‘Don’t want to fight’: Ukrainians abroad slam plan to deny embassy services Short on soldiers to fight Russia, Kyiv says it will suspend consular access to military-age men outside Ukraine. Al Jazeera · May 6, 2024
Israeli airstrike that killed seven health workers in Lebanon used US munition, analysis reveals Human rights experts say attack was violation of international law, and that US supplying of weapon defies 1997 Leahy law The Guardian - US · May 6, 2024
Exiled Russian Historian Rallies Fellow Emigrants In Dark Times Russian dissident historian Tamara Eidelman was on vacation in Greece when Moscow's tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022 and she realized that she would not be going back to her home country. International Business Times · May 6, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks kill three during Orthodox Easter Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges prayers for soldiers on frontline amid attacks in Kharkiv and Sumy regions; Xi Jinping arrives in Paris under pressure to harden stance on Russia. What we know on day 803 The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024
The Guardian view on transnational repression: dissidents need safety in their new homes Editorial: Authoritarian governments are extending their pursuit of critics far beyond their borders The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024
Russian Rockets Kill Two, As Rivals Mark Orthodox Easter Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Kharkiv killed three people and wounded at least a dozen more, officials said Sunday. International Business Times · May 5, 2024
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Gaza ceasefire deal after Cairo talks Israel failed to send delegation to talks in Egypt over weekend Evening Standard · May 5, 2024
Shadow of war hangs over Orthodox Easter as Zelenskiy and Putin mark holiday Russian president attends service led by one of his staunchest backers while Zelenskiy asserts God is on Kyiv’s side The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024
The Observer view on Georgia protests: as police fire teargas in Tbilisi, the EU must show Putin it means business Georgia’s brutal crackdown is aimed at torpedoing the population’s accesssion hopes The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024
Latest Round Of Gaza Truce Talks Expected In Egypt Talks to strike a Gaza truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to end the war in the Palestinian territory and accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of "personally hindering" an agreement. International Business Times · May 5, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: Three Ukrainian regions attacked as Zelenskiy says Russian Su-25 bomber shot down At least two killed in Russian strikes on Kharkiv and Dnipro regions while three injured Odesa; Zelenskiy says jet downed over Donetsk region. What we know on day 802 The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2024
Thousands Of Israelis Protest For Hostage Return Israeli protests demand safe return of hostages in Israel-Palestine conflict, highlighting human cost and unity amidst escalating tensions. Top News · May 4, 2024
‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’ Violence has rocked Tbilisi as angry citizens fear Georgia will fall into ‘enemy hands’. Al Jazeera · May 4, 2024
Putin on our doorstep: Ukrainians watch as the frontline edges closer Russian forces are advancing in the country’s eastern regions, but the recent arrival of US arms could help turn the tide The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024
Top News · May 4, 2024 Russia Adds Zelenskyy To Wanted List Amid Political Tensions Russia places Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and NATO officials on wanted list, citing unspecified charges. Kremlin links Ukraine to Nazism despite Jewish p...
The Independent UK · May 4, 2024 Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list Russian state media say Moscow has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, citing the interior ministry's database
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024 Europe must find a way to help fund the fight against Putin – for its own sake Reticence over the seizure of Russian state assets in Europe betrays a fatal underestimation of the threat Moscow poses
Al Jazeera · May 4, 2024 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 800 As the war enters its 800th day, these are the main developments.
Top News · May 4, 2024 Russian Forces Advance In Eastern Ukraine, Targeting Villages Russian forces intensify attacks in Ocheretyne and Kharkiv, causing devastation and casualties in eastern Ukraine.
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024 ‘I love my country, but I can’t kill’: Ukrainian men evading conscription As the war stretches on indefinitely, there are few eager recruits and Kyiv’s armed forces are short of soldiers
The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2024 Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone strike injures three and sparks fire in Kharkiv A 13-year-old child and two women were struck by debris from downed drones; Lithuania rejects Russian claims of sabotage. What we know on day 801
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024 The Guardian view on Patriarch Kirill’s support for Putin’s war: betraying the faith Editorial: With talk of ‘holy’ conflict, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is bringing the institution he heads into disrepute
France 24 · May 3, 2024 Georgia's next election will be referendum for or against Europe: President Zourabichvili Georgia has erupted in protest once again, as the ruling Georgian Dream party pursues a "foreign agents" bill in parliament – something that has left a question mark hanging over the country’s European ambitions. The EU granted the ex-Soviet nation candidate status to join the bloc last December. We speak…
Radio France Internationale · May 3, 2024 Police remove pro-Palestinian students occupying Paris university Police entered Paris's prestigious Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Palestinian sit-in in the entrance hall, as opposition to the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads to higher education institutions in other parts of France.
Evening Standard · May 3, 2024 Cameron: Kyiv has right to use UK weapons for strikes in Russia Lord Cameron on Friday backed Ukrainian strikes against targets inside Russia using British-supplied weapons.