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Rebels in a self-declared autonomous region of eastern Ukraine have accused Kyiv of shelling villages.
Pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk claimed the Ukrainian army fired at them….Kyiv denies it….and says the separatists were the only ones doing the shooting.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the incident was an effort by the Russians to create a pretext to invade Ukraine.
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OUT: "…for Russian action".
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President Biden says the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is now "very high", and he says there is no indication that the Kremlin is withdrawing forces as Moscow has claimed.
He's told reporters there is still a diplomatic path to defuse the crisis, but he believes a Russian attack could occur in the next few days as our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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OUT: "…with Vladimir Putin"
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COVID-19 cases are continuing to plummet in the US, as states and cities across the country remove mask and vaccine mandates.
Deaths from the virus are beginning to fall too, with the Omicron variant losing steam.
From Washington DC, Benji Hyer reports.
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Police and Surf Life Savers have spent the morning searching waters off Sydneys Little Bay beach after a swimmer was mauled by a shark.. the cities first fatal attack in almost 60 years.
The community surrounding the beach is in disbelief after the tragedy that unfolded late yesterday.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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The Biden administration is accusing the Kremlin of lying about troop withdrawals from the Russian border with Ukraine.
White House officials say, in fact, the Russians are continuing to mobilize additional forces ahead of a possible invasion of its neighbor.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
IN: "For two days…."
OUT: "…mobilizing for war"
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have both said today that they see no sign of Russia's promised military de-escalation.
The Kremlin insists it is pulling more troops back both from its border with Ukraine and also from the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014.
NATO ministers gathered today for an emergency summit as our Brussels correspondent Rosie Birchard reports.
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OUT: "…is continuing"
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In Ukraine…a holiday today….National Unity Day.
The Ukrainian President ia calling on people across the country to demonstrate their support for - and pride in - the country's independence.
In Moscow….the Russian government is hitting back at threats to impose fresh sanctions on the Kremlin.
From Moscow, Julia Chapman has more.
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OUT: "….any such measures"
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The US has said that Russia would face a swift and firm response if it recognises the Russian-controlled separatist Ukranian states of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent.
The stage-managed manoeuvre by the Russian Duma, would provide President Putin with a way to raise the stakes in the regional crisis without launching an attack on Ukraine.
Kate Fisher reports
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An educational charity founded by The Prince of Wales is being investigated by police over allegations a former staff-member was offered a donation in return for honours. Michael Fawcett, the former Chief Executive of the Prince's Foundation, has since resigned. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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OUT: Laura Makin-Isherwood, London
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