Ambush kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza City, where battles rage weeks into devastating offensive Israeli media say at least seven Israeli soldiers were killed in an ambush in Gaza City The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023
Major Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures 51 and damages children’s hospital Loud explosions rock Kyiv early morning as city’s air defences intercept Russian missiles headed for capital The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023
Kyiv pressures EU to open accession talks at Brussels summit Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff warns the ‘Europe puzzle’ cannot come together without Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
More than 50 injured in Russian missile strikes on Kyiv Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, resulting in more than 50 injuries and several damaged buildings, officials said. France 24 · Dec 13, 2023
Zelenskyy urges new Ukraine aid, as Biden warns funding delay helps Putin Ukrainian president goes on diplomatic offensive in Washington, DC to try and win over sceptical right-wing Republicans. Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2023
Israel Under Pressure From Allies Over Gaza War Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as "indiscriminate". International Business Times · Dec 13, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 658 As the war enters its 658th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 658 Scores injured in missile attack on Kyiv; Zelenskiy gets frosty reception from Republicans in Washington; Biden announces $200m military aid package The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023
Republicans helping Russia by denying Ukraine aid, Biden says US president announces emergency $200m in aid after Congress continues to deny Volodymyr Zelenskiy The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2023
The GOP's Bogus Linkage Between Aiding Ukraine and "Border Security" The analogy between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and illegal migration to the US is nonsensical. And many of the GOP's demands are actually intended to make legal migration more difficult, a policy likely to actually increase the illegal kind. Reason · Dec 12, 2023
Biden shames Republicans for standing in the way of Ukraine aid The president noted Russian propagandists’ recent praise for the GOP’s refusal to back more funding for Kyiv’s defence The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
Donald Tusk: Recent EU Bigwig Back In Command In Poland Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who ousted the conservatives from power, is a veteran politician and former EU chief with a passion for football and roots in the anti-communist movement. International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023
Kremlin Slams US 'Interference' On Navalny Case The Kremlin on Tuesday criticised what it called US "interference" in the case of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose whereabouts are unknown according to his allies. International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023
Zelenskiy struggles to get US Republicans to back $61bn Ukraine military aid package Republicans want Democrats to agree to crackdown on immigration in return for supporting funds The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023 US announces hundreds of new sanctions in push to isolate Russia New sanctions target entities and individuals around the world in bid to isolate Russia as its war on Ukraine continues.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Britain to repatriate woman and five children from Syrian camps However, human rights group says UK lagging behind other western nations in repatriating families who lived under IS
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Biden warns Israel is ‘starting to lose support’ over massive civilian death toll in Gaza bombings Netanyahu must change his government and back a two-state solution, Biden says
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Putin desperate to try and crush jailed Navalny’s influence, allies of opposition leader say Alexei Navalny’s team have not been able to locate him for days inside Russia’s prison system –and they believe that is just how Vladimir Putin wants it ahead of elections next year
International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023 Palestinian Economy Severely Impacted By Israel-Hamas War: World Bank The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is having a severe impact on the Palestinian economy, according to the World Bank, which now estimates sharp economic contraction this year and next.
Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in the US. What’s on the agenda? Zelenskyy is trying to help break a US domestic political deadlock that will deprive his country of war funding.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 From Gaza to Ukraine, what would the pioneers of human rights think of our world today? The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects the most vulnerable: we must fight to defend and extend it, says professor of law Philippe Sands
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 US announces new sanctions on Russia's weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits Washington The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
France 24 · Dec 12, 2023 These photos of Israelis mistreating Palestinian children aren’t from the latest conflict More than 6,000 Palestinian children are thought to have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas so far, according to numbers released by Hamas. It’s in this context that photos and videos have started circulating online that people say show Israelis mistreating Palestinian children. However, while violence against…
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Gaza map shows scale of destruction of tiny strip as Israel tanks advance Netanyahu declares ‘holy war’ as refugee camps inside Gaza crumble under Israeli air strikes
Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2023 Ukraine sounds alarm as Hungary threatens EU support, but Orban may get his way Ukraine has warned that its European ambitions are at risk as Brussels' leaders struggle to agree on renewing financial support for Kyiv and extending an invitation to start membership talks.