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Belarus
Belarus Pardons 30 Prisoners Sentenced for Protests
Moscow-ally Lukashenko crushed mass pro-democracy protests after an election on Aug. 9, 2020, in which the government was widely condemned for having allegedly falsified results.
Aug. 17, 2024
War in Ukraine
Italy Defends Media Independence After Moscow Envoy Summoned
The ambassador defended the media independence of the news crew in response to Moscow's accusation that they entered the border illegally to cover Ukraine's Kursk incursion.
Aug. 17, 2024
Russia Blacklists More Navalny Allies, Six Months After His Death
Russia’s authorities often apply those labels to dissidents and those who have campaigned against the Kremlin or its invasion of Ukraine.
Aug. 16, 2024
Sergei Shoigu
Kursk Incursion – Russian Blame Game Begins, Heads May Roll
Rumors have begun to circulate on Russian media that criminal cases are being prepared against the generals who failed to prevent Ukraine’s Aug. 6 incursion into the Kursk region.
Aug. 16, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: August 16, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 16, 2024
Top News
Pro-Ukraine Freedom of Russia Legion Appeals to Russian Troops to Defect, Surrender
The pro-Ukrainian volunteer battalion that took part in previous border raids on Russian border communities called on Russian troops to switch sides or surrender.
Aug. 16, 2024
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Disarming Belarus: Lukashenko Attempts to Keep Power by Weapons Transfers to Russia
Ukraine’s offensive in the Kursk region poses difficult geopolitical challenges for the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, which require asymmetric responses.
Aug. 16, 2024
War in Ukraine
Renewed Fears of Water Supply Sabotage in Germany
Germany – a key ally of Kyiv – has been on high alert for sabotage and attacks on military facilities in the country in the wake of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Aug. 16, 2024
Israel
Gaza Ceasefire Talks Start in Qatar as War Toll Tops 40,000 Dead
Talks opened in Qatar’s capital amid a wider international diplomatic bid to ease tensions that have spiked since the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Aug. 16, 2024
War in Ukraine
US Approves $5 Bn Patriot Missile Sale to Germany
Germany has donated several Patriot systems to Ukraine, which has faced repeated Russian missile barrages and drone attacks targeting its infrastructure, leaving it in need of additional air defenses.
Aug. 16, 2024
Top News
Ukraine’s ‘Counter’ Invasion – What to Know
The world was shocked and amazed when thousands of Ukrainian troops stormed into Russia on Aug. 6. Having trouble keeping up with all the news? Here’s what to know.
Aug. 15, 2024
Top News
Zelensky Confirms Capture of Sudzha in Kursk Region
The Ukrainian president said the country has captured the entire town of Sudzha, which houses a gas metering station that controls the last route of Russian gas transit to Europe through Ukraine.
Aug. 15, 2024
War in Ukraine
UN Says Has Asked Moscow For Access to Under-Fire Border Areas
The Ukrainian army entered the Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II and forcing thousands to flee.
Aug. 15, 2024
Kremlin
Relatives Hit by Wall of Silence in Search for Russian Conscripts Missing in Kursk
In the absence of any official mechanism for locating their kids, Russian parents are inundating non-governmental humanitarian and human rights groups for help tracking them down.
Aug. 15, 2024
Ukraine
Tuareg Rebels in Mali Reject Ukraine Assistance Claims
The rebel group that claimed responsibility for July’s clashes with Wagner mercenaries and Malian government forces said it did not receive any assistance from foreign countries, including Ukraine.
Aug. 15, 2024
Russia
Poland Presses Spy Charges Against Prisoner Released in Russia Swap
In the biggest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, Warsaw freed a Russian-Spanish national suspected of spying for Moscow while posing as a freelance journalist who covered the war in Ukraine.
Aug. 15, 2024
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