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Russia will be 'forced to react' if UK sends depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, Putin vows
Vladimir Putin has said he would be forced to react if the UK sent depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine. Speaking after holding talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow today, the Russian president said Beijing's peace plan could be the basis for settling the war in Ukraine - but said the West has so far shown no interest.
'Kylian Mbappe wanted France captaincy more than Antoine Griezmann' – Inside Europe on Didier Deschamps call
Fresh from becoming the second player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final – and the first on the losing team after penalty shootout heartbreak to Argentina in Qatar – Kylian Mbappe has been named the new France captain ahead of Antoine Griezmann. The armband was vacant after Hugo Lloris retired from international duty in January, having captained the side to victory at Russia 2018 and the final four years later. Expected replacement Raphael Varane swiftly followed that with his own retirement statement aged just 29, leaving Deschamps searching for a new leader on the pitch.
There is no need to fight corruption. Conditions must be created to make its existence impossible - Danilov
An exclusive interview of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency with Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov
World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules, lift Russia doping ban
World Athletics is likely to tighten rules around the participation of transgender women in female competition in a charged meeting of its decision-making body on Thursday that should also see the doping ban on Russia lifted.
Why is Arctic ice getting younger and thinner?
Temperatures in parts of the Arctic were six degrees or more above average in February.
Trump arraignment may be done virtually to avoid 'tremendous' danger of making arrest
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Euro 2024 qualifying primer – How can teams qualify? Why is England’s group so hard? What are the tiebreakers?
The 2023 March international break brings the start of qualifying for Euro 2024, the next iteration of the men’s European Championships that is due to be held in Germany. With the calendar chaos brought on by the Covid-19 crisis finally at an end teams are now operating on a more traditional timeline, with qualifying starting 12-18 months before the tournament starts. Ad But there are lot of interesting quirks about this qualifying period and some questions that need answering.