More than half a million people are without power in occupied-Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after a storm in the Black Sea region flooded roads, ripped up trees and took down power lines, according to Russian state media and Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy. More than 2,000 towns and villages were without electricity on Sunday night and … Read moreAt least three killed as storm hits Russia, Ukraine’s Black Sea coast
Polish truckers and farmers have started a blockade of one of the busiest border crossings with Ukraine, expanding a protest against what they say is unfair competition from Ukraine and demanding more government support. The Polish truckers and farmers began an around-the-clock blockade of the southeastern Medyka crossing on Monday. Medyka is the fourth border … Read moreLorries line up at Poland-Ukraine border as truckers expand blockade
A major rescue operation is under way after a cargo ship carrying 14 crew members and a load of salt, sank off the coast of Lesbos island in Greece as high-speed winds tilted the vessel causing it to take on water. The Comoros-flagged ship Raptor, which was travelling from Dekheila, Egypt to Istanbul, sank 4.5 … Read moreRescue operation under way after cargo ship sinks off Greece coast
Central London was packed with tens of thousands of people who turned out to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The National March for Palestine on Saturday took place on the second day of a truce between Israel and Hamas, which has seen the release of hostages held by the Palestinian group since October 7 … Read moreLondon pro-Palestinian protestors demand permanent Israel-Gaza ceasefire
The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has resigned amid accusations she turned a blind eye to allegations of sexual assault at a church she pastored in the 1990s. Annette Kurschus, a senior theologian who led Germany’s largest Protestant federation, said on Monday that she had no knowledge of the alleged abuse at the … Read moreGermany’s Protestant leader quits but denies ignoring sex abuse allegations
The European Union and the United States have framed their defence of Ukraine as a principled stance against an aggressor and a war criminal, Russia. But Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza is undermining their moral high ground and weakening criminal prosecutions against Russia, international relations and law experts say. “When attacks on public … Read moreRussian diplomacy leverages Israel-Hamas war for moral high ground
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has demanded rapid changes in the operations of Ukraine’s military medical system, announcing the dismissal of the commander of the medical forces. Zelenskyy’s move was announced on Sunday as he met Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, and coincided with a debate over the conduct of the 20-month-old war against Russia, with questions … Read moreZelenskyy sacks Ukraine’s military medical chief, urges reform of system
Much of the British political establishment’s stance on Palestine, including that of the Labour Party, is and has always been morally corrupt. More than a century ago, in 1917, the United Kingdom paved the way for the ethnic cleansing and oppression of the Palestinian people with the Balfour Declaration, which promised British patronage of a Jewish homeland in … Read moreUK Labour’s failure to call for a Gaza ceasefire is not surprising
The unexpected return of former United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron to British politics during Israel’s war in Gaza and pro-Palestinian protests in Britain has sparked questions over the implications for the UK’s policies towards the Middle East. Cameron, now foreign secretary, has previously called the Gaza Strip “a prison camp” and advocated for a … Read moreWhat does David Cameron’s return to UK politics mean for the Middle East?
A British man who joined ISIL (ISIS) in Syria has been jailed for “terrorism” offences. Aine Davis, 39, was sentenced on Monday to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to firearms possession and fundraising for “terrorism”, London’s Metropolitan Police said. “Davis arranged for a large sum of money to be smuggled from the UK … Read moreUK sentences ISIL member to eight years in prison