Here in Eastern Europe, it’s the day after of the last day of voting in the U.S. elections - and perhaps nowhere else are the results being watched as anxiously as in Ukraine. Thousands of people in Tel Aviv took to the streets late Tuesday after the beleaguered Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, fired the hugely popular defense minister Yoav Gallant
Read MoreThe beleaguered UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Russia on Wednesday to attend the BRICS summit, where he’s expected to meet with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Justice Department warned Elon Musk that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law.
Read MoreStray dogs are eating the dead in the streets of northern Gaza, an emergency services chief says. UK investigating the origins of a package that caught fire at a DHL depot in Birmingham, amid heightened fears that Russian agents are intent on causing “mayhem” on Britain’s streets.
Read MoreA US-made munition was used in a strike on central Beirut that killed 22 people and wounded 117. Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic
Read MorePowerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon. Meanwhile, the UN says Lebanon is facing a “terrible” refugee crisis, with people “left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes.”
Read MoreFrench protesters rage at ‘stolen election’ as Macron picks conservative Europhile for PM. Iran recently transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war against Ukraine
Read MoreThe widely-respected foreign minister of Ukraine has been shuffled out of his position. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named Europhile and centre-right politician Michel Barnier as the country's new prime minister
Read MoreUK suspend a series of arms shipments to Israel against the background of the war in Gaza and the fear of widespread harm to civilians and a violation of international law
Read MoreThe head of Israel's biggest labour union called for a general strike on Monday to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to bring back Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, as thousands of protesters took to the streets. Kharkiv, Ukraine gets pounded by more Russian missiles - dozens of victims
Read MoreFour prison employees have been killed after prisoners staged a revolt in a Russian penal colony and took several hostages. The U.S. imposed sweeping sanctions on hundreds of firms in Russia and across the globe - accusing them of providing products and services that enable Russia’s war effort and aiding its ability to evade sanctions
Read MoreIndian PM Narendra Modi urged diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, pledging India's support and saying that no conflict can be solved on a battlefield. The German government has come under increasing pressure at home to roll back its support for Ukraine and push harder for negotiations to try to end its war with Russia
Read MoreThe Olympics get underway in Paris with an unprecedented outdoor ceremony but marred by an arson attack on the French high-speed rail system and athletes complaining of lousy food
Read MoreVice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, behind full throttled attack on Donald Trump.
Read MorePoland is considering a Ukrainian proposal to intercept Russian rockets that are on course to hit cities in Ukraine or enter Polish territory, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 90 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a designated humanitarian area
Read MoreNational 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 MoreDemocrats’ panic over Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance is turning to anger at the president’s family and close circle of advisers for concealing his condition and their unwillingness to countenance his exit from the White House race. French voters are waiting to see the full line-up for the second round of parliamentary elections, as scores of candidates stood aside in order to help defeat the far-right National Rally (RN)
Read MoreThe far right makes big gains in the French parliamentary election first round, according to exit polls. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday presented a new alliance with Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other partners and become the biggest hard right-wing group in the European Parliament
Read MoreJoe Biden gave a stumbling performance in a 90-minute showdown with Donald Trump - the first televised debate of the 2024 presidential election campaign. Biden ended the night with the Democratic Party in crisis with serious conversations taking place behind the scenes among senior figures over whether his candidacy is now suitable.
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 MoreWikileaks founder Julian Assange has left the UK after agreeing a US plea deal that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges and go free. Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance faces an uphill battle convincing voters that its opponents would crash the economy after fresh polling suggested that the far-right Rassemblement National was more trusted on the issue
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