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What are cluster munitions? The controversial weapons US will send to Ukraine

The US will send the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use

The Independent UK

‘Baby steps’ and ‘brinkmanship’: Defense spending debate to test McConnell, McCarthy unity

WASHINGTON – Mitch McConnell has had the National Defense Authorization Act on his brain for weeks, complaining about the pace of the annual allocation for military spending and warning that its size will be integral in deterring creeping Chinese aggression.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Russia strikes Lviv, a Ukrainian city far from the frontline; remembering Victoria Amelina

The Guardian - AU

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Joe Biden defends ‘difficult decision’ to send cluster munitions to Ukraine

Rights groups condemn supply of widely banned weapons and fellow Democrat calls it a ‘terrible mistake’

The Guardian - UK

U.S. to send widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine

The move comes as Ukraine has struggled to make sweeping gains in its counteroffensive against Russia.

Axios

US to give Ukraine widely banned cluster munitions despite fears

Banned by many countries, cluster munitions leave unexploded bombs that pose a risk to civilians for decades to come.

Al Jazeera

US will provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, White House says

The controversial weapons are prohibited by an international treaty which has not been signed by the US or Ukraine

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on Ukraine and the EU: Kyiv needs a credible pathway

Editorial: It will not be easy to integrate a huge war-torn country into current European structures, which is why the work must start now

The Guardian - UK

See No Fatah, Hear No Fatah

The Palestinian Authority’s ruling faction, Fatah, is boasting that its members have carried out terrorism against Israelis

Zenger

New satellite images show mystery ‘white objects’ on roof of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Images shared after Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia had planted explosives at the plant

The Independent UK

How Russian state media is tearing down Prigozhin’s reputation as a ‘man of the people’

The public broadcast of police raids on Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s home and office are an obvious attack on the mercenary’s cherished reputation as a straight-talking patriot fighting against corruption – and, experts say, a warning to anyone else who might challenge President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

France 24

Biden says sending cluster bombs to Ukraine was ‘difficult decision’ – as it happened

President tells CNN he took the recommendation for controversial weapons because Ukraine is ‘running out of ammunition’

The Guardian - US

Ukraine welcomes forthcoming US decision to send cluster bombs

Kyiv says it needs ‘weapons, more weapons, and more weapons’ and hits out after Human Rights Watch report on civilian deaths

The Guardian - UK

Analysis: Can Islamic Jihad survive Israel’s assassination drive?

Israel has killed senior members of the Palestinian group’s military council, damaging its military capabilities.

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Poland starts observances of WWII massacres by Ukrainians that have marred neighborly ties

Poland's prime minister and Catholic church leaders have begun observances to honor victims of World War II massacres

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Wagner fighters have not visited Belarus barracks: Minsk

Belarus adds to uncertainty surrounding the Russian mercenary force, which was expected to be exiled after its mutiny.

The Independent UK

Belarus shows off a military camp to host Russia's Wagner mercenaries after a failed mutiny

The Belarusian military has shown off a field camp it has offered to Russia’s Wagner military contractor if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended its mutiny

The Conversation

Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years

When an explosion breached the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023, much analysis focused on near-term impacts, including the flooding of the city of Kherson, threats to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and consequences for Ukrainian military forces’ expected spring offensive against Russian troops.

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The Independent UK

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

President Joe Biden's administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for the war against Russia, but the United Nations urges the warring countries to avoid using them

The Independent UK

UN nuclear agency pushes for access to Zaporizhzhia plant roof after reports of Russian explosives

The head of the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, says he’s pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Ukrainian officials that the Russians planted explosives there

The Independent UK

Journalists demand ‘immediate release’ of Evan Gershkovic on 100th day of detention

Detention of journalist by Russia is a ‘full-throated assault’ on democracy, says chief of News Media Association

The Independent UK

What are cluster bombs and why is it controversial for the US to send them to Ukraine?

The US will send the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use

The Independent UK

Half of adults who fled Ukraine want to stay in UK even when return safe – ONS

Most who said they would stay cited more opportunities for work in the UK as a reason, the Office for National Statistics said.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need Russia’s complete defeat’: Ukrainian forces upbeat on the frontline

As the counteroffensive slowly advances, those doing the fighting call for more arms from the west

Axios

3 keys to peace as the war in Ukraine hits 500 days

Will Ukrainian advances lead to peace, or nuclear escalation?

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