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Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

London: Russia uses paratroopers as rapid reaction units in Ukraine

Russian commanders in southern and eastern Ukraine are using airborne forces as "elite rapid reaction units", according to a British Ministry of Defense briefing.

For decades, Egyptians have dreamed of bringing back some of the glories of their ancient civilization scattered across museums and private collections across the world.

The British army will begin delivering petrol to fuel stations on Oct. 4 after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall.

The British army was put on standby on Monday to help ease fuel supply chain issues caused by a shortage of truck drivers as scenes of panic buying were observed across the UK.

Emma Winberg, the wife of former British army officer James Le Mesurier who jumped to his death on Nov. 11, 2019 from his apartment in Istanbul, has said the ultimate cause of her husband's death was the financial problems he faced, not an international intrigue.

The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office has concluded that former British military intelligence officer James Le Mesurier, who was found dead in front of his office in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district late last year, died from falling from the terrace of his house, closing the case into his death.

British Army Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy commanding general for strategy and support with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, is seen in this file photo while speaking with an Iraqi general. Image Bank / Alamy Stock Photo

The head of the British army warned on Jan. 22 that Russia poses the “most complex and capable” security challenge since the end of the Cold War, warning against complacency in a high-profile intervention.

 THE UK'S ability to defend itself "will be eroded" if desperately needed funding is not secured and harrowingly threats we face "are not thousands of miles away but on Europe's doorstep", the head of the British army will warn, Daily Express writes. 

Comparing the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) ambitions in northern Iraq to the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said "new Lawrence of Arabias will not be successful this time"