World Central Kitchen says it is pausing its efforts to feed Palestinians in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli strike. NATO is drawing up plans to secure a five-year military aid package of up to $100bn, in an attempt to shield Ukraine from “winds of political change” that could usher in a second Trump presidency
Read MoreVoters in important U.S. states showed that Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House May be tougher than he expects. Israel forces appear firmly entrenched in northern Gaza as calls for a pause intensify
Read MoreTwo American hostages released from Gaza back to Israel. As the situation in Gaza reaches catastrophic conditions, lorries await at Egypt’s border with Gaza with humanitarian aid. Italian PM dumps her TV star partner
Read MoreSouth Africa’s president calls a fire which claimed the lives of dozens of homeless people in Johannesburg “a wake-up call” but without offering solutions. The coup in Gabon seemed well organized and the UN Secretary General approaches Russia with a new offer to reopen the Black Sea grain deal
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Johannesburg for a state visit and for the BRICS Summit. Air space around Moscow was closed once again due to the presence of Ukrainian drones
Read MoreFollowing what’s been described as the heaviest Russian missile attack on Ukraine in 2023, most regions of the country were back online Bu yesterday evening. Power was also restored to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Read MoreThe energy grid in Ukraine stabilizes but millions still subject to blackouts. Ukraine mulls a peace summit in the New Year
Read MoreTrilateral talks Thursday in Lviv between Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations ended with no major takeaways - amid fears that the situation at the Russian occupied nuclear power plant near Zaporyzhzhia is spiraling out of control. Kharkiv comes under heavy Russian missile attack
Read MoreUkraine was behind three explosions that rocked the Russian-annexed province of Crimea this past week,including an explosion at a Russian air base in Crimea's west coast that wrecked several airplanes, according to a Ukrainian government report circulated internally and shared with CNN by a Ukrainian official
Read MoreThe UN Secretary General will meet with the presidents of Turkey and Ukraine in Lviv on Thursday. Fresh blasts have rocked Russian-occupied Crimea, raising speculation pro-Ukrainian entities are activists in the illegally-annexed peninsula.
Read MoreUkrainian experts at a media briefing today painted the most dire scenarios of what could happen if Russian forces are allowed to operate with abandon at the nuclear power plant near Zaporyzhzhia
Read MoreCentral Kyiv was struck yesterday with Russian missiles just as the UN Secretary General wrapped up his meeting with the Ukrainian president. In Washington, President Biden announced a request for $33bn in new funding for Ukraine and a plan to funnel money from the sale of ill-gotten Russian wealth to Kyiv
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