The Guardian says France has extended its time limit for abortion after an epic battle in parliament, amid anger that thousands of women had to travel abroad each year to terminate pregnancies.
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Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday morning declared martial law and says Russia has launched strikes against border and military infrastructure.
Euronews says Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that the country will lift its COVID-19 state of emergency on 31 March.
Arab News says Oil breached $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on Feb. 24 and gold is up, while cyrptocurrencies —Bitcion and Ether — are sinking.
BBC News says Russian forces have launched a major military assault in Ukraine, with reports of explosions near major cities across the country.
The Metro says The Ukrainian military said one soldier has been killed and six wounded in shelling by pro-Russian separatists.
The Independent says a mayor in southern Italy is gearing up for battle after it was announced that 6,000 tonnes of refuse would be dumped in his municipality in the latest chapter of a two-year waste feud between Italy and Tunisia.
The Guardian says If Russian forces try to take new territory in Ukraine, they will face an army that is far smaller and less well equipped than their own but hardened by eight years of fighting.
The Metro says One-term president Donald Trump has hit out at Joe Biden saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would not have happened on his watch.
Euronews says Western allies imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, in response to Russian recognition of two breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine.
Aljazeera says Italy rescued nearly 600 people packed into overcrowded fishing boats in bad weather off the coast of Calabria.
The Metro says A fresh eruption of Mount Etna has sent a huge six mile long ash cloud into the sky above Catania in Sicily.
The Guardian says Britain believes there are figures within Russian military and security services who have “serious doubts” about invading Ukraine.
Euronews says the EU’s top officials said the bloc will impose more sanctions against those involved in Russia’s recognition of two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine.
BBC News says Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognised breakaway rebel regions in Ukraine’s east as independent states, effectively ending peace talks there.
Russia invasion of Ukraine ‘highly likely’ says Liz Truss – amid agreed talks with President Biden and Putin on Thursday.
The Metro says Vladimir Putin has officially ordered Russian commanders to proceed with an invasion of Ukraine, a new report claims.
The Metro says The French fashion agent linked to Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in prison in between patrols for vulnerable inmates, it has been claimed.
France24 says the US has warned the UN it has information that Russia has lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps”.
Euronews says thousands of people in Ukraine turned out on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the Maidan revolution.
France24 says Germany accused Russia on Friday of endangering Europe’s security with demands that recall the Cold War.
Arab News says A fire broke out on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy on Friday with 288 people on board, the Greek coast guard said.
VOA says U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday there is a “very high” likelihood that Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days.
The Independent says a woman and her partner in Greece have been arrested and charged with manslaughter over the killing of her seven-year-old son by suffocation five years ago.
The Metro says Russia has boosted forces near the Ukraine border days after announcing a ‘pullback’ of some forces and weapons, a US official has warned.
