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Zelensky, Europe Rights Body Sign Accord for Ukraine War Tribunal

This is Beirut, 25/06 23:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday signed an accord with pan-European rights body the Council of Europe for establishing a special tribunal to try top officials responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The court would prosecute the "crime of aggression" in the invasion, which Russia launched in February 2022, and could, in ...

Trump Rattles NATO Allies as He Descends on Summit

This is Beirut, 24/06 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump swept into NATO's Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defence spending will keep the mercurial leader of the military superpower committed to protecting them. Trump joined leaders from NATO's 31 other members to kick off the two-day gathering with a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander in ...

NATO Summit Seeks to Keep Trump Happy and Alliance United

This is Beirut, 24/06 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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  NATO leaders will seek to lock in US President Donald Trump's commitment to their alliance with a summit pledge to boost defence spending, as they gather Tuesday in The Hague with global attention focused on Iran. The overriding focus of the gathering, which kicks off with dinner hosted by the Dutch king, has been on keeping Trump ...

Russian Drone Attacks Kill three in Northeast Ukraine

This is Beirut, 24/06 08:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian drone attacks killed three people near the northeastern city of Sumy, including a five-year-old child, local authorities said on Tuesday. It came a day after Ukraine said Russia carried out dozens of drone and missile strikes on its territory, killing 10 people in the capital Kyiv. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have ...

Ukraine's Zelensky Meets King Charles

This is Beirut, 23/06 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday had lunch with King Charles III at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said, after he arrived in London ahead of a NATO summit in The Hague. Zelensky, who is seeking to shore up support for his country more than three years after Russia invaded, "visited the King this afternoon and remained for ...

Putin says NATO Rearmament Not a 'Threat' to Russia

This is Beirut, 19/06 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that NATO's push to ramp up defense spending was not a "threat" to Russia, days before the alliance was set to sign-off on a plan to boost its military capacity across Europe. In a late-night press conference, the Russian leader also said his troops would not stop pushing forward in Ukraine and ...

Russian Strikes kill 14 in 'Horrific' Attack on Kyiv

This is Beirut, 17/06 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian strikes killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens in Kyiv in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday called "one of the most horrific attacks" on the capital. Zelensky said "an entire section of an apartment block" was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors. AFP ...

G7 Confronts Israel-Iran Crisis as Trump Dominates Summit

This is Beirut, 16/06 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. The three-day gathering in the mountain town of Kananaskis marks the return to the international diplomatic calendar for ...

Zelensky Hopes to Press Trump on Russia Sanctions at G7

This is Beirut, 12/06 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he hoped to press his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to step up sanctions on Russia on the sidelines of the upcoming G7 summit. Trump has spooked Europe and Kyiv by pushing a rapprochement with Moscow, a dramatic reversal after three years of Washington seeking to isolate Russian President ...

Russia Pummels Kyiv in Deadly Attack after Putin Retaliation Vow

This is Beirut, 06/06 12:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Moscow launched dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least three people in Kyiv, after President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for an audacious Ukrainian attack on Russian airbases. AFP journalists heard air raid sirens and explosions ring out in Kyiv throughout the night as Ukrainian air defence ...

Spider’s Web: Drones and AI Transforming the Ukrainian Conflict

Mario Chartouni, 05/06 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine’s covert “Spider’s Web” operation, launched last Sunday, marks a significant shift in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Using advanced kamikaze drones, Kyiv struck four Russian air bases located thousands of kilometers behind enemy lines, reportedly destroying over 40 military aircraft and causing an estimated $7 billion in damage. In an ...

Zelensky Slams Russia After Three Generations Killed in Drone Strike

This is Beirut, 05/06 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Russian drone slammed into a residential house in central Ukraine overnight Thursday, killing three members of one family, including a one-year-old baby, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He accused Moscow of trying to "buy time for itself to continue killing" and called for the West to put "maximum sanctions" and ...

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