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Russia’s Vladimir Putin called the conflict in Ukraine a “common tragedy” but vowed to send more troops into battle. Speaking at a meeting with his top military brass, the leader says that what is happening in Ukraine is “not a result” of Russia’s policy, but rather policies of Western nations which are bent on toppling the former soviet state.

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky met Polish President Andrzej Duda in Poland's Rzeszow after his return from Washington D.C. on Thursday (December 22), video released by Duda's office showed. The footage showed the two embracing and holding a meeting. Duda's aide told Reuters the meeting lasted nearly two hours and touched on Zelensky's U.S. visit as well as Polish and Ukrainian relations. Zelensky told Congress on Wednesday (December 21) U.S. aid to his country was an investment in democracy as he invoked battles against the Nazis in World War Two to press for more assistance in the war against Russia. Poland - which shares a roughly 500-kilometer (310-mile) border with Ukraine - has registered more than 1.5 million refugees from its eastern neighbour since the war began, the most of any European Union nation. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know

Indonesian lawmakers on Tuesday pushed through a revised criminal code despite widespread opposition from the public and civil society. Along with punishing sex and co-habitation outside marriage with jail terms, the 200-page code outlaws "defamation" of the president and state institutions and expands the definition of blasphemy. Indonesian civil rights activists say the new criminal code is a major setback for freedoms earned following the country's emergence from the Suharto dictatorship in 1998. Citra Referandum, a civil rights lawyer from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta), said she expects "a lot of people will be going to jail," especially those who criticize the government and its policies. "Expressing your opinion will be seen as an insult to the president, vice president and state institutions," she told DW. According to the new code, "defaming" leaders and state institutions can be sentenced up to 5 years in prison, or a heavy fine.

Hundreds of Eversource crew members will be missing Christmas to get customers back on the grid. It's all hands on deck for the utility company that canceled vacations ahead of the storm.

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ndonesia’s new criminal code banning sex outside marriage could see tourists who are caught jailed for up to a year, with unmarried couples now also banned from living together.