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Blame the West for making Russia-Ukraine situation ‘worse’, blasts Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises European and US positions on the crisis

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Macron to visit Russia and Ukraine next week

France president Emmanuel Macron is holding talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky to de-escalate tensions

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Putin hails Russia’s ‘unprecedented’ close ties with China

Moscow’s ties with Beijing ‘developing progressively’, says president

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Veteran Hong Kong activist arrested hours before Winter Olympics

Koo Sze-yiu apprehended this morning for ‘incitement to subversion’ ahead of planned anti-Beijing demonstration

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Police release video of officers shooting 22-year-old African American dead

The deceased family’s attorneys say that Amir Locke ‘legally possessed a firearm’ and had no past criminal record

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Russia planting false evidence to justify Ukraine invasion: Pentagon

Washington believes Moscow is planning to film fake Ukrainian attack to provide pretext for invading its pro-West neighbour

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Xi hosts Putin as tensions with West rise

Both leaders to agree on joint statement reflecting ‘common views’ on security and other issues

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Myanmar junta files 11th corruption charge against ousted Suu Kyi

She now will remain under house arrest while she fights other charges

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IS leader died in ‘act of desperate cowardice’: Joe Biden

US president says Syria operation had sent a strong message to terrorists around the world

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Sweden to ease Covid-19 restrictions in ‘new phase’ starting Feb 9

Government has decided to remove rulings such as 11pm closing for bars, limits on crowd numbers, and vaccine passes for indoor events

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Moscow livid over banning of Russian state TV in Germany

Kremlin slams ‘infringement of free speech’ and promises retaliatory measures will be taken

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Singapore approves first oral Covid-19 treatment

Paxlovid to be used in mild to moderate coronavirus cases in adults at risk of severe symptoms

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Millions risk displacement if Ukraine conflict intensifies: Norwegian Refugee Council

The organisation says currently 850,000 people internally displaced and three million rely on humanitarian assistance