Russia’s UN envoy announces a new ceasefire as the UN says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
Russia warns it might stop the flow of gas through pipelines from Russia to Germany in response to Berlin’s decision to halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline opening.
The UK will ‘move away from dependence on Russian oil’ throughout this year, says British PM Boris Johnson aje.io/cnszt5
Mariupol residents in southeastern Ukraine are waiting for news of evacuation efforts as they struggle to survive in a city where bodies have been left uncollected on the streets — in pictures aje.io/9fz2ja
Coca-Cola and Pepsi suspend their sales in Russia.
US President Joe Biden announces a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, acknowledging the move would drive up US energy prices.
US rejects Poland’s offer to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, saying the proposal raised 'serious concerns' for the entire NATO alliance aje.io/ppq3k9
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Israel claimed responsibility for killing five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, in a strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, bringing the total journalists killed to 237 since the war began.
Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Moamen Aliwa, and their assistant Muhammed Nofal were also killed in an Israeli attack on the media tent outside Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital.
Five more Palestinians have died from starvation in Gaza, due to Israel’s restrictions on aid, bringing the total to 217 since the war began, including 100 children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
US President Trump has urged all Tehran residents to flee, saying Iran can't have a nuclear weapon, while Israeli PM Netanyahu said killing Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would "end the conflict", not escalate it.
An Israeli projectile hit a checkpoint in the city of Kashan in the central province of Isfahan this morning, killing at least three people and wounding four others, reports Iran's Mehr news agency.
From boasting about torturing Palestinian detainees to cheering as they bomb Gaza, Israeli soldiers have shared videos that are being used as evidence of war crimes.
Al Jazeera’s @AJIunit documentary GAZA exposes these atrocities.
Israeli soldiers have frequently expressed genocidal intent, often making statements on camera about plans to destroy all of Gaza or its places of worship.
Israeli soldiers have posted social media videos of themselves showcasing their activities in Gaza, using real names and often showing when and where the incidents took place.
@AJIunit identified some soldiers and gathered evidence of their actions.
Israel orders more forced expulsions from southern Gaza City, while the UN estimates 280,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18.
Israeli fighter jets have bombed and destroyed a water desalination plant in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City in the north, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground.
An Israeli court extends Dr. Hussam Abu Safia's detention for six months, citing a “security threat,” despite legal teams arguing he was just doing his job as director and paediatrician of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital.