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Yellen urges world leaders to 'unlock' frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is offering her strongest public support yet for the idea of liquidating roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian Central Bank assets and using them for Ukraine’s long-term reconstruction
Ukraine’s Air Force downs another Russian Su-34 fighter jet
Ukraine’s Air Force has downed another Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet on the eastern front.
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries
Russia bans gasoline exports for 6 months from March 1
Zelensky: Losing to Putin is ‘the same’ as death
Poland warns US House speaker Mike Johnson: you're to blame if Russia advances in Ukraine
Police banned from Sydney Mardi Gras after gay couple murder case
Organisers of Sydney's iconic event uninvited police after an officer allegedly murdered a gay couple.
Israel plans to transfer warning systems for missile attacks to Ukraine - UN envoy
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Spain’s plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours
It isn’t yet known how many flights will actually be impacted by restrictions.
Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia's onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine
A Ukrainian army spokesman says Kyiv's troops have withdrawn from a village in the east of the country, as Russian forces make their advantages in manpower and ammunition tell on the battlefield at the start of the war’s third year.
Macron says Russian defeat in Ukraine vital for security in Europe
France's president says European states will give Ukraine medium- and long-range missiles and bombs.
Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future, French leader says
French President Emmanuel Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders in Paris, as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds into a third year.
Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe | Ukraine
French president admits no consensus exists on such a move as he urges fellow European leaders to take action rather than wait for US aid
Putin’s Allies Accused of Plotting Another Russian Land-Grab
A Transnistrian official has warned of an imminent plan to annex part of Moldova to Russia.
Chinese visitors allegedly barred from Airbus German military plane
Chinese visitors at the Singapore Airshow say they were singled out and banned from the Airbus plane.
Missing US couple on hijacked boat feared killed
Authorities in Grenada believe the couple were thrown into the sea by three escaped inmates.
Sweden joins Nato: Leaders hail membership as 'win for West' against Russia
Budapest parliament approves the Nordic nation’s accession following a deal to buy Swedish fighter jets
NYT: CIA network of bases in Ukraine at risk if US does not pass aid
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has supported a network of a dozen bases in Ukraine that are "increasingly at risk" if Republicans continue to block $61 billion in funding for Kyiv, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Feb. 25.