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‘No such convict here’: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny moved to high-security penal colony
Navalny casts President Vladimir Putin’s Russia as a dystopian state run by thieves and criminals where wrong is right and judges are corrupt representatives of a doomed elite.
- by Guy Faulconbridge
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WHO to decide if monkeypox is an emergency
Scientists warn that anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, is susceptible to catching monkeypox if they are in close, physical contact with an infected person, their clothing or bedsheets.
- by Jamey Keaten
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine must maintain Western attention to win this war
At some point, Russia’s size, brutality and relative wealth will begin to crush the Ukrainians without ongoing Western assistance.
- by Mick Ryan
Pope criticises Russia over cruelty but says war ‘perhaps provoked’
Francis said that several months before the invasion, he met with a head of state who expressed concern that NATO’s moves towards Russia could lead to war.
- by Philip Pullella
Britain moves to rewrite Brexit rules on Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson says a new bill is “relatively trivial”, but the European Union is threatening legal action.
- by Sylvia Hui and Danica Kirka
‘For his own good’: Prince William, Charles urged Queen to disinvite Prince Andrew
So last-minute was the intervention that the order of service had already been printed, listing Prince Andrew’s position in the procession alongside the Earl of Wessex and directly ahead of Prince William.
- by Victoria Ward
WHO considers renaming monkeypox virus to minimise racism, stigma
The current name doesn’t fit with WHO guidelines that recommend avoiding geographic regions and animal names, a spokesperson said.
- by Madison Muller
Ukrainian teen used hobby drone to help target Russian tanks with artillery
Andriy Pokrasa, 15, and his dad, Stanislav, are being hailed in Ukraine for their volunteer aerial reconnaissance work in the early days of the invasion, helping to thwart Russia’s advance on Kyiv.
- by Hanna Arhirova
Macron’s centrists hold tiny edge over left after vote
After failing in his a presidential bid, his main rival, Jean-Luc Melenchon, now wants to be prime minister in Macron’s government.
- by Tassilo Hummel
Prince Andrew asks Queen to reinstate royal role
Andrew inherited the colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards from his father, Prince Philip, in 2017, and it was returned to the Queen in January.
- by Victoria Ward
‘Tasty and that’s it’: McDonald’s reopens in Russia with dour name
Former McDonald’s restaurants will reopen in Moscow under new ownership and a new name, “Vkusno & tochka”, which means “Tasty & that’s it”.