily Mirror

Prince William and Kate Middleton bend royal rule while meeting well wishers

Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Glasgow recently and greeted well wishers who turned out to see them - and even granted a request royals are said not to be allowed to do

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Vice President, Officials Heading to UAE to Pay Respects

A high-powered American delegation led by Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to pay respects to the federation's late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president. The delegation included Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA Director William Burns and…

Financial Times

What the CIA thinks: William Burns on the new world disorder

Fifty years after Nixon’s cold war coup, the US is facing a new global realignment

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'Prince William has proved men can still hug each other - and it matters'

Senior Feature Writer Emily Retter says Prince William showed that men can still hug each other, after he embraced a 66-year-old he met during a walkabout in Scotland

Daily Record

Prince William comfort Scots OAP overcome with emotion during royal visit to Glasgow

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton greeted royal fans in Kennishead at the Wheatley Group site.

Daily Mirror

Russia warns nuclear weapon use will be justified if there is an 'existential threat'

Russia has claimed that use of its nuclear arsenal is justified if the country faces a "existential threat" the Kremlin's deputy foreign minister warned

Asharq Al-Awsat

On Possible Nuclear Strike, Russia Says: It’s All in Our Military Doctrine

Asked if Russia would rule out a preemptive tactical nuclear strike on Ukraine, Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that a decision on the possible use of nuclear weapons was clearly set out in Russia's military doctrine, RIA reported. "We have a military doctrine - everything is written there,"…

Reuters

On possible nuclear strike, Russia says: it's all in our military doctrine

Reuters

Sixty feared dead in bombing of Ukraine school; G7 condemns Putin

As many as 60 people are feared to have been killed when a bomb struck a village school in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday while Russian forces continued shelling the last holdout of Ukrainian resistance in the ruined southeastern port of Mariupol.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: G7 commits to phasing out Russian oil, says Putin’s actions ‘bring shame on Russia’– as it happened

Odesa hit by missiles but Ukraine launches counter-offensive in north; US first lady meets Olena Zelenskiy at a school

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