Time is frozen in the empty bedrooms of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas The empty bedrooms of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 remain frozen in time. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024
Disinformation networks ‘flooded’ X before EU elections, report says Analysis by Dutch researchers shows coordinated activity in France, Germany and Italy in run-up to ballot The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Syrians Prepare For 'Predetermined' Election Campaign posters have sprung up across Damascus as Syria prepares to hold a parliamentary election in government-held areas on Monday that is designed to renew the ruling Baath party's grip on power. International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: Ship carrying ‘looted’ grain seized, Zaluzhnyi starts work as ambassador to UK Azerbaijani captain was accused of violating rules on entering occupied territory and picking up agricultural products; Ukraine’s former armed forces chief begins work as ambassador to Britain. What we know on day 870 The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2024
Gaza's Shijaiyah District Devastated By Israeli Offensive Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza's Shijaiyah, leaving behind a landscape of destruction and despair. Civil defense workers recover bodies amidst rubble, w... Top News · Jul 11, 2024
US steps up sanctions against Israeli settlers and ‘outposts’ in occupied West Bank Targeting ‘outposts’ suggests Biden administration prepared to take some action to confront blatant land grab The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2024
The Guardian view on Gaza’s mounting pain: Netanyahu’s ‘complete victory’ looks no closer Editorial: The toll from Israeli airstrikes and hunger continues to grow, but the US is resuming some paused arms shipments The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Ukraine Says It Seized Cargo Ship Used For Crimea Grain Exports Kyiv said Thursday that it had seized a foreign cargo ship and detained its captain, alleging that the vessel had illegally exported Ukrainian grain from the annexed Crimean peninsula. International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024
U-turn sees Ukrainian toddler reunited with refugee parents in UK as calls grow for government policy change Exclusive: Labour peer Lord Dubs backs urgent calls for new government to reopen family reunion route for Ukrainian refugees The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024
Jailed human rights campaigner denounces mass repression across Russia before court hearing feed cut off Oleg Orlov, 71, was found guilty of discrediting the Russian army earlier this year, in a case denounced by Western nations The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024
‘I feel betrayed by the west’: Iran’s freedom protesters react to their new president Many who took to the streets in 2022 boycotted the poll that elected ‘reformist’ Masoud Pezeshkian, while others feel he is their only hope The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Israeli weapons packed with shrapnel causing devastating injuries to children in Gaza, doctors say Surgeons who worked in European and al-Aqsa hospitals describe extensive wounds caused by ‘fragmentation’ shrapnel experts say is designed to maximize casualties The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2024
Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024
Israel to Ukraine to Bulgaria: Which countries receive US military aid? The US provides billions in military aid around the world, but who benefits the most – and why? Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2024
International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024 Ukraine Relies On Friends As Russia Strikes Power Grid With Russian attacks on energy infrastructure causing power cuts, Ukraine is depending on its central and eastern European neighbours to keep the lights on.
International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024 The Pacifist Politician Hoping To Change Russia Her bid to run against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a March election was rejected and she has since been branded a "foreign agent".
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024 Children with cancer left in the dark as Russian missile attack struck during IV treatment Dmytro, two, and his mother couldn’t run to the blast shelter as the little boy was on an IV at the time of the bombings
International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024 F-16s Will Boost Ukraine Defenses, But Not A 'Silver Bullet' F-16 warplanes being sent to Ukraine is a victory for President Volodymyr Zelensky and will help protect against Russian strikes, but they are not a one-stop solution for gaps in the country's air defenses.
Top News · Jul 10, 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson Considers Visit To Ukraine House Speaker Mike Johnson's interest in visiting Ukraine and the importance of aid amid geopolitical tensions.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024 ‘Soon there will be just death’: Russian shells flay away at hope in Ukraine’s frontline cities Residents of Kurakhove and Pokrovsk have been asked to evacuate. Most who remain want to stay to the very end
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Kremlin critic Kara-Murza's health 'relatively stable' in a prison hospital, his lawyer says A lawyer of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was able to visit him in a prison hospital where he ad been held incommunicado for several days
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Kyiv children’s hospital hit by Russian missile and not Ukrainian air defence, private investigators say Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital struck by Kh-101 cruise missile, Ukrainian investigation agency Molfar claims
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group
Top News · Jul 10, 2024 U.N. Security Council Confronts Russia Over Hospital Strike UN Security Council meeting addresses Russia's denial of responsibility for missile strike on Ukrainian children's hospital, highlighting urgent need for p...
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024 Why is Modi sucking up to Putin? It’s simple and cynical: China and oil Building bridges to Russia plays to India’s strategic interest, which is to insert itself between Beijing and Moscow, says historian Sergey Radchenko