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- UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it puts 'puppet regime' in UkraineEurope · January 23, 2022 · 10:34 PM UTC
Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK minister said on Sunday after Britain accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader there.
- Aerospace & DefenseUkraine receives second batch of U.S. weapons in Russian stand-off
- United KingdomUkrainian politician mocks 'stupid' UK claims
- Middle EastSyrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by U.S. troops tightened their siege of a prison housing Islamic State suspects after inmates took over the facility, residents and officials said on Sunday.
- Asia PacificTaiwan reports new large-scale Chinese air force incursion
Taiwan on Sunday reported the largest incursion since October by China's air force in its air defence zone, with the island's defence ministry saying Taiwanese fighters scrambled to warn away 39 aircraft in the latest uptick in tensions.