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Ukrainian rockets hit Russian-held area as Kyiv readies southern counter-attack

Ukraine said on Tuesday it had carried out a long-range rocket strike against Russian forces and military equipment in southern Ukraine, territory it says it is planning to retake in a counter-offensive using hundreds of thousands of troops.

Reuters

Agreement at UN to Extend Cross-border Syria Aid

The UN Security Council has agreed to extend a vital system for cross-border aid to war-ravaged Syria by six months, the length of time wanted by Russia, diplomats told AFP Monday. Western nations had demanded a year-long extension, but a vote by the 15 members on half that is expected…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia wins fight to limit aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months

The U.N. Security Council is headed toward approval of a U.N. resolution Tuesday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest

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Chasiv Yar death toll rises to 34 in one of Russia’s deadliest attacks so far

Rescue teams continue to retrieve bodies from rubble of five-storey apartment block, with victim aged nine among latest confirmed dead

The Guardian - UK

Iran plans to send Russia ‘weapons-capable’ drones, US says

WASHINGTON — Iran is preparing to provide Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including some capable of carrying weaponry, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday.

Tribune News Service

20 years on, the International Criminal Court is doing more good than its critics claim

When the International Criminal Court began operating 20 years ago this month, its existence reflected a unique historical and political epoch. Buoyed by the successful creation of war-crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, delegates to the conference in Rome that created the court were optimistic for the future…

The Conversation

UN expected to extend Syria aid for six months

The operation to deliver food, medicine and shelter to northwestern Syria began in 2014, but has long been contentious.

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US hostage negotiator to seek basketball star's release

WASHINGTON: The families of US basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan have asked veteran hostage negotiator Bill Richardson to seek their release from Russia, his office said Monday.

Bangkok Post

Indian police bust fake cricket league streamed for Russian punters

Police in India shut down an elaborate hoax cricket league that saw labourers masquerading as professional cricket players allegedly to dupe gamblers in Russia.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 139 of the invasion

The death toll from a Russian missile attack on Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine rises to 34; Kyiv warns Russia will step up fight in DonbasSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine latest updates: UN says civilian death toll tops 5,000

Ukraine news from July 12: UN human rights office says 5,024 people killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began.

Al Jazeera

West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels

Supporters of a one-year extension of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest have given in to Russia's demand for a six month extension, paving the way for approval of a UN resolution on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Ukraine summons Canadian envoy over turbine return to Germany

Ukraine’s president says return of repaired turbine for Nord Stream 1 pipeline maintenance ‘absolutely unacceptable’.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin's Russian troops 'booby-trapped' beaten dog with bomb in terror bid

Russian special forces attached the explosive to a wounded dog in a heartless bid to strike terror in a Ukrainian town they left months ago

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The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt pledges defence spending hike to 3% of GDP

The Tory leadership hopeful said cuts to the Army are ‘unthinkable’ as he promised to cancel them in the face of Russian aggression.

The Independent UK

White House: Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia

The White House says it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

White House: Iran preparing to supply Russia with drones

The United States believes Iran is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred drones, including some that are weapons capable, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday.

WEKU

A new reality reverberates through Russia's music scene

Canceled concerts, lawsuits, existential turmoil. As Russia has cracked down on anti-war speech, the country's music scene reaches a particularly high pitch.

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U.N. aid to Syria from Turkey likely allowed until January, vote Tuesday

The U.N. Security Council appears set to allow U.N. deliveries of aid to some 4 million people in northwest Syria from Turkey until January, diplomats said on Monday, after days of wrangling with Russia over how long to let the huge operation continue.

The Conversation

Is Vladimir Putin the greatest Russophobe of all?

No concept is more central to Vladimir Putin’s propaganda today than “Russophobia”. Internationally and on the home front, his propagandists claim they are fighting “Russophobes”, enemies motivated by a visceral hatred of Russia’s culture and people. Last month, the Russian foreign ministry sanctioned 121 Australians (including me) for “forming the…

Evening Standard

Ukraine calls for more weapons to punish Russia for citizenship decree

Ukraine is calling on the West for new tough sanctions on Russia and to step up its supplies of heavy weaponry to punish Moscow for its citizenship decree.

The Hindu

Why the world needs peace in Ukraine

The world cannot afford the continuation of this war, and India is in a unique position to help

Daily Mirror

Russia and Belarus face 2024 Paris Olympics ban as senior IOC member issues warning

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Sir Craig Reedie has called for a decision to be made on Russia and Belarus' involvement at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Reuters

Leader of Russian-occupied Ukrainian town killed by car bomb -TASS

The Russian-appointed administrator of a small town in the Russian-occupied east of Ukraine's Kharkiv region has been killed by a car bomb presumed to be the work of Ukrainian saboteurs, the regional occupation authorities said, according to Russia's TASS news agency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

LVMH’s Sephora to Sell its Russian Subsidiary

LVMH's retail beauty brand Sephora is selling its Russian subsidiary to the local general manager of the chain, the French company said on Monday, joining a flood of Western businesses leaving the country. Sephora, which has 88 stores in Russia with 1,200 employees, will now operate under the "Ile de…

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