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this is bbc news, the headlines. the spokeswoman for the russian opposition figure alexei navalny says his body has been given to his mother, more than a week after he died in prison, but they are still unsure whether the russian authorities will allow them to hold the funeral that they say he deserves. the mp lee anderson has been suspended from the conservative parliamentary party after refusing to apologise for saying he refused to apologise for saying islamists had gained control of the mayor of london. he also said sadiq khan had given london over "to his mates". mr khan hit back, describing the comments as "islamophobic, anti—muslim and racist". on the second anniversary of the full—scale invasion of ukraine, president zelensky vows that his country will defeat russia. but ukraine is losing territory.
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now on bbc news, it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me gavin ramjaun. silky scotland turn on the style at murrayfied — with a fourth calcutta cup win in a row over england. england are on the up in the 4th test against india and they have the returning shaoib bashir to thank with the ball. and late drama at old trafford as fulham beat manchester united — the winner coming deep into stoppage time. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. the six nations returned today after a two—week break. more on ireland's win over wales in a moment, but first to a cracker a murrayfield, where scotland beat england to win the calcutta cup for the fourth time in a row.
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let's get some more now our correspondent andy swiss, who's there for us. andy, good to see you. a huge win for scotland, and what a masterclass from johanne amanda —— from duhan van der merwe. scotland winning the calcutta cup for the first time something they have not done since the 1890s. they led 10-0 have not done since the 1890s. they led 10—0 at one point, but england, but then it was all about duhan van der merwe. his second try was simply stunning is from inside his own half, he left england has met players trailing in his wake. that gave scotland at the half—time lead. remember he got to try that we can
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last year and he got one better here. he got his hat—trick after the break and from there there was no way back for england. they did score a late consolation try, but it was too late for them in scotland held on for what was quite a thrilling victory, really. theirfourth calcutta cup in a row and after the agony of that defeat to france a fortnight ago, what very different emotions for the scotland players. disappointment for england, their hopes for a grand slam are over, but as far as scotland are concerned, they will be hoping this can be a springboard for the rest of their six nations campaign. absolutely. what a performance _ six nations campaign. absolutely. what a performance as _ six nations campaign. absolutely. what a performance as well, - six nations campaign. absolutely. | what a performance as well, andy. where does it leave england, who have won both their matches so far until today? figs have won both their matches so far until today?— untiltoday? as you say, england came into _ untiltoday? as you say, england came into this _ untiltoday? as you say, england came into this match _ untiltoday? as you say, england came into this match in - untiltoday? as you say, england came into this match in a - untiltoday? as you say, englandi came into this match in a slightly strange situation in some ways because they had won both their opening matches but had not been particularly impressive. this was
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going to be their toughest test of the six nations so far and although they got off to a bright start, the mistakes crept in and they ultimately fell short. it leaves steve borthwick with a fair amount of thinking to do because their last two matches are on paper, you could argue, their toughest two matches, particularly their next one, which is against ireland. of course, they are the reigning six nations champions, they won the grand slam last year and are still on track for a grand slam this year. that will be a grand slam this year. that will be a huge challenge for england. then they have friends in their final match of the six nations, so it will only get harder for england —— they have friends in their final match. they have plenty of thinking to do after this defeat.— they have plenty of thinking to do after this defeat. andy swiss, thank ou ve after this defeat. andy swiss, thank you very much _ after this defeat. andy swiss, thank you very much indeed, _ from murrayfield for us. they went take scotland up to second on the table behind ireland at the top after their win over wales. let's hear from the man who's
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tries won this match. i'v e i've never scored i did england, but today today was so special but i can just think the boys for giving me the chance. just think the boys for giving me the chance-— just think the boys for giving me the chance. ~ ., ., , ., ., the chance. what does it mean to this team to _ the chance. what does it mean to this team to chalk _ the chance. what does it mean to this team to chalk up _ the chance. what does it mean to this team to chalk up a _ the chance. what does it mean to this team to chalk up a fourth - this team to chalk up a fourth calcutta cup victory in a row? it just shows you where we're going, it is very special is i want to thank all the support for coming out, it really means a lot to us. and we are building. i out, it really means a lot to us. and we are building.