National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby has said there will be no change in US policy to allow Ukraine to strike further into Russia. The toll from the Russian missile barrage on Ukraine yesterday jumped to at least 41 killed, almost 200 injured
Read MoreDemocratic leaders and donors on Friday tried to make sense of the devastating performance by President Joe Biden during the first televised debate of the 2024 election. From Kyiv to Berlin to Taipei, allies began to ponder the prospect of a return of bully diplomacy in the form of a second Donald Trump administration. And across the Atlantic, with less than a week until polling day, the Conservatives in the United Kingdom are heading for the worst general election result in their 190-year history.
Read MoreWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked out of court a free man Wednesday after a hours-long court appearance in which he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and some broke into Parliament and briefly set fire to the entrance on Tuesday, after lawmakers approved tax increases that critics said would drive up the cost of living for millions.
Read MoreSwedish fighter jets intercepted a Russian military aircraft after it briefly violated Sweden's airspace on Friday east of the Baltic island of Gotland
Read MoreA new drone attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant has raised the risk of a "major nuclear accident", the UN's atomic watchdog has warned. Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month
Read MoreWorld Central Kitchen says it is pausing its efforts to feed Palestinians in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli strike. NATO is drawing up plans to secure a five-year military aid package of up to $100bn, in an attempt to shield Ukraine from “winds of political change” that could usher in a second Trump presidency
Read MoreThe UN warns that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with northern Gaza facing imminent famine and the rest of the Strip at risk as well. Vladimir Putin said he is open to French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to propose a ceasefire during this summer's Paris Olympics
Read MoreUkraine observed the second year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion mostly in peace, with ordinary Ukrainians powering through the day and wondering when the end of the conflict will come. Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.
Read MoreMore death and destruction in Ukraine from Russian missile attacks. Authorities in Russia are set to implement a new law allowing them to seize money or property from those, including journalists, who have been convicted of spreading “fake news” about, or otherwise discrediting, the military. A stunning new poll came out in Israel showing PM Netanyahu and his party would be obliterated
Read MoreFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump
Read MoreA surprise cabinet shuffle in the UK that brings an unelected former PM to lead the Foreign Office. Gaza Strip’s hospitals “must be protected,” President Biden said. Turkey joins other countries in mass deportations of Afghan refugees.
Read MoreHeavy fighting near Gaza’s largest hospital has left it in a “catastrophic situation,” with patients and staff trapped inside, ambulances unable to collect the wounded and life-support systems without electricity. Three newborn babies reportedly died after the hospital went “out of service” amid intense fighting in the area. Israeli PM Netanyahu told the nation the fight must go on
Read MoreIsrael has agreed to begin four-hour “pauses” in military operations in northern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to get in and innocent civilians to safely get out. Meanwhile some 80,000 civilians were said to have fled from the northern to the southern parts of Gaza. A powerful Russian missile strikes a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier off Odesa
Read MoreDeath toll rises in Gaza as more Israeli refugees are released. The main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees in Gaza could run out of fuel as early as Wednesday. Russia continues to target civilian targets in Ukraine.
Read MoreAnother group of lorries passed into Gaza from Egypt bringing much needed aid. Israel strikes targets in Gaza and the West Bank. A private Ukrainian postal depot was struck by Russian missiles - dead and injured
Read MoreTensions high as Gazans await the opening of the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt. An important Ukrainian advance to the left side of the Dnipro River
Read MoreCanadian PM Trudeau apologises for the visit to the House of Commons of a Ukrainian man who fought with the Nazis. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit and met with President Zelensky. Taiwan launches its first domestically produced submarine.
Read MoreAn earthquake in Morocco kills hundreds. Divides over Ukraine war at the G20 summit. Ukrainian forces reported to make more advances in the south
Read MoreIn one of the deadliest attacks on a Ukrainian city, Russia fired an Iskander missile into a theatre in central Chernihiv yesterday, killing seven people - including a six year old child - and injuring at least 148. BRICS Summit host, South Africa, confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate virtually.
Read MoreUkrainian military officials on August 9 cited more than 30 frontline clashes amid counteroffensive operations in the past 24 hours, while Russia blamed Kyiv for what it said was a twin drone attack targeting Moscow that it "thwarted" with no casualties or damage to the capital.
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