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Read the full briefThe World Health Organization says it wants more information on what caused the death of an employee at a Russian plague research lab. Russia says the woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin.
‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says The World Health Organization has said it does not have the “full picture” from Russia following the suspected death from plague last week of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia. Darya Shipilova died two days after falling ill with cold-like symptoms. She was an employee at the anti-plague research institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, with some reports suggesting she was infected
President floats firing Chris LaCivita and James Blair over any ‘conflict’ after reports of work in Republika Srpska Donald Trump distanced himself from two top advisers on Wednesday, claiming he did not have “any idea who else they work for”, after it was reported they spent the weekend assisting a pro-Russia government in the Balkans. On Truth Social, Trump wrote that Chris LaCivita, the co-manager of his 2024 presidential campaign, and James Blair, a campaign adviser and White House deputy ch
Russian authorities aren’t saying much about the death of a woman who worked in a lab studying plague. But experts say any risk of contagion would be limited.
Trump floats firing top political advisers after report they helped a pro-Russian government CNN Trump distances himself from top advisers who reportedly traveled to Russia-aligned Bosnian territory – live The Guardian Trump rebukes political advisers for taking other work during midterms The Washington Post Trump says he’ll terminate LaCivita, Blair if they have consulting conflicts The Hill Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government The New York Times
Veteran leftwinger has been ‘in exile in the east’ in Russia and not been to Holborn and St Pancras constituency since campaign began George Galloway has been elected seven times to parliament, but his attempt to succeed for an eighth this week, in the London seat formerly held by Keir Starmer, is undoubtedly his most curious effort yet. Since the byelection campaign began, the leader of the Workers party of Britain has yet to set foot in the UK, let alone the Holborn and St Pancras constituency
Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 22 BBC Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 21 in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming NBC News Heavy Russian Attack Kills at Least 24 in Ukraine, Including Children WSJ Russia launches heavy strikes at Ukraine, killing at least 20 Reuters Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin The Guardian
Ukraine Claws Back Land in the Donbas, Thwarting a Russian Push The New York Times "Gryphon": Ukrainian forces combine robots with drones to strike Russians deep in the rear. Interview with th Українська правда Ukraine’s surprise robot offensive exposes a vulnerability in Putin’s war machine CNBC The War Room newsletter: Operation Vivaldi is wrong-footing Russia The Economist MWI Podcast: Operation Vivaldi Modern War Institute -
Building in Pryluky destroyed killing nine people including three children night before Russian president’s 74th birthday Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia’s military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential buildings as a macabre gift for Vladimir Putin, who celebrates his 74th birthday on Wednesday. Ukraine’s president described Russia’s overnight drone and missiles strikes, which killed at least 15 people, as “despicable”. “The Russians wanted to strike painfully and dem
Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia Shell’s refineries are expected to make almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel produced owing to record prices caused by shortages around the world. In a market trading update on Wednesday, the energy supermajor forecast profit margins of $42 a barrel in the July to September period, far above the $24 a barrel of the second quarter and the previous high of about $28 in mid-2022.
Ukraine president confirms series of attacks on Pryluky, Dnipro, Kremenchik, Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched “one fo the most vile strikes” on Ukraine last night, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure overnight. At least 11 people were killed, and more than 34 injured in a series of attacks on Pryluky, Dnipro, Kremenchik, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv, which Zelenskyy ironically called “a birthday gift for Putin” who turns 74 today. “On Putin’s
Vladimir Putin wants Europe to turn off its support to Ukraine, and he’s becoming more blatant in his warnings.
Russian Plague Scare: WHO Seeks Details About Reported Second Illness As Trump Plans Putin Call Forbes Facing Russian stonewalling, Trump admin ramps up pressure for info as it struggles to plan for potential plague fallout CNN Exclusive | U.S. Escalates Pressure on Russia Over Siberia Lab Death WSJ How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies AP News Donald Trump Says He’ll Speak With Putin ‘Very Soon’ About Russia Plague Case Yahoo
Russian officials said a Liberian-flagged tanker was attacked and a crew of 23 Indian nationals rescued An oil tanker off Russia’s Black Sea coast was struck by a naval drone, triggering a huge fire and black smoke cloud that blanketed parts of the resort city of Sochi, Russia’s transport ministry has said. The transport ministry said a Liberian-flagged tanker had been attacked and that “crude oil is burning openly in the waters of the Black Sea”. Continue reading...
Russia says no plague found in contacts of Siberian lab worker who died NBC News The plague may have escaped from a lab in Siberia The Economist No plague cases detected in Siberia, Russia says, and locals play down scare Reuters Russian researcher's mystery death could be ‘far worse’ than the plague, former senior Trump official warns Fox News CDC: Monitoring Russian plague risk, "prepared" for any threat Axios
World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last week The World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is lowafter the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia. Darya Shipilova, who was 28, died last week, two days after falling ill. Russian media reports suggested she may have become infected after an accident at her workplace, where dangerous pathogens are kept and studied. Contin
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Conservatives plan ‘new integrated air and missile defence system to protect Britain from attack – in essence, a British “Iron Dome”’ This is what the Conservatives are saying about why the UK needs a “Britannia Shield” (their name for what they describe as a version of the “Iron Dome”), and who it would work. The announcement comes as the threat of missile and drone attack against Britain and our allies continues to grow. Russia bombards Ukraine daily with ever more advanced drones and missiles
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers Oil is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines” Seoul’s public backing for Kyiv. Guardian analysis of port records and ship-tracking data found that in July and August over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, was loaded at several S
What to know about pneumonic plague after woman in Russia dies from mysterious illness NBC News Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection CNN Trump Says He Is Concerned About Russian Plague Lab Death Forbes Russia plays down plague fears and denies lab accident, says scientist died of "pneumonia of unknown origin" CBS News Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies Reuters
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