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*) US warns Russia troops near Ukraine border tops 130,000 Ukraine's president has urged for calm amid intensified warnings of a possible Russian invasion within days, saying he had yet to see convincing evidence of that. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also invited his US counterpart Joe Biden to Kiev after the US reported that Moscow positioned more than 130,000 of its troops closer to Ukraine's borders. Some EU airlines have cancelled flights to Kiev amid warnings of an invasion. *) Israeli troops on home demolition mission kill Palestinian teen Israeli troops have shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. Mohammed Abu Salah was shot and killed during clashes while trying to stop the demolition of a Palestinian home near the town of Jenin. Palestine’s Health Ministry said at least 10 people were wounded during clashes. *) Saudi-led coalition 'destroys' Houthi drone-control centre in Yemen The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed a telecommunications system in Yemen's Sanaa used by Houthi rebels to control drones. Ahead of Sunday's strike, the coalition asked civilians in Yemeni ministries and government institutions in the Houthi-controlled capital to immediately evacuate. The coalition said Iran-backed Houthis used the system to launch hostile operations. *) Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters The busiest US-Canadian border crossing reopened late Sunday after protests against Covid-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week. The crossing normally carries 25 percent of all trade between the two countries. Police in Windsor, Ontario, said that more than two dozen people had been peacefully arrested, several vehicles seized. Canadian officials meanwhile held back from a crackdown on a larger protest that paralysed downtown Ottawa. And finally … *) New York Fashion Week kicks off amid Covid Experimentation, play, and glitter: a coronavirus-impacted New York Fashion Week has begun with Fall/Winter 2022 shows by Proenza Schouler and Christian Cowan. Cowan, who has dressed Lady Gaga and rappers Cardi B and Lil Nas X, presented his collection in the observatory atop the One World Trade Center skyscraper that replaced the Twin Towers. The show had the atmosphere of a nightclub, highlighting the British designer's taste for glitz and glamour.