— out, it really means a lot to us. and we are building. i think first as we stand _ and we are building. i think first as we stand here, _ and we are building. i think first as we stand here, credit - and we are building. i think first as we stand here, credit to - and we are building. i think first - as we stand here, credit to scotland with a _ as we stand here, credit to scotland with a really very strong performance. i think you soy scotland _ performance. i think you soy scotland team that has been together a good _ scotland team that has been together a good number of years and clearly all they— a good number of years and clearly all they are — a good number of years and clearly all they are trying to do, the coach has been _ all they are trying to do, the coach has been in — all they are trying to do, the coach has been in place in seven years, juicing _ has been in place in seven years, juicing an— has been in place in seven years, juicing an england team trying to develou — juicing an england team trying to develop. you saw some aspects of our game _ develop. you saw some aspects of our game step— develop. you saw some aspects of our game step forward today, but too you see a _ game step forward today, but too you see a team _ game step forward today, but too you see a team trying to develop on their— see a team trying to develop on their attack, see a team trying to develop on theirattack, but see a team trying to develop on their attack, but if you turn up at their attack, but if you turn up at the match— their attack, but if you turn up at the match ball, it's very difficult to any— the match ball, it's very difficult to any test match against a team of scotland's _ to any test match against a team of scotland's quality at this level. earlier, ireland showed just why they're frontrunners for the title again —
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and are on for repeating the grand slam — after beating wales in dublin. the 31—7 win though, far from convincing after a dominant first half display. joe lynskey reports. in dublin for ireland, there is intensity, expectancy. a young wales team face this sport's toughest ask. for 17 games at home in a row, the irish have found ways to barge through resistance. sheehan is over the line, and the try was inevitable. their first try was forceful, their second flicked into space. james lowe on the wing, a lead of 17 at half—time. but wales have pushed back from worse spots this month. against scotland, they trailed by 27 at the break and yet almost recovered. this time there was hope with a penalty try. burns obstruction sent him to the sin bin. but ireland held out and struck for the moment.
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on the end of this move was ciaran frawley — on his first start, his first ireland try. 24—7, but still time to go further. with the last play of the match, an ireland try. burn back on the field, wales' chance extinguish. next for ireland it is twickenham, where they keep up their chase for consecutive grand slams. right now, this team look too good to stop. england will be feeling confident going into day three of the 4th test against india. shaoib bashir�*s four wickets on his return to the side proved the difference, but india aren't quite out of it. they rallied late on, but still trail england by 134 runs. ben croucher reports. day two, and two jobs for england — build as big a first—innings lead
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as possible, just like that? they made it to 353 before they were all out. joe root ending unbeaten on 222. job two, wickets. and england havejust the man for that. anderson has got sharma. jaswal — india's immovable object, when he gets going, there can be no catching him. not there are at least. the home side would soon change their tune — less bash, more bashir. shoaib bashir. and he got him. he had fourwickets, more than he had managed in any first—class innings. tom hartley then grabbed a couple himself, writ glad the catch, and whilst india had not cracked, this was england's day. i know the wicket was helpful
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at times, but even still, i think he did an amazing job and it is a great sign for english cricket moving forward. but you do have to work in partnerships and i think tommy was excellent alongside him too. that excellence must continue for the job is not done yet. so a huge day for england then — and for batsmanjoe root, who answered his critics with a spellbinding unbeaten innings. earlier, i spoke to our chief cricket writer stephan shemilt. who said shaoib bashir�*s performance with the ball will also be something to remember, given he's just 20 years old. bashir was a bit of a left—field pick for this tour from an england point of view. he was playing club cricket as recently as last summer, came on the tour and made his test debut in the second test, left out for the third, but back for the fourth and bowled a wonderful spell, at 1.31 consecutive overs. he started bowling before lunch and was still going right up to the close.
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4—84, a really wonderful opportunity for england to win this test and set up what would be a really delicious fifth test decider in dharamsala. what ofjoe root�*s renaissance as well? we have heard him talking today about his performances in the previous tests and a magnificent century for him, inspiring england to their total. yes, when you consider england were 112—5 england were 112—5 on the first day at lunch and root cajoled more than 200 runs out of those, in such difficult conditions as well, his defence was immaculate. and he put away some of the shots that have been getting him into trouble across the series. he had gone six innings without a half—century. but he responded with his 31st test ton, and whether or not root had changed his approach because of the criticism he and england took after losing
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the third test, everyone will remember that jasprit bumrah dismissal when root was trying to play the reverse scoot, whether he was taking that in or playing the conditions in the match situation, we will never know, but he certainly responded with an innings we know he can play and the style that we often think is best suited tojoe root. after play, he had a lot to say. he was very adamant in defence of some of the ways england go about their batting. bazball is your word, that is not how we look at it. it's how we can get the best out of each other as a team, how will we keep trying to get better as a group? we will not always get it right. but we will continue to keep trying to improve. the reason i've played as many games as i have is i've not wanted to stand still as a player. i've got to try and keep evolving.
