Hungary postpones vote on law to curb foreign-funded organisations Orbán’s ruling party delays vote on legislation allowing government to ban organisations with foreign funding The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025
Trump: Putin says Russia will ‘have to’ respond to Ukraine attacks US president says Putin also suggested he would participate in talks aimed at reaching a new nuclear deal with Tehran. Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025
Putin tells Trump he will avenge Ukraine attacks on Russian airfields in surprise phone call American president says call ‘was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace’ Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025
EU proposes extending right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027 European Commission also calls for voluntary return schemes to support people wishing to go back to Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025
Ukraine's Zelenskyy wants face-to-face talks with Putin but the Russian leader shows no readiness Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3½ years The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Mapping Israel’s expanding air attacks across Syria Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since December 2024, averaging one every three to four days. Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025
Satellite photos show destroyed bombers at a Russian air base that Ukraine said it hit Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show seven destroyed bombers on the tarmac at a Russian air base in eastern Siberia The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Kyrgyzstan court sentences ex-leader Atambayev to 11 years in absentia Former leader convicted on charges of corruption and participating in mass unrest in the Central Asian country. Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025
Crimean bridge attack and Operation Spiderweb show Zelensky has a fist full of wild cards against Russia COMMENT: Ukraine kept its latest attacks on Russia secret from America but its spectacular success shows it can win the war against Putin, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
BBC staff in London say their families are being ‘terrorised and punished’ by Iranian regime BBC says ‘sharp and deeply troubling escalation’ this year of Iran targeting families of UK-based BBC Persian journalists The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025
Operation Spiderweb: Satellite images show Russian bombers destroyed in massive Ukrainian drone attack Satellite imagery confirm extensive damage to Russian aircraft on the Belaya airfield in Russia’s Irkutsk The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,196 These are the key events on day 1,196 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Satellite pictures show Russian warplanes prey to ‘Spiderweb’ Ukraine damages Kerch bridge with massive underwater explosion; Medvedev signals peace talks are not genuine. What we know on day 1,197 The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2025
Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council Five countries have won seats on the United Nations Security Council in uncontested elections The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2025 Morning Mail: Ukraine strikes Crimea bridge, Musk’s ire at Trump’s ‘abomination’ tax bill, e-scooter injury toll revealed Kyiv claims it ‘severely damaged’ base of Crimean bridge, opened by Putin in 2018
Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2025 US to reduce military presence in Syria, keeping only one base operational US envoy says Syria strategy ‘will not be like the last 100 years’ as troops pull out.
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Ukraine hits Putin’s bridge to Crimea with underwater bomb attack Kyiv has carried out extensive attacks on Russian targets hundreds of miles from the frontline as peace talks have stalled
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025 How exactly has Britain supported Israel’s military assault on Gaza? The public has a right to know When I was Labour leader, the Chilcot report condemned the party for its disastrous war in Iraq. We need a similar inquiry now, says MP Jeremy Corbyn
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Analysis: An outline is emerging of the US offer to Iran in their high-stakes nuclear negotiations The outline of the U.S. offer to Iran in their high-stakes negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program is starting to become clearer
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Voices: Bringing back blasphemy laws would only be bad for Muslims COMMENT: As a protester who set fire to the Quran is found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence, Rakib Ehsan says giving Islam special treatment under British law will only harden anti-Muslim prejudices within society
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 What Putin and Zelensky’s meeting in 2019 tells us about the fate of peace talks Even though neither leader met in the Istanbul summits, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky have met before
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 A Russian rocket attack kills 3 in Ukraine's city of Sumy, drawing condemnation from Zelenskyy Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a Russian attack on the city center of Sumy, saying that's all one needs "to know about Russia’s ‘desire’ to end this war.”
Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025 'Victory' over Ukraine not compromise peace is what Russia wants, says Putin ally hitting hopes of war end Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev also vows ‘retribution’ for Kyiv’s attacks on strategic bomber bases
Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2025 Russia using drones to hunt Ukrainian civilians: HRW NGO urges Russian accountability for war crimes in targeting Ukrainians with drones.
Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2025 Russia-Ukraine direct talks: No ceasefire, but what did they agree to? Delegations in Istanbul agree swap of at least 1,000 prisoners, but a ceasefire remains out of reach.