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To call it a catastrophe of immense proportions is probably an understatement. There are no emergency services effectively left. One hospital which is working valiantly, heroically through the shelling. Of course, all thisis reminds you very much of aleppo. And that seems to be the calculation the russians are making. This is a very, very cruel campaign. If this is what victory looks like, i wouldn't want to know what defeat looks like.

For weeks, Russian forces have besieged the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Up to 90% of its structures have been destroyed, and while thousands have fled, plenty remain--without food, water, medicine or electricity. Najib Razak, once Malaysia’s prime minister, left office embroiled in scandal. Now he’s back on the campaign trail. And Oman has set strict sartorial standards around the dishdasha, its national dress.