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 ⤵️
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.