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Ukraine, Russia respond to Trump’s new ceasefire deadline as strikes continue
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump on Monday sought to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to secure an end to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, announcing that he [Read More…]
Trump sets Putin new Ukraine ceasefire deadline, says he’s ‘disappointed’ in Moscow
Andriy Zhyhaylo/Oboz.ua/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — During his visit to the U.K. on Monday, President Donald Trump expressed further frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s continued long-range attacks on Ukraine. [Read More…]
NATO aircraft scrambled during major Russian drone, missile strike on Ukraine
Andriy Zhyhaylo/Oboz.ua/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Polish and allied NATO aircraft were scrambled in response to a large Russian drone and missile attack launched into Ukraine on Sunday night, the Polish military’s [Read More…]
IDF says it will conduct aid airdrops in Gaza as hunger crisis deepens
Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images The Israel Defense Forces announced changes Saturday in humanitarian aid procedures in Gaza amid ongoing international pressure as the malnutrition crisis worsens. The IDF said in a statement that it [Read More…]
USAID analysis finds no evidence of widespread aid diversion by Hamas in Gaza
Amir Levy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An analysis compiled by USAID officials examining more than 150 reported incidents involving the theft or loss of U.S.-funded humanitarian aid in the war-torn Gaza Strip says it failed to [Read More…]
France to recognize the state of Palestine, Macron says
Christian Mang/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — France will officially recognize the state of Palestine, “true to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East,” French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. [Read More…]
‘They’re losing hope’: What doctors, aid workers are seeing in Gaza amid hunger crisis
Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA) — Doctors and aid workers inside Gaza are reporting grim and heartbreaking details of widespread malnutrition, particularly in children, as the hunger crisis reportedly continues to worsen amid the [Read More…]
Iran to hold nuclear talks with Europeans as Trump threatens renewed strikes
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images (LONDON) — Iranian and European delegations are expected to gather in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday for fresh talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, with European nations warning that a failure of negotiations may [Read More…]
US negotiators leaving Qatar after Hamas response to ceasefire proposal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel) — The U.S. is bringing home its team from Doha, Qatar, “after the latest response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in [Read More…]
US Osprey makes emergency landing in Japan, officials say
Dennis Taylor/USAF/Getty Images (TOKYO) – -A U.S. CV-22 Osprey made what Japanese officials called an emergency landing Thursday at Hanamaki Airport in northeastern Japan, about 300 miles north of Tokyo. Airport officials say the tilt-rotor [Read More…]
Israel reviewing Hamas response to ceasefire proposal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel) — Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal is “currently being reviewed” by Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Thursday. Hamas announced Wednesday night it [Read More…]
48 killed in Russian passenger plane crash, official says
Russia Ministry of Emergency Situations/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and MOSCOW) — A passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed on Thursday morning in Russia’s far eastern Amur region with no survivors, according to the local [Read More…]
Zelenskyy urges ‘national unity’ amid Ukraine anti-corruption protests
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday urged national unity as demonstrators took to the streets of more than a dozen cities nationwide to protest a controversial bill that critics said [Read More…]
Zelenskyy faces major anti-corruption protests as Ukraine prepares for Russia talks
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing protests across the country after signing a controversial bill on Tuesday that critics say will neuter the independence of two prominent anti-corruption bodies. As [Read More…]
July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, scientists say
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tuesday, July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, as Earth completes a full rotation in less time than usual. The planet on Tuesday will experience a [Read More…]
28 countries sign statement calling for end of war in Gaza
Photo by Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Three more countries have joined the original 25 nations that released a joint statement this week calling for the immediate end of the war in Gaza and accusing [Read More…]
15 dead, including 4 children, of malnutrition in the Gaza over the past 24 hours, Hamas-run ministry says
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — Hospitals in the Gaza Strip have recorded the deaths of 15 people, including four children, due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Hamas-run Ministry [Read More…]
WHO staff residence in Gaza attacked by IDF, WHO says
Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The World Health Organization’s staff residence in Deir al Balah, Gaza, was attacked three times by the Israel Defense Forces, WHO officials said in a statement. The Israeli [Read More…]
Ukraine-Russia talks set for Wednesday in Turkey, Zelenskyy confirms
Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams will again meet in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed, for the first such meeting since President Donald [Read More…]
25 countries sign statement calling for end of war in Gaza
Photo by Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Twenty-five countries have released a joint statement calling for the immediate end of the war in Gaza and accusing Israel of not allowing sufficient aid in, demanding it [Read More…]