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In tonight's edition: South Africa plans to head up a peace mission with African nations set on mediating the war in Ukraine. Also, African and European innovators meet in Marseille to talk sustainability and the importance of re-imagining Africa's cities of the future. Finally, we celebrate African films at this…

France 24

Creating pathways for Arab youth

Optimism can be difficult to muster at a time of heightened uncertainty and global turmoil. The 2022 ASDA'A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted only a few months after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, reflected a darkening economic outlook.

Bangkok Post

Putin under pressure: the military melodrama between the Wagner group and Russia’s armed forces

As Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine continues, another rant by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of the paramilitary Wagner group, has laid bare the power struggle at the top of Russia’s military leadership.

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Ukraine and Russia face off in June at World Court over flight MH17

Ukraine and Russia will face off before the United Nations' top court on June 6, when judges will hear Ukraine's claim that Moscow violated a U.N. treaty by supporting pro-Russian separatists who were identified by a Dutch court as being responsible for the 2014 downing of flight MH17.

Reuters

Hungary blocks next tranche of EU off-budget military support for Ukraine

Hungary did not approve the disbursement of the next tranche of military support for Ukraine provided under the EU's European Peace Facility (EPF), a government spokesman's office said on Tuesday.

Reuters

How a former yakuza criminal went from a jail cell in Japan to fighting the war in Ukraine

Harusan felt he had little choice in life but to follow his father's footsteps and become a Japanese gangster. It was a path that landed him in jail for years, but now, he is ready to fight Russian invaders on the front line in Ukraine.

ABC News

Ukraine claims to have shot down multiple ‘unstoppable’ Russian missiles during barrage on Kyiv

Officials say six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were intercepted during early-morning assault. If confimed, it highlights the impact Western-supplied defence systems can make

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Putin, Zelenskyy agree to meet with 'African leaders peace mission,' says South Africa president

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts have agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of African heads of state to discuss a possible plan to end the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukrainian army revamps commercial drones to attack Russian tanks, trenches

A former IT programmer now serving as a Ukrainian soldier says a four-rotor commercial drone which sells over the counter for $300 can be modified to carry explosives that will destroy Russian tanks.

Reuters

UK's Sunak to discuss longer term security plans for Ukraine with other European leaders

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that he plans to discuss the longer-term security arrangements needed to support Ukraine when he meets other leaders at the Council of Europe Summit in Iceland.

Reuters

Russian court sentences Colombian man to 5 years in prison for 'fake news'

A Colombian man has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison for spreading "fake news" about the actions of Russian armed forces in Ukraine in a rare case of Russia applying its war censorship laws against a foreigner, independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported on Tuesday.Alberto Enrique…

Reuters

A femtech company found itself in the middle of the Ukraine invasion. Here’s how sticking by their employees massively paid off–and helped advance science for womankind

From scrambling to help their staff to contributing to research into stress and women's health, here's how one femtech company navigated the war

Fortune

Ireland fuel prices to rise within weeks as Government reverses excise duty cut

The Government cut excise duty in March 2022 as fuel prices soared due to the war in Ukraine. In February, it announced that the cuts would be restored on a phased basis between June and September.

Irish Mirror

Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of unlikely scenarios could have made it possible

On 11 May 2023 the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that South Africa had secretly exported arms to Russia in December 2022. The announcement rapidly fed into a popular narrative that South Africa was increasingly siding with Russia in relation to Moscow’s aggressive war in Ukraine.

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine Supreme Court chief detained in $2.7m graft probe

Ukraine, while at war with Russia, reels from ‘biggest-ever case’ implicating the judiciary.

Wales Online

Putin and Zelensky 'agree to meet African leaders' to discuss plan to end war

The war in Ukraine has been going on for 15 months

Reuters

Georgia to resume flights to Russia this week, drawing EU and Ukrainian criticism

Georgian Airways will resume direct flights to Russia from Saturday, the country's civil aviation authority said, drawing criticism from Ukraine and the European Union.

Reuters

Ukraine reports gains around Bakhmut, battles continue

Ukrainian troops have made gains around Bakhmut in recent days but Russian forces have advanced slightly in the eastern city itself, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Tuesday.

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Reuters

Factbox-What do we know about Kinzhal, Russia's hypersonic missile?

Russia fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday, with Ukraine saying it had shot down all six, and Russia claiming one got through air defences to destroy a U.S.-built Patriot surface-to-air anti-missile defence system.

The Independent UK

Sunak’s hope to make migration focus at European gathering dampened by host

Iceland’s foreign minister said other issues including Ukraine would be higher up on the agenda at the Council of Europe summit.

The Conversation

Zelensky's European tour has won critical support for Ukraine's counter-offensive

As the war in Ukraine intensifies, President Volodymyr Zelensky has concluded a series of successful visits to Rome, Berlin, Paris and London to shore up support from key allies.

The Week

What is the Wagner Group? The mercenaries offering ‘muscle to dictators’

The head of the shadowy Wagner Group of mercenary fighters allegedly offered to reveal Russian military positions to Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv withdrawing its troops from the city of Bakhmut.

Reuters

EU gets more cautious on hitting third countries over Russia sanctions

The EU's latest draft of new sanctions against Russia would make it more difficult than originally proposed to cut trade with third countries over busting existing restrictions, a document showed, after Berlin warned against targeting China.

Radio France Internationale

Council of Europe leaders gather to show united face against Russia

A year after kicking Russia out of the Council of Europe (CoE), the leaders of the 46-nation pan-continental rights body gather Tuesday in Iceland to show a united face against Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy’s Europe tour was a success, but west’s latest gifts may not be enough

Western weapons give Ukraine best hope against Russia, as highlighted by response to overnight attack on Kyiv

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