Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 656 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 656 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 656th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, December 11, 2023. Fighting One civilian was killed and another wounded after Russian forces dropped an explosive from a drone on the town of Beryslav in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson….

Israel cannot carry out ‘collective punishment’ of people in Gaza: Lavrov | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel cannot carry out ‘collective punishment’ of people in Gaza: Lavrov | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Speaking at the Doha Forum, the Russian foreign minister calls for international monitoring of the situation in Gaza. The Russian foreign minister says it is unacceptable that Israel is using Hamas’s October 7 offensive as justification for a collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza and has called for international monitoring…

Should Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hold elections amid Russia war? No, say voters | Russia-Ukraine war

Should Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hold elections amid Russia war? No, say voters | Russia-Ukraine war

Should Ukraine hold a presidential election next March, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s term ends? Ukrainian society has answered with a resounding “no”. Since February 2022, Ukraine has faced a full-scale Russian invasion that has seen its eastern territories occupied. That conflict triggered Ukraine’s martial law, which temporarily suspends elections. But while…

Russians, Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ at 2024 Paris Olympics: IOC | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russians, Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ at 2024 Paris Olympics: IOC | Russia-Ukraine war News

The athletes had initially been banned from competing internationally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the games next year as neutrals. Russian and Belarusian athletes who qualify in their sport for the…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 653 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 653 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 653rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, December 8, 2023. Fighting Russia launched a swarm of Iranian-designed attack drones, damaging port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and killing one civilian. The Ukrainian air force said it destroyed 15…

Iran’s Raisi says ‘genocide’ under way in Gaza as he meets Russia’s Putin | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran’s Raisi says ‘genocide’ under way in Gaza as he meets Russia’s Putin | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Putin hosts Raisi as part of a blitz round of Middle East diplomacy after visits to the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has condemned Israel’s assault on Gaza as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks in Moscow. Putin hosted Raisi on Thursday as part of…

Student shoots classmate dead in Russian school before killing herself | Crime News

Student shoots classmate dead in Russian school before killing herself | Crime News

Investigators say 14-year-old also wounded five children using a pump-action shotgun as interior ministry probes motive. A 14-year-old girl shot a fellow pupil dead and wounded five other children before killing herself at a school in the Russian city of Bryansk, officials said. Investigators on Thursday said they were working to establish the…

Russia set to hold presidential election in March 2024 | Elections News

Russia set to hold presidential election in March 2024 | Elections News

Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run again after constitutional reforms he orchestrated in 2020 to help extend his term. Russia’s upper house of parliament has voted to set the date for the country’s next presidential election for March 17, 2024, potentially moving President Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth…

Republicans block Ukraine funding over US-Mexico border despite Biden pleas | Russia-Ukraine war News

Republicans block Ukraine funding over US-Mexico border despite Biden pleas | Russia-Ukraine war News

Republican senators in the United States have blocked $106bn in new funding for Ukraine and Israel, rejecting appeals from President Joe Biden amid anger over the exclusion of immigration reforms they had demanded as part of the package. Biden had earlier warned of dire consequences for Kyiv – and a…