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UN Security Council Votes For US-drafted Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

The resolution -- passed with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining -- "welcomes" the truce and hostage release proposal announced on May 31 by President Joe Biden, and urges "parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition." The resolution says Israel has accepted the truce plan,…

International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024

The 'Duped' Sri Lankans Fighting In Russia's Ukraine War

When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.

International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 837

As the war enters is 837th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2024

UN security council endorses US-backed hostages-for-ceasefire Gaza deal

Only Russia abstains in vote on plan calling for hostage and prisoner swap in six-week ceasefire leading to wider deal

The Guardian - US · Jun 10, 2024

Russia suspected of being behind a recent failed arson attack in Prague, Czech prime minister says

Prime Minister Petr Fiala says Czech authorities suspect that Russia might have been behind last week’s attempt to set buses of Prague’s public transport on fire

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024

Security, morality and Keir Starmer’s policy on nuclear weapons

Letters: Prof Nick Megoran on the horror of Hiroshima, Andrew Aikman on Russia’s need for buffer states, Norman Rimmell on fears of a nuclear accident, and Alex Hamilton on the deterrent power of the atomic bomb. Plus a letter from Ted Schrecker

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Reform candidate says UK should have ‘taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality’ instead of fighting Nazis

He also praised Russian president Vladimir Putin and described Winston Churchill as ‘abysmal’

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024

‘I did not want to disappear in silence’: Chechen woman livestreamed attempted abduction by her family

Liya Zaurbekova is just one of a cohort of Chechen women who have tried to escape a deeply sexist and oppressive life

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Russia Reports Battlefield Gains Ahead Of Ukraine Summit

Russia on Monday claimed the capture of another village in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a string of gains ahead of a major Ukraine summit in Switzerland.

International Business Times · Jun 10, 2024

Armenian protests demand PM’s head over concessions to Azerbaijan

Mass protests against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan have rocked Yerevan.

Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2024