Ukraine and Russia have not confirmed the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.
BBC News – World Residents in Oleshky have been enduring a worsening humanitarian crisis due to the lack of food, electricity and other resources The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured. Police said a gunman had opened fire in Trappes, in the Yvelines, and neighbouring La Verriere. The gunman was lat…
BBC News – World Residents in Oleshky have been enduring a worsening humanitarian crisis due to the lack of food, electricity and other resources The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured. Police said a gunman had opened fire in Trappes, in the Yvelines, and neighbouring La Verriere. The gunman was lat…
First lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, the White House announced on Friday.
The agreement, due to take effect on 29 October, is intended to allow humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations in a city where residents have endured years of Russian occupation, severe food shortages and dangerous attempts to escape.
No confirmation from Russia or Ukraine as White House says 'localised' ceasefire to take effect in Oleshky.
NYTimes – World The International Criminal Court has been awarded the European Union's Sakharov Prize, the bloc's top human rights award. The announcement comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court, and the win is framed by several reports as EU support for the ICC amid US pressure.
Sky News – World Two Israeli soldiers were killed and five people wounded in a Friday morning attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military, which said soldiers shot and killed two suspected gunmen. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a full closure of the West Bank ahead of Israel's parliamentary election next week.
A shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan happened during a funeral, according to local authorities. Two unidentified men opened fire on the procession.
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