All tools – including "units" from the West in place in Ukraine – are being sought to pressure Russia into peace, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyj at the NATO meeting in Germany. The USA is promising new billion support and 30,000 fresh drones have been ordered.
ConflictsUkraine's allies are holding a new military top meeting at the American military base Ramstein in Germany this week.
ConflictsThere is "currently" a chance to reach an agreement on releