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UK government talks tough on immigration -- again
UK government talks tough on immigration -- again
World
by  AFP

Accusing asylum seekers of "abusing the system" and urging the need to "take back control", the UK government is once again talking tough on immigration. "It's not racist for anyone... to want to control our borders, it's not bigoted to say that we have too many asylum seekers who are abusing the system," said Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers say 'only death' awaits Russians
Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers say 'only death' awaits Russians
World
by  AFP

Exhausted and caked in mud, Ukrainian paratroopers fly their blue and yellow national flag from tanks, fresh from recapturing the strategic city of Lyman from the Russians. In a country lane near Lyman, a strategic railway hub, bearded paratroopers wear blue ribbons on their forearms or chests.

Russian elite voice growing anger as losses mount in Ukraine
Russian elite voice growing anger as losses mount in Ukraine
World
by  AFP

A growing list of failings and defeats in Ukraine have spawned angry outbursts from Russia's elite, who still support the "military operation" but have gone as far as to suggest army chiefs should face the firing squad. - Capital punishment - Solovyov, who is under EU sanctions, said certain members of the army's top ranks deserved to face a firing squad.