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The Netherlands and Australia have initiated joint legal action against Russia through the International Civil Aviation Organisation over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
The aircraft was hit while flying over rebel-held Eastern Ukraine by what a team of international investigators say was a Russian-made missile.
Moscow denies involvement in the 2014 disaster, which killed all those on board.
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Out: Rosie Birchard, Brussels
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The UK government has confirmed there will be no cap on the number of Ukrainian refugees who may live with UK host families. Details of the new 'Homes for Refugees' scheme will be delivered later. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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UK families are being asked by the government to consider opening their homes up to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.
Health secretary Sajid Javid says at least 3k Ukrainians have now been granted visas to live in the UK.
He says he has considered hosting a family himself.
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Nigeria's Drug Law enforcement agency says it has seized three million opioids.
Officials of the agency say the seizure followed a similar operation in which eight thousand six hundred and thirteen kilograms of cannabis smuggled in from Ghana was intercepted.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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Russia is urging India to invest in its sanction hit oil and gas sector as Moscow faces its deepest crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Analysts say India could buy oil at much cheaper rates right now.
That could ease some of the inflationary pressure on the Indian economy, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: Oil prices in IndiaJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called for the reform of the UN Security Council in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
He said that the veto rights of Security Council members should be restricted as much as possible, and that Japan would work with other countries towards that goal.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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China has placed its southern tech hub Shenzhen under COVID-19 lockdown, amid concerns an outbreak in Hong Kong is spreading across the border. The move follows further lockdowns and mass testing in other Chinese cities as cases spike across the country.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The European Union has criticized the latest mass executions in Saudi Arabia, saying they represent a worrying increase in the use of the death penalty in the country.
This comes after Saudi Arabia executed 81 people in a single day on Saturday.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
The White House has held a briefing with 30 TikTok stars about what is happening in Ukraine.
The social media platform has become an important medium to help shape public opinion about the Russian invasion.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
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The US has imposed a further economic hit on Russia, as Washington aims to hold Moscow accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.
President Joe Biden announced a series of new measures that he said would deal "another crushing blow to the Russian economy."
From Washington DC, Benji Hyer reports.
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