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if you just keep playing the same way overand overagain, teams work you out, they figure you out. and finally, india very much not out of this test in many ways. what do england need to do to see this one through and win this one and put themselves properly back in this series? very simple for england — take those last three wickets as quickly as possible in the third morning. they will have the second new ball available pretty early on on sunday, then build their lead. try to get to a stage where india cannot chase a fourth innings total. the pitch will come into the conversation. we saw how spicy it was on the first morning, there were times when it settled down on the first day and on the second day, but bashir and tom hartley were just starting to find some signs of an uneven bounce, particularly the ball keeping low. any sort of moderate to large total that england can set india for that innings, they would think they were in the box seat to level the series at 2—2. in the premier league today, manchester city have closed the gap to liverpool at the top to one point with a narrow 1—0 victory over bournemouth. phil foden scored the only goal
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of the game in the first half, when he was quickest to react after erling haaland's shot was saved. the hosts had several good second—half chances but city held on for the three points. manchester united's winning run was brought to an end at old trafford earlier as opponents fulham came away with a late win to put the brakes on united's push for a place on the top four. the vistors took the lead in the second half, calvin bassey�*s powerful strike putting them one up. harry maguire's late equaliser looked to have saved the day for erik ten hag's side, but alex iwobi's winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time sealed the victory for fulham — only their second old trafford victory since 1963. crazy. there was a start, but to get a result against man united at old trafford like this, hopefully we can kick on from here and we will take it as a vote of confidence, take it
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into the next game against brighton and see what we can get on the table. ~ . and see what we can get on the table. . ., , , , table. we had them under pressure and that is one _ table. we had them under pressure and that is one player— table. we had them under pressure and that is one player in _ table. we had them under pressure and that is one player in the - table. we had them under pressure and that is one player in the wrong | and that is one player in the wrong position— and that is one player in the wrong position so— and that is one player in the wrong position so as a team we should manage — position so as a team we should manage that and everyone is in the film manage that and everyone is in the right position. we have experience on the pitch and then we let them escape, and that was avoidable. crystal palace are off to a win under new manager 0liver glasner. three second half goals saw them get the better of ten—man burnley. josh brownhill was sent off in the first half, and palace took full advantage to win 3—0. chris richards, jordan ayew and jean phillipe mateta with the goals. my feeling was the defence, they were happy that they could see the players attacking, fighting, playing forward, creating opportunities and so this was my feeling from the beginning, so the fans were very loud and they were happy it's saturday afternoon, they have a great saturday afternoon, now they can go somewhere in a pub and have one or two beers, so that's a great
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start of the weekend. later, at the ——late drama at the amex, as lewis dunk scored a header in stoppage time for brighton, to give them a 1—1 draw with strugglers everton. jarrad branthwaite had earlier opened the scoring for the visitors, the point does move them out of the bottom three. elsewhere, aston villa cruised to a 4—2 victory against nottingham forest to register their first win at home in 202a. 0llie watkins got the scoring under way in the 4th minute when he netted his 14th goal of the season. villa then raced to a 3—0 lead, thanks to a brace from douglas luiz. forest threatened to catch up with two quick goals, but leon bailey's 61st—minute strike sealed the deal. villa remain 4th, while forest continue to perilously close to the relegation zone. arsenal will be looking to bounce back from their 1—0 loss in the first leg of their last—16 champions league affair with porto on wednesday. they play newcastle
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in the premier league's evening match at 8 o'clock. the reverse fixture earlier this season was memorable, arsenal perhaps looking for revenge, after newcastle won 1—0 thanks to anthony gordon's controversial goal, which was given, after a triple var check. it led to arsenal's manager mikel arteta calling the officiating "embarrassing" and a "disgrace". with every club, there is always a history, there is always what happened before, what is going to happen next, and we know the importance of the game and we just focus on what we have to do. to the championship — and west bromwich albion came from behind to secure a 1—1 draw with hull city. 0n—loan liverpool player fabio carvalho scored a superb opener to put hull ahead in the first half. darnell furlong brought the baggies level soon after from a header. the result keeps west brom fifth, a place above their play—off—chasing rivals. ipswich jump above southampton into 3rd, after beating birmingham city 3—1. the victory putting them level on points again with second—placed leeds in the automatic promotion spots. southampton were beaten by millwall — a vital three points for them on neil harris�* return as manager. there were wins down at the bottom
