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Russia

Sanctions stop Aeroflot flying anywhere outside Russia except Belarus

Sanctions have forced Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot to announce an end to almost all of its international flights.

Ukraine

Separating families say goodbye at Kyiv's train station

The stream of women and children fleeing the capital continues as men of fighting age remain behind to face the might of Russia's military.

Ukraine

On Kyiv's metro, anger and fear as Russian airstrikes continue

"We are angry, we're scared, we're nervous and we don't know what to do," Kateryna Mala told Euronews.

Ukraine

Russian soldiers advance towards Ukraine's capital Kyiv

Russian artillery and cruise missiles have been hitting Ukrainian cities for a third day in a row, whilst ground forces advance towards Kyiv.

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World News

Russia stripped of Champions League final over Ukraine invasion

The final will now be played at the Stade de France in Paris on May 28th and not the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg.

Sport

Japan dominates the first day of the Paris Grand Slam

Mongolia’s Baskhuu Yondonperenlei was victorious in the under 66 kilo final, beating the world number one and double Olympic medalist, Korea’s An Baul.

Sport

Ashleigh Barty wins Australian Open without losing a set

Barty recovered from 5-1 down in the second set beat Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 in the Saturday night final.

France

Airbus cancels Qatar Airways order in escalating dispute

Airbus has cancelled a multi-billion euro order from Qatar Airways, escalating the dispute between the aircraft giant and one of its biggest customers.

Myanmar

Energy giants Total and Chevron leave Myanmar over human rights abuses

Total and Chevron said that the abuses had worsened since the military overthrew the civilian government in a coup last February.

Mexico

Migrants in southern Mexico prevented from moving towards US border

Hundreds protest outside the migration office in the southern city of Tapachula, saying they're vulnerable to criminal extortion and kidnapping.

Sweden

Sweden redeploys troops to the island of Gotland near Russia

Sweden reinforces its military presence on the island of Gotland, which is the closest part of the country to Russia.

United Kingdom

Britain's opposition leader urges Boris Johnson to resign

On Friday Johnson's office had to apologise to the royal family for holding staff parties the night before Prince Philip's funeral last year.

Argentina

Forest fires rage in nine of Argentina's 23 provinces

Nearly 100 firefighters, with planes and helicopters, are fighting the largest fires in Nahuel Huapi National Park, the fire management service says.

USA

Thieves in Los Angeles looted trains stuffed with Christmas packages

Freight cars are broken into every day on Los Angeles's railways by thieves that target packages bought online.

Lithuania

Detention centre in Lithuania opened after inmate won compensation

Lithuania has opened up a former riding club on the outskirts of its capital Vilnius to the media which was once used by the CIA as a detention facility.

Spain

Destructive volcano on Spanish island of La Palma declared inactive

The volcano fell silent on December 13th after flaring for 85 days and 8 hours, making it La Palma's longest eruption on record.

French Guiana

Space telescope blasts off from French Guiana to replace aging Hubble

The world's most powerful space telescope has blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.

USA

Volunteers help Kentucky tornado survivors celebrate Christmas

At least 79 Americans lost their lives overnight in the December 10 tornadoes.

West Bank

Bethlehem Christians celebrate Christmas at Church of the Nativity

Hundreds attended the service led by Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land.

Serbia

Activists protest in Belgrade over plans to mine lithium in Serbia

Mining giant Rio Tinto wants to extract the metal, which is a vital component in electric cars, laptops, and phone batteries.

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