‘Some were too scared to leave’: the man who rescued 25 people from devastated Mariupol

Roman Kruglyakov describes trying to convince residents of the bombed-out Ukrainian city to leave their shelters to evacuate

The open society and its enemies : Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Biden: ‘butcher’ Putin cannot be allowed to stay in power

West must prepare for a long fight ahead, President says, as Russian missiles hit Lviv in act of defiance

White House says Biden is not calling for regime change in Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden was not calling for regime change in Russia when he said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," a White House official said.

Remarks by President Biden on the United Efforts of the Free World to Support the People of Ukraine | The White House

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Viktor Orbán wins fourth consecutive term as Hungary’s prime minister

Rightwinger and Putin ally aims dig at Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy after Fidesz party claims another super majority

As pope extols peace, Ukrainian and Russian women carry the cross together

Though the Way of the Cross is a 14-stations meditation on Jesus’ Passion, the attention of many was on the 13th station, when a Ukrainian and a Russian woman together carried the cross, despite an uproar among many Ukrainians. 

To Push Back Russians, Ukrainians Hit a Village With Cluster Munitions

The New York Times verified that Ukraine’s forces appeared to fire at least two of these internationally banned weapons in a neighborhood, putting Ukrainian civilians at extreme risk.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges hundreds of thousands to evacuate Donetsk region

Ukrainian president says ‘the more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill’

Biden pumps billions into the long war in Ukraine

But don’t expect to see new weapons on the battlefield anytime soon.

UN trying to get Russian ammonia to world through Ukraine

The United Nations is trying to broker a resumption of Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine, a Western diplomat said on Tuesday, a move that could stabilize a landmark deal allowing Ukrainian food and fertilizer shipments from Black Sea ports.

Ukraine ‘must revamp labour laws and step up privatisation to fix economy’

President’s economic adviser says country must speed up reform of industries after Russia’s invasion

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine restricts power use; ‘abundant evidence’ Russia using Iranian drones, says US – live

Ukrainians prepare for hours-long power outages; US, UK and France say Iranian-supplied drones used to strike civilians

Europe Racks Up $700 Billion Energy Tab as Budgets Strain

European Union governments have pledged more than 550 billion euros ($536 billion) to protect citizens and businesses from soaring energy costs over the past year, highlighting the enormous fiscal burden the bloc’s leaders face as they jostle over how to pay for it.

NBI: Arms sent to Ukraine in criminal hands

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says some weapons donated by countries to Ukraine are in the hands of criminals in Finland.

NATO countries must ramp up arms production for battles ahead, Ukraine says

Foreign minister tells POLITICO without such effort, ‘we won’t be able to win — as simple as that.’

Bulgaria secretly supplied Ukraine fuel and ammunition in early months of war

Former PM tells of crucial operation, which was launched covertly due to pro-Russia sympathies in political class

Tank maker Rheinmetall raises sales view, asks Berlin for firm orders

German defence group Rheinmetall on Tuesday raised its sales expectations for 2025 on higher demand for weapons due to the war in Ukraine and called on Berlin to speed up planned big orders and make good on a pledge to boost its armed forces.

Kyiv claims last 24 hours was deadliest day of conflict for Russian troops – as it happened

Ukraine’s military makes unverified claim that number of Russian military to die in conflict has risen by 1,030 in last day

Ukraine war ‘over’ unless EU boosts military support, says top diplomat

Foreign affairs chief tells Munich security conference provision of ammunition has to be solved quickly

China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis - Global Times

Monetary policy after the energy shock

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.

Joe Biden meets Olaf Scholz in effort to keep Ukraine strategies aligned

German chancellor’s working visit to the White House focuses on continuing support for Kyiv

European ammunition maker says plant expansion hit by energy-guzzling TikTok site

Norwegian group Nammo blames ‘storage of cat videos’ for threatening its growth as data centre corners spare electricity

Why Efforts to End Syria War Have Gained New Impetus

After more than a decade of war in Syria, some of the external powers that fed the conflict with money and arms are in talks to put a permanent end to the fighting. Turkey, which backed Syrian rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad, appears to have accepted that he can’t be defeated as long as he has Russian backing. And Gulf states that had spurned Assad are offering to welcome him back into the club of Arab leaders and encouraging him to make peace with Turkey. It’s a frustrating tu

Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia

Allowing Moscow to place tactical nuclear weapons on its soil is just the latest sign of its loss of sovereignty to the Kremlin, military experts and pro-democracy activists say.

The Guardian view on supplying cluster bombs: not just a ‘difficult’ decision, but the wrong one

Editorial: The US is to transfer the devastating weapons to Ukraine. Kyiv is in a desperate struggle – but Joe Biden should not have approved this

Timmermans to quit as EU climate czar as he returns to Dutch politics

The Green Deal commissioner was chosen to lead a left-wing alliance in the Netherlands’ November election.

Canada’s house speaker apologises after praising Ukrainian veteran of Nazi unit

Jewish groups voice anger over standing ovation for Yaroslav Hunka, 98, after Volodymyr Zelenskiy speech

Israel-Hamas War Adds to Surge in Global Weapons Sales

Israel’s conflict with Hamas, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rise of China have brought a boom for weapons makers and a chance for Washington to build closer military ties to other countries.

Oil Prices: How Russia Punched an $11 Billion Hole in West's Sanctions Regime

Moscow’s monthly income from oil exports is greater now than before the invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the failure of measures to curb its war chest.

Putin Vows to Keep Up Bombardment After a Russian City Is Hit

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia says his country will continue targeting Ukrainian cities in retaliation for a deadly attack on the city of Belgorod on Saturday.

How Biden’s Immigration Fight Threatens His Biggest Foreign Policy Win

The debate over immigration in the United States is spilling over into other parts of President Biden’s agenda, particularly the war in Ukraine.

The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé

“Screams Without Words,” the New York Times story about sexual violence by Jeffrey Gettleman, Adam Sella, and Anat Schwartz comes under fire.