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These are the key events on day 1,199 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here’s where things stand on Saturday, June 7: Fighting At least six people were killed in Russian missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and across the country on Friday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said three of the victims were … Read more
Who: Portugal vs SpainWhat: UEFA Nations League finalWhere: Allianz Arena, Munich, GermanyWhen: Sunday, June 8, 2025 – 3pm kickoff (13:00 GMT) How to follow our coverage: We’ll have all the build-up from 12pm (10:00 GMT) on Al Jazeera Sport. Portugal, the inaugural winners in 2019, and defending champions Spain have set up one of the … Read more
Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul for the second time in a month on June 2 to explore the possibility of a ceasefire. The talks lasted just over an hour and, once again, produced no meaningful progress. As with the May 16 negotiations, both sides claimed they had laid the groundwork for prisoner exchanges. … Read more
Colin Clarke analyses the chaos of aid distribution in Gaza and why trained professionals must lead the effort. Source link
Elon Musk resigned from his position leading the Department of Government Efficiency. What does he leave behind? Elon Musk may have resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency, but few believe he’s stepping away from power. In under a year, DOGE brought Silicon Valley-style disruption to Washington, consolidating federal data and dismantling oversight. Now, Musk … Read more
In solitary, it was almost always freezing. Prisoners would wrap themselves in sheets and extra clothes and walk back and forth just to stay warm. Some days, I could see my own breath. I suffered in silence, but some inmates would rip up their blankets, stuff them into their toilets and start flushing, flooding the … Read more
Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth” and its entire population is at risk of famine, warns the United Nations, as desperate Palestinians are shot at, starved, and forced from their homes by the Israeli forces. Calling on Israel to stop its campaign of deliberate starvation and allow food into the besieged enclave, the UN … Read more
A ceasefire proposal with Israel tabled by the administration of United States President Donald Trump is “still under discussion” by Hamas, but in its current form will only result in “the continuation of killing and famine” in Gaza, an official from the Palestinian group has said. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday … Read more
Aref Shamtan, 73, chose to erect a tent near his decimated home in northwest Syria instead of remaining in a displacement camp following the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. “I feel good here, even among the rubble,” Shamtan said, sipping tea at the tent near his field. Upon returning with his son after al-Assad … Read more
Joel Le Scouarnec tells court he committed ‘despicable act’ in another mass rape case that shocks France. A French court has sentenced a retired surgeon to 20 years in prison for raping or sexually abusing nearly 300 victims, many of them children under anaesthesia, over 25 years of his career in another case of years-long … Read more