Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 980 As the war enters its 980th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2024
UN-backed experts: Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity U.N.-backed human rights experts say Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war is a crime against humanity The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024
Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by Russia since it invaded the country The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024
"All Non-Parties" "Are Ordered to Destroy All … Copies" of "Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum" A curious order yesterday, from U.S. v. Teixeira (a case involving Jack Teixeira, a national guard member "who pleaded guilty to leaking… The post "All Non-Parties" "Are Ordered to Destroy All … Copies" of "Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Oct 31, 2024
Georgia Says Ruling Party Won Disputed Election, Opposition Calls Protests Georgia's pro-Western opposition parties called on Thursday for fresh protests after officials said a partial recount confirmed the ruling party won contested parliamentary elections, with Washington and Brussels demanding an investigation. International Business Times · Oct 31, 2024
Finland charges a combatant with war crimes allegedly committed in 2014 in Ukraine Prosecutors in Finland have filed charges over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024
Russian Forces Strike Residential Building In Kharkiv, Ukraine Tragic events unfold in Kharkiv as Russian forces target residential area, prompting urgent calls for international intervention to end escalating conflict. Top News · Oct 31, 2024
Russian bomb hits residential building in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, killing 12-year-old boy Russian forces have struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring scores of others The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024
US says Lebanon ceasefire talks making ‘good progress’ – as it happened US secretary of state and defence secretary express hope of ceasefire in near future as Hamas rules out short-term truce for Gaza The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2024
'We'll Survive': Ukrainians On Front Brace For Hard Winter Before the strike on his neighbourhood in eastern Ukraine, Volodymyr had planned to brave what promises to be the worst winter of the war yet with just a heavy blanket and two electric heaters. International Business Times · Oct 31, 2024
Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 979 As the war enters its 979th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Oct 31, 2024
Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Pentagon leaker’ Jack Teixeira deserves 17 years in jail, argue prosecutors Serviceman put classified information about Ukraine war on Discord; US and South Korea call for Kim Jong-un to withdraw troops. What we know on day 981 The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2024
Al Jazeera · Oct 30, 2024 Military interaction with N Korea doesn’t breach int’l law: Russia UN envoy US and South Korean defence chiefs call on Pyongyang to withdraw its troops from Russia.
Al Jazeera · Oct 30, 2024 Prosecutors push for 17-year sentence for Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira A low-level airman, Teixeira pleaded guilty to sharing hundreds of classified files on the social media site Discord.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024 Georgia must change course to open EU membership talks, says European Commission Western powers call for investigation into Georgian Dream party election win amid reports of voter intimidation and fraud
International Business Times · Oct 30, 2024 Brussels Hopes To Advance Ukraine, Moldova Entry Talks In 2025 The European Commission said Wednesday it hopes to move entry talks with Ukraine and Moldova to the next stage "as soon as possible" in 2025, as part of a renewed enlargement push faced with the "existential threat" from Russia.
International Business Times · Oct 30, 2024 Russia Eats Away At Territory, And Ukrainian Morale Progress has been slow but it is relentless. "We have seen an acceleration in this progression, with the feeling that it cannot be stopped," he added, describing a "Russian strategy of pressure everywhere, all the time, while waiting for (the defence) to crack, crumble or collapse."
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024 Poland's commission looking into Russian influences finds ex-defense minister at fault The head of a commission investigating Russian and Belarusian influences in Poland says it will refer to prosecutors a former defense minister whose decisions it said impaired Poland’s defenses ahead of Russia’s war on Ukraine
The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024 Why Europe should consider putting boots on the ground in Ukraine The mantra “as long as it takes” has become the European Union’s rallying cry in support of Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. Initially, some experts predicted that Ukraine would fall within three days – yet nearly three years have passed, and Ukraine is still standing. This prolonged struggle has come at…
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024 Prosecutors seek a 17-year prison term for Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024 Dominant Kurdish parties in Iraq maintain their sway in regional parliament elections Final results from this month’s vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties maintaining their hold while an opposition party made inroads
Radio France Internationale · Oct 30, 2024 Georgia opens probe into disputed elections as opposition cries foul The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has launched an investigation into alleged vote rigging in last weekend’s parliamentary election, which officials said was won by the ruling party and the opposition denounced as illegitimate.
Top News · Oct 30, 2024 Key Issues For Russia In U.S. Election Explore Russia's perspective on the U.S. election, highlighting key issues and potential impacts on U.S.-Russia relations.