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Arab News says a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

TRT World says A US jury has found three men guilty of federal hate crimes for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

The Independent says Canadian lawmakers on Monday voted to extend the emergency powers that the Trudeau government says police need to throttle the reemergence of “Freedom Convoy”.

The Guardian says Britain believes there are figures within Russian military and security services who have “serious doubts” about invading Ukraine.

Aljazeera says people in Argentina are hopeful light rains that began over the weekend will help firefighters curb blazing wildfires that have ravaged farms.

Arab News says Canada’s parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests.

TRT World says about 60 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported.

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 Independent says a military aircraft has crashed near a school in Tabriz, Iran, killing both its pilots and at least one person on the ground, according to state media reports.

The Guardian says The sister of the Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in Florida in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide.

The Guardian says The west has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan and its own reputation by imposing a policy of starvation on the country, according to David Miliband.

The Independent says a man has been charged with murder in Australia after allegedly using a saw to amputate a 66-year-old man’s leg as part of a suspected “arrangement” between the pair.

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.

TRT World says Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple’s App Store.

The Independent says The Philippines has followed New Zealand’s decision to reject the inclusion of Myanmar in the world’s largest free trade pact.

The Independent says a lieutenant in the Washington, DC, police intelligence branch has been put on administrative leave, as federal officials investigate whether he had improper contacts with the extremist Proud Boys gang.

The Guardian says Donald Trump and two of his children have been ordered by a New York judge to appear for a deposition within the next three weeks, as part of the billowing investigation over alleged fraud in the valuation of assets belonging to his family business.

The Guardian says a court in India has sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded.

The Metro says The global tally of new Covid cases has fallen by 19% in a week as the death toll plateaus, according to the World Health Organization.

The Metro says A team of rescuers are scrambling to save a nine-year-old Afghan boy who has been stuck down a well for two days.

The Independent says Ireland is braced for the arrival of Storm Eunice, which is forecast to hit the country in the early hours of Friday morning.

France24 says Germany accused Russia on Friday of endangering Europe’s security with demands that recall the Cold War.