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'Better than killing people': Russians flee into Mongolia
'Better than killing people': Russians flee into Mongolia

On a bright morning in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar, a young Russian fleeing Moscow's first military call-up since World War II had a stark answer for why he had left: "I don't want to kill people." "At first, I thought I knew what was happening," another young Russian said of the Ukraine war.

UK PM Truss defends 'controversial' tax cuts despite market turmoil
UK PM Truss defends 'controversial' tax cuts despite market turmoil

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday defended her tax cuts policy, despite it triggering market turmoil and forcing a Bank of England intervention to prevent "material risk" to the economy. UK markets remain highly volatile, with the Bank of England intervening on Wednesday to buy government bonds in order to prevent a "material risk" to stability.