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also for qpr, sheffield wednesday and huddersfield town. rangers extended their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to five points by ending hearts�* 12—game unbeaten run. given the form of hearts at the moment, manager philippe clement said a victory for his side would be "a really big statement" — and his players delivered a performance to match that at ibrox, winning 5—0. kilmarnock strengthened their european hopes as they extended neil warnock�*s wait for a first scottish premiership win with aberdeen. elsewhere, a stoppage—time winner from josh sims clinched a dramatic and important victory for ross county as they downed livingston to leave their opponents six points adrift at the foot of the table. it has been a turbulent week for a munich in the bundesliga, had again rescued three points for them against rb leipzig. he scored a late winner in stoppage time to seal a two won for byron munich and on the
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run of straight defeats in all competitions. you put him in front, which means he has 27 goals in 23 bundesliga games —— bayern munich. scotland started their pinatar cup campaign with a narrow win against the philippines. in her first match in a scotland shirt sincejuly last year, martha thomas secured the win with a double in the first half. scotland will face either finland or slovenia in the final on tuesday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. british number one cameron norrie moved into the semi—finals of the rio open with a 6—1, 3—6, 6—2 victory over home favourite thiago seyboth wild. the defending champion will now face argentinian mariano navone later today for a place in the final on sunday. england's bronte law carded a final—round 64 to take victory at the lalla meryem cup in morocco. the 28—year—old had an eagle, nine birdies and two bogeys in the third round to finish the event on 13 under. a fever meant britain's mark cavendish had to pull out of the tour of uae before today's penulitmate stage
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got under way in abu dhabi. belgium's tim merlier claimed his third victory of the race. australia's jay vine will take an 11—second lead into tomorrow's final stage. and the feature race at kempton, the coral trophy — which is for staying chasers, was won by forward plan — who stormed past the long—time leader al—dancer — to give his young jockey ben godfrey the biggest win of his career. let's turn our attentions back to football for the moment — as the fifth round of the fa cup takes places this week. it all starts on monday night, with the ultimate david versus goliath contest. championship—side coventry against non—league maidstone united. the sixth—tier side are the story of the season — with their stunning upset at championship high—flyers ipswich, and they're aiming to become the lowest ranked team to reach the quarter—finals. mike bushell has been with the team. these are certainly heady days for a club that never imagined in a million years they would experience something like this.
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a club that went bust in the early �*90s, and has since been reborn, reborn, has a new stadium and state—of—the—art pitch. and after beating ipswich, just one game away from the fa cup quarterfinals. i've never known scenes like it. people i didn't even know were hugging and kissing me on the cheek. it was lovely. it was a really, really emotional. and yeah, it was a great day. at the centre of this story is the team and manager, george elokobi, a hero wherever he goes. key to his success is his ability to keep everything in perspective. he learnt a lot growing up in poverty in cameroon when his dad died when he was just ten. and he was first in george's mind at the final whistle in ipswich.
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i know you're up there watching with so much pride and also to my mum — she just couldn't believe her eyes. in cameroon, she watched it and just couldn't wait to hear my voice. she was speechless over the phone with pride. a day that no one will forget, really. certainly not myself, my family, but moreso my community back in cameroon. and i think around the globe. it is notjust in maidstone where the club's manager and players are now famous, but their story has gone worldwide. from cameroon to brazil, where the hero from the last round, goalkeeper lucas, hails from. it was so big and the coach is about the football and the history made and for me as a brazilian. it just went viral because everyone was like, how come a club like that beat the second division team? it was mind—blowing. it is just huge everywhere,
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cameroon, brazil, so it'sjust mad, for us, little old maidstone to be where we are now, it is just incredible. and like i said earlier, my dad is from kenya. the kenyan family are all rooting for us. they're trying to get me an international call—up, which is hilarious! _ in a volunteer role, lorraine runs the disability team. since the cup, we have has increased capacity and we have 30 new players coming to the disability section, so it has had a major positive impact. and so to the fifth round in coventry, with the whole town clamouring to be part of the next chapter — queueing around the block from dawn along the river medway to try to get one of the a800 tickets. they don't want this fairytale to end in coventry, but whatever happens now,
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this fa cup run has created a legacy to rival even maidstone's most famous dinosaur. tonight, it's one of the most eagerly anticipated rugby league occasions in the calendar. the champions of super league, wigan warriors, go head—to—head with the champions of australia, penrith panthers, for the right to be called the best club side in the world. penrith are out for revenge, after losing last year's final to st helens, while wigan will be roared on by a sell—out home crowd. adam wild reports. the cherry and whites are on top. already the best in britain, for wigan warriors now is the battle to be called the best on planet. the super league champions are up against the back—to—back australian champions penrith panthers. there are few bigger challenges anywhere in the sport. there has been a buzz around the town for quite a bit now, obviously been sold out for a month and it is going to make for an unbelievable atmosphere.
