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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.

BBC News says fans and friends of music pioneer Jamal Edwards gathered at a vigil in west London to pay tribute to the 31-year-old.

Royal officials have said HM the Queen has cancelled her virtual engagements for Tuesday as she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms from Covid.

Latest from the Ukraine Crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. Footage released overnight appeared to show Russian military vehicles heading towards the Ukrainian border. Russia said the troops would be “peacekeeping” in the breakaway regions, which it has backed since 2014. Ukraine’s President Zelensky, in his own late-night speech, said Ukraine was not afraid and would not yield anything to anyone. Russia orders troops into Donetsk & Luhansk But the US said calling them peacekeepers was “nonsense”. It accused Russia of creating a pretext for war…

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The latest from the Russia-Ukraine crisis: Russia has ordered troops into two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine, as the UK slaps Russia with sanctions and allies expected to follow.

RT News says President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to “secure the peace” in the newly recognized Donetsk and Lugansk republics, which were formerly considered to be part of Ukraine.

USA Today says Russian President Putin ordered troops Monday to “maintain peace” in two separatist territories in eastern Ukraine shortly after recognizing the Russian-backed areas as independent.

Street celebrations broke out in breakaway republics, which Ukraine claims as its own after President Putin said Moscow will “immediately recognize the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.