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Last week, the United Nations Security Council, a body typically riven by substantive disagreements among its permanent member states, managed to come together on Haiti. The small, impoverished nation of 11.5 million has been in a desperate state even before its former president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in his home…

With the costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine already exceeding $500 billion, some Western governments are pushing to use frozen Russian assets to pay for an eventual reconstruction. The moral case for holding Putin accountable is clear. Unilaterally diverting Russian assets to Ukraine at this stage, however, would create…

Defence ministry says it will consider all ships travelling to Black Sea ports as potential carriers of military equipment

Fears rise that UN could be forced into compromise with Damascus to keep vital corridor open from Turkey to rebel-held Idlib

At last week’s NATO summit, the members issued a final statement criticising China’s coercive policies, which they said challenge the interests, security and values of the bloc.

White Housewarns Russia preparing for possible attacks on civilian shipping vessels in the Black Sea

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

Russia on Wednesday warned that from Thursday, any ships travelling to Ukraine's Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargo and their flag states parties to the conflict. The announcement came after Ukraine said it was setting up a temporary shipping route to try and continue its…

Ukraine air defence systems in the Odesa region and the capital Kyiv repelled Russian drone and missile attacks.