Ukraine tells UN nuclear watchdog IAEA it has lost all contact with facilities at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, which is now held by Russian forces.
The EU’s executive arm aims to double the bloc’s military aid to Ukraine and has proposed earmarking another 500 million euros ($550m) for this purpose, said the EU’s foreign policy chief.
Finland mulls joining NATO after Russia’s war in Ukraine aje.io/4rmqew
"The price of some goods has doubled and even tripled in some cases.”
Russia-Ukraine war poses new threat to global food security ⤵️
Which countries buy the most Russian weapons? aje.io/mrtw8w
“It’s a business calculation. On the stay side: How much revenue do they earn in Russia? Do they provide an essential service?”
- Mary Lovely, Peterson Institute for International Economics ⤵️ aje.io/jxkzkb
The UK has imposed asset freezes and travel bans on 386 members of the Russian Duma [the lower house of the Russian parliament] who voted in favour of recognising the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russian aircraft fired at Belarus from Ukrainian air space, attempting to 'involve the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war with Ukraine'.
Footage captured by journalists shows Ukrainian soldiers coordinating an operation on the front lines and battling to push back Russian forces as they inch closer to the capital, Kyiv ⤵️
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.
Israel’s military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah is under way and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas.
Hamas calls Israel’s strikes a ‘treacherous’ attack on defenceless Palestinian civilians, accusing it of trying to overturn the Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu says he acted due to stalled truce talks.
Report says at least 308 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air attacks across Gaza. The number of people killed so far included 154 in the northern part of the territory.