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it will be great for us to be a piece of that special history. and that is quite some history. commentator: a magnificent| interception by shaun edwards. the sides have met before in the world club challenge of 1991 — wigan's golden age. commentator: there it is, the final hooter. the wigan fans rise in triumph. a generation later, chasing their own history and a record—equalling fifth world title. you turn up, wanting to see wigan win, as a fan, but also to see the best players in the world play against your local heroes, so i think that's what excites people at this game. i've always watched these games from many, many years ago growing up as a kid and it's a big game. you don't play for a world championship every day, do you? there is glory and revenge at stake for penrith. this time last year, they were famously beaten, dramatically, by the then
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super league champions st helens in their own back yard. alex walmsley was in the saints side that day and knows just what it all means. notjust representing wigan, rugby league and our country as a whole, so take my st helens hat off and hopefully hat off and hopefully they will turn up to our game proud. the panthers have been getting around this week, enjoying the hospitality of manchester, guests of both city and united football clubs. but this is much more than just sporting tourism. we lost against st helens last year, which was a massive lesson for us. we are up against a massive team as well, a good team that has been through a lot as well, so we're looking forward to the big challenge. super league champions, australian champions, and by the end of this evening, we will have a new world champion. a recap of our top scorer, scotland
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beat england at the six nations to win the world cup for the first time in a row, duhan van der merwe scored the hat—trick, and ireland came closer to back grand slams winning against wales. more on the website, including the rest of the sport. that is all from sportsday, we will see you again soon. hello there. many places saw a fine day today with some sunny spells around. it was on the chilly side, and that will take us into quite a cold night tonight once again, with frost developing across many areas. and we'll also see some areas of mist and fog forming, which could be quite dense, particularly so across parts of northern england, the midlands and eastern england. i think these are favoured spots for some very dense fog at times. a cold night for most. the winds picking up, though, across south wales, south—west england ahead of this area of low pressure, so less cold here, four or five degrees. subzero values, though, for pretty much the rest of the country. so we have this area of low pressure to contend with for sunday.
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that's going to affect more southern parts of the uk, whereas further north we'll be in a ridge of high pressure, so here it'll stay fine, dry, with plenty of sunshine around. and we will remain on the colder side of this area of low pressure, as you can see here on the air mass chart, so another chilly day to come. so many places starting bright, with some sunshine, but cold and frosty. there will be those stubborn fog patches to clear across the midlands, eastern england. it turns wet and windy, though, for south wales, south—west england. that rain spreads across southern and south—east england as we move through the afternoon. bit a question mark on the northern extent of the rain, but it looks like it's south wales, the m4 corridor southwards which will have a bit of a wash—out day. more rain falling on saturated ground could exacerbate already existing flooding issues, and it's going to be another chilly day. as that wet and windy weather pulls out towards france, it will drag a few wintry showers — northern scotland, north—east england, but dry for most away from the extreme south, which will stay wet and windy. so, as a consequence, because of the wind and rain, temperatures no lower than 5—6 degrees here,
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but another cold night to come with a frost further north. now, this ridge of high pressure will topple in across the country as we head into monday. that will push that area of low pressure out towards france, but it'll take its time. eventually, the wind and the rain will clear away from sussex and kent, but it will remain blustery, a strong north—easterly wind here. elsewhere, dry, plenty of sunshine, the winds less of a feature further north and west. but when we factor in the strong wind across the south—east coming in from the north—east, although we'll see 8—9 degrees on the thermometer, it's going to feel more like 1—2 degrees. and then as we push deeper into the week, towards the end of february, we start to pick up atlantic weather systems once again, bringing spells of wet and windy weather, and that'll lift the temperatures for all areas, both by day and by night.
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live from london, this is bbc news. more than a week after his death, a spokesperson confirms
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alexei navalny�*s body has been handed to his mother. the conservatives suspend mp lee anderson, after he refused to apologise for saying london's mayor is controlled by islamists. the first muslim cabinet member said the prime minister shouldn't have to be pressurised to take action. this is not a story, this is a very, very serious issue. this is about the future of our country, the kind of country that we want to build together. 0n the second anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, president zelensky insists his country will win, but urgently needs more weapons. hello. the body of russian opposition figure alexei navalny has been handed over to his mother, while the g7 group of nations have

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