A ground invasion appears under way in Gaza as mobile phone service and internet connectivity ceases. The U.N. reiterates pleas for humanitarian aid to resume and for a ceasefire to be implemented. The wives and children of active Ukrainian servicemen plead for limits to their tours of duty on the frontlines.
Read MoreDeath toll rises in Gaza as more Israeli refugees are released. The main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees in Gaza could run out of fuel as early as Wednesday. Russia continues to target civilian targets in Ukraine.
Read MoreAnother group of lorries passed into Gaza from Egypt bringing much needed aid. Israel strikes targets in Gaza and the West Bank. A private Ukrainian postal depot was struck by Russian missiles - dead and injured
Read MoreTensions high as Gazans await the opening of the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt. An important Ukrainian advance to the left side of the Dnipro River
Read MoreU.S. President Joe Biden returns home after a one day visit to Israel derailed by the destruction at a Gaza hospital claiming the lives of hundreds of civilians and prompting protests across the Middle East. Humanitarian aid access to Gaza still uncertain. Russian missiles continue to strike Ukrainian populated areas
Read MoreU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomed Defense Secretary Oleksii Reznikov to the start of the 11th Ukraine Defense Contact Group summit at the Ramstein air base in Germany
Read MoreForeign ministers from the G7 group of nations say Russia must immediately hand back control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukraine. President Zelensky calls upon western countries to up sanctions on Russia by banning their nationals from EU member states
Read MoreAs US house speaker Nancy Pelosi touches down in Taiwan, possibly triggering a retaliation from China, Ukrainians nervously look on. Odesa port at a standstill some 24 hours after the first vessel in months departed mined Black Sea waters for world markets
Read MoreThe agreement between Ukraine and Russia moved one step closer with the opening of a Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul. However, as I said on global media, that was one of the easier parts of implementation
Read MoreRussian missile and rocket strikes have caused more widespread damage in towns and cities across eastern and southern Ukraine, regional officials say. A lieutenant general in the U.S. Army says the West should do “as much as it takes, as long as it takes” to support Ukraine
Read MoreThe NATO Summit in Madrid wraps up with a much more enhanced presence in Europe as well as new pledges to support Ukraine. However Kyiv is still left without the full amount of support requested - as well as without the ability to close its skies to long-range Russian missiles
Read MoreAs G7 leaders meet in Germany pledging to continue to back Ukraine, the chances of Russian President Putin heeding their calls for restraint are highly unlikely.
Read MoreRussia's blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain is a "real war crime", says the EU. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky says it’s bid to join the bloc could bring “greater hostile activity” from Russia.
Read MoreLeaders of neighboring countries come to Kyiv to speak to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as the battle for they key port city of Mariupol intensifies
Read MoreRussian missile strikes in several regions in Ukraine - including in Lviv near the Polish border. It’s the second time in a week that Russian missiles have rained down on Lviv Oblast
Read MoreFears growing that Russia will use older and deadlier weapons a day after Ukraine president Zelensky delivers a historic speech to Congress
Read MoreIn the aftermath of a powerful strike on a maternity and children’s wing of a hospital in Mariupol, questions are being asked once again where the West will set its red lines
Read MoreAnother uncertain day in the war in Ukraine as well over half-a-dozen humanitarian corridors are activated to evacuate vulnerable civilians. Meanwhile efforts to bolster the strength of Ukrainian forces in the air appeared stalled.
Read MoreWith the war in Ukraine well past the one week mark, Kyiv is making impressive progress at defending key cities however Russian tactics are becoming increasingly deadly.
Read MoreAs the major Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers ship millions of doses overseas, often with strings attached, the head of the World Health Organization warned them again ‘geopolitical maneuvering.’
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