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Ukraine grapples with a shortage of troops at the front after over 4 years of war

A shortage of combat-ready troops has plagued Ukraine ever since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022

The Independent UK · Oct 8

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy condemns ‘vile’ attacks from Russia that killed 20 in one apartment

Death toll from latest attack wave on Ukraine climbs to 28; Moscow says it ​hit military cargo vessel and port infrastructure. What we know on day 1,688

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8

WHO seeks more information from Russia on Irkutsk lab worker's death

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of WHO reported on a laboratory worker's death in Irkutsk due to severe pneumonia. Initial reports suggested a possible pneumonic plague infection following a lab accident. Russia's health authorities stated that no recent cases of plague were recorded in the area. An investigation and quarantine measures were…

The Economic Times · Oct 8

MIT Scientist Warns Russia Has 'Surely Sequenced' Mystery Pathogen After Death in Siberia but Has Yet to Identify It

MIT biologist Kevin Esvelt says Russia has likely sequenced the pathogen linked to a laboratory worker's death, but officials have not identified it and public evidence is lacking.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Trump says he’s ‘going to find out’ from Putin if ‘bioweapon’ behind lab worker’s plague death in Russia

The US president said he plans to call Vladimir Putin later in the day and noted it is Putin’s birthday

The Independent UK · Oct 7

WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death

‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Doctor issues update on UK plague risk after suspected Russia case

A doctor has addressed the risk to people in the UK from plague as Russia continues to study the death of a woman linked to the disease.

The Independent UK · Oct 7

China and Russia Held Plague Drill Weeks Before Viral Post Warned of 'Possible Lockdown' Near Border

A China-Russia health exercise included an imported plague scenario weeks before an X post warned of possible lockdowns in three Chinese provinces

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Family of Russian plague lab worker who died say they ‘know the truth’

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The Independent UK · Oct 7

Putin backs mediation efforts on Middle East war, tells Iran Moscow ready to help as US-Iran talks hit impasse

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call that Moscow was ready to help efforts to mediate the Middle East war, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday, with the months-long conflict locked in a stalemate. The Russian leader and Pezeshkian in their call spoke…

The Economic Times · Oct 7