Israel's ongoing war on besieged Gaza — now in its 45th day — has killed over 13,000 Palestinians, including 5,500 children, and wounded 29,000 as UN chief expresses deep concern over Israeli attacks on UN schools

Follow our live coverage 👇 Why does the Houthi's seizure of an Israeli ship in Yemen mark a significant development? Mohammad Al-Kassim explains from occupied East Jerusalem

G7 foreign ministers "strongly condemned" North Korean arms transfers to Russia, Japan says following talks in Tokyo Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev says "destructive" policies of US and its allies are increasing risk that nuclear, chemical or biological weapons would be used

Russia, responding to US' apparent overture, says West must recognise Moscow's declared annexation in September of "new territories" from Ukraine before any talks with President Putin, as fighting enters its 283rd day

Follow our live coverage:👇 G7 or Group of Seven nations and Australia join EU in setting $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil — a bid to limit Moscow's ability to sustain its offensive in Ukraine

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani in Rome, discussing developments in Ukraine and Libya, economic and defence industry cooperation Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu in Rome on Ukraine war:

- Türkiye rejects Ukraine war from beginning
- We don't accept annexation & consider it illegal
- We could have clearer picture about negotiations by spring, we’ll continue our efforts

#FIFAWorldCup Here are today's four fixtures:

#KOR vs #POR (1500 GMT)
#GHA vs #URU (1500 GMT)
#SRB vs #SUI (1900 GMT)
#CMR vs#BRA (1900 GMT)

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#KOR 2 - 1 #POR

Goalscorers:
KOR: Young-gwon, Hee-chan
POR: Horta

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Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun speaking at Stratcom '22:

- Türkiye became a stabilizing force under leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- As a a global player, Türkiye demonstrates an active foreign policy as a stabilizing force in region Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun on Ukraine-Russia:

- Grain deal reached through our mediation efforts has been a vital step in contributing to the solution of the global food crisis
- Türkiye has become central to global peace and stability

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could be forced to quit over claims he covered up a large cash theft from his lucrative game farm Here's a closer look at Cyril Ramaphosa, who became one of South Africa's billionaire businessmen and then its most powerful politician

Leaders of US and France present united front to hold Russia to account, and EU reaches tentative deal on oil price cap aimed at starving Moscow of resources as fighting in Ukraine enters its 282nd day

Follow our live coverage:👇 Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposes regulations on religious organisations affiliated with Russia

US President Joe Biden and visiting French leader Emmanuel Macron declare that they would not let up on support for Ukraine's war against Russia and pledge to hold Moscow responsible for war crimes US President Biden and French President Macron vow together to coordinate on "challenge" of China and jointly call for stability on Taiwan Strait

Türkiye warns allied countries not to support PKK/KCK/YPG terror group for any reason, including under pretext of fighting Daesh/ISIS, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar says Türkiye issues warnings to allied countries to keep terrorists away from their areas and cut off all ties with terror groups as soon as possible – Defence Minister Akar

#FIFAWorldCup Here are today's four fixtures:

#HRV vs #BEL (1500 GMT)
#CAN vs #MAR (1500 GMT)
#JPN vs #ESP (1900 GMT)
#CRC vs #GER (1900 GMT)

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#CRO 0 - 0 #BEL

#Qatar2022

Ukraine underscores its biggest needs now are electrical gear and more advanced air-defence systems than it has so far received from Western allies to fend off Russian offensive — now in its 281st day

Follow our live coverage: 👇 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs US Patriot missile defence systems to protect its civilian infrastructure, which has been under heavy attack by Russia

US President Joe Biden will hold bilateral talks with Israeli officials in Jerusalem, where two allies are expected to declare "united stand" on Iran Let's take a look at how US administration's position on Israel-Palestine conflict has changed over years:

Sri Lankans wait for resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he fled to the Maldives to escape popular uprising against economic crisis blamed on his government's mismanagement Sri Lanka's anti-government protesters, who forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from his official residence at weekend, announce that they will vacate key buildings they have overrun – AFP

Russia and Ukraine make enough progress in grain talks in Istanbul while heavy shelling continues on day 141 of conflict, with reports of Russian forces entering Siversk city

Follow our live coverage:👇 Water supplies will resume this month in Russian-held Ukrainian city of Mariupol, TASS cites Russian-designated mayor, Konstantin Ivaschenko, as saying

In UK, MPs from ruling Conservative Party will start voting to find Boris Johnson's replacement as prime minister and party leader Who could take over as UK prime minister? TRT World's Sarah Morice reports

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country, hours before he was due to step down. Government source and person close to Rajapaksa say he was in Male, capital of the Maldives Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees – PM's office

President Joe Biden departs for Israel, where he hopes to use his Mideast trip to deepen Israel's integration in the region and work to make progress on more normal ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia – White House US President Joe Biden arrives in Israel to kick off high-stakes trip to Middle East dominated by efforts to persuade Gulf allies to pump more oil and bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. Our correspondent Mustafa Fatih Yavuz has more

Ukraine says it "struck" Russian targets in southern region while Kiev and Moscow prepare to hold talks in Türkiye over stalled grain deliveries as fighting rages on its 140th day

Follow our live coverage:👇 Ukraine says it's bracing itself for massive new Russian offensive in east where Moscow is determined to take control of country's industrial heartland, Donbass

#BREAKING: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies out of country – AFP citing officials UPDATE: Plane carrying President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka amid economic crisis and protests, arrives in Maldives – AFP citing official

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa makes no public comment since fleeing his residence in Colombo. He is set to resign on Wednesday Sri Lanka's main opposition party will nominate its leader, Sajith Premadasa, as country's next president when elections are held in parliament on July 20, party official tells Reuters