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Shireen Abu Akleh: US still thinks Israel should lead probe

Antony Blinken had called for ‘independent’ investigation, but State Department says US position has not changed.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2022

El Salvador's Latest Gang Crackdown Includes Human Rights Violations

President Nayib Bukele is using brutal tools to solve a problem driven partly by U.S. immigration policy.

Reason · Jun 9, 2022

Is Russia stealing and selling grain from Ukraine?

Ukraine officials accuse Russia of stealing ‘several hundred thousand tonnes’ in areas under Russian occupation.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2022

Zelenskiy says stalemate with Russia is ‘not an option’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2022

Fierce Battle for Key Ukraine City Changing 'Every Hour'

Street fighting raged Tuesday for control of Ukraine's flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, with the situation changing "every hour", an official said, as Kyiv warned its troops were outnumbered by Russian forces. Just days ago, Moscow seemed close to taking the strategic industrial hub in the east but Ukrainian forces have…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 104 of the invasion

Russia claims control of 97% of Luhansk as UN warns war is creating a human trafficking crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

Fighting rages in fierce battle for Ukraine's east

Street fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops raged in the battle for the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk as Moscow's forces pushed to conquer Ukraine's eastern Donbas, seeking a decisive win more than 100 days into the invasion.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2022

Blinken says reports Russia is 'pilfering' Ukrainian grain for profit are credible

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday there are "credible reports" that Russia is "pilfering" Ukraine's grain exports to sell for profit.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2022

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Police patrolled Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

WEKU · Jun 4, 2022

Police patrol Hong Kong park amid Tiananmen vigil ban

Dozens of police officers are patrolling Hong Kong’s Victoria Park after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022