UN Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire planon 11/06/24 The United Nations Security Council on Monday (10 June) backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urged the Palestinian militants to accept the deal aimed at ending the eight-month-long war.
Poland, US launch group against Russian disinformation on Ukraineon 11/06/24 The United States and Poland on Monday (10 June) launched a multinational group based in Warsaw to counter Russian disinformation on the war in neighbouring Ukraine, the US State Department said.
Hungarian president to skip ‘Bucharest Nine’ summiton 11/06/24 Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok will not attend the summit of the Bucharest Nine, a group of European countries on the eastern edge of NATO in Riga on Tuesday (11 June), Latvian president's office said.
US steps up pressure for Gaza ceasefireon 10/06/24 The United States stepped up pressure Monday (10 June) for a Gaza ceasefire with a call for a UN Security Council vote on a truce as it redeployed Washington's top diplomat to the region scarred by eight months of war.
Switzerland expects around 90 countries, organisations at Ukraine peace summiton 10/06/24 Around 90 countries and organisations have registered to take part in the Ukraine Peace Summit hosted by Switzerland next weekend, the Swiss government confirmed on Monday (10 June). Switzerland is hosting the conference at the request of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr...
Russia appears to make headway in key Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yaron 10/06/24 Russian forces appear to be making headway towards their longstanding goal of capturing the strategic Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, according to reports on Sunday (10 June) from both sides of the more than two-year-old conflict.
How the EU top job horse-trading will game out this weekon 10/06/24 With votes cast in the European elections, EU leaders are expected to start already on Monday (10 June) with informal deliberations on how to distribute the four European top jobs. Here's a run-down of what to expect over the next week.