Russia ‘forcing Ukrainian POWs to fight against their homeland’ in possible war crime Entire scenario ‘laced with potential for coercion’, says expert at London think-tank The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: overextended Russian military struggling to maintain border defences, says UK – as it happened UK Ministry of Defence says Russia diverting military resources away from border to help with war in Ukraine The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023
Israel agrees to 4-hour daily ‘pauses’ in northern Gaza, says US Israel has agreed to pause operations in northern Gaza for four hours a day from Thursday, in the first predetermined pauses in fighting of the more than month-long conflict. The pauses would allow people to flee along two humanitarian corridors and will be announced three hours in advance, White House… France 24 · Nov 9, 2023
Thursday briefing: Ukraine moves closer to joining the EU – what does that mean for Europe’s future? In today’s newsletter: Alongside Moldova, Ukraine is officially on the path to EU membership – what does that mean for the future of both countries and the continent? The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
One killed and four injured after Russian missile hits civilian vessel in Black Sea More feared dead in attack on Odesa’s Pivdennyi port The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Israel to start ‘pauses’ in fighting – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023
New Russian naval corvette damaged in Ukraine cruise missile attack on Crimea base Russia may have to consider relocating its shipbuilding infrastructure farther away from the front line The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 624 As the war enters its 624th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2023
‘Finish them’: GOP candidates urge Israel escalation and US attacks on Iran Candidates differed when it came to Ukraine, however The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 624 UK ministry of defence says Russian military ‘overextended’; Hungary says EU should not start membership talks with Ukraine The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023
Israel-Hamas war: what we know on day 34 Eighteen Palestinians killed and at least 20 injured in IDF raid on Jenin city; Israeli military says tactical pauses in fighting do not constitute ceasefire The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023
Why are US Republicans pushing for aid to Israel but not Ukraine? Experts say a fractured Republican Party is increasingly turning away from Ukraine in favour of support for Israel. Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2023
US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias The Pentagon says the U.S. has launched an airstrike on a site in eastern Syria The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow's side A Russian news agency is reporting that the country is preparing to send a battalion of Ukrainian prisoners of war to the front lines in their homeland to fight on Moscow’s side in the war The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023 Nearly 200 hate crime arrests in London since Hamas terror attack on Israel, says Met Police 'Very concerning rise' in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crime since October 7
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023 Moldova and Ukraine’s accelerated path to EU marks Russia’s waning influence Invasion of Ukraine has fast-tracked timetable for the countries to join bloc after years of ‘economic warfare’
Radio France Internationale · Nov 8, 2023 Brussels recommends opening EU membership talks with Ukraine The EU's executive arm on Wednesday recommended member states open formal membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, and that they grant candidate status to Georgia.
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023 Ukraine takes credit for the car bomb killing of a Russia-backed official in Luhansk Ukraine’s intelligence agency has taken credit for a car bombing that killed a member of the Russia-backed authority in the illegally annexed Luhansk region
Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2023 Russia turns to buybacks to resupply forces deployed in Ukraine: WSJ Russia is engaging in export requisitions and buybacks to boost its depleting arsenal, US newspaper reports.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2023 EU Commission backs formal membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have received positive news about their bids to join the European Union – but countries in the volatile Balkans…
Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2023 Spain’s Ione Belarra: Israel must end ‘genocide’ of Palestinians in Gaza Ione Belarra, a left-wing politician, says the world did much more for Ukrainians, and more quickly, when war broke out.
Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2023 ISIL attacks kill 30 in Syrian desert The armed group waged parallel attacks in the regions of Raqqa, Homs, and Deir ez-Zor.
France 24 · Nov 8, 2023 ‘In the Rearview’: Filmmaker who drove hundreds to safety documents plight of Ukrainians “In the Rearview”, about filmmaker Maciek Hamela’s efforts to rescue civilians stranded by war, is a gripping testimony to the plight of the millions of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion. As the award-winning documentary opens in French cinemas on Wednesday, its Polish director hopes it will remind viewers of what…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023 BP projects have helped fund Azerbaijan military aggression, say campaigners Exclusive: Global Witness claims UK firm has indirectly helped fund aggression against ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023 Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia are moving forward in their quests to join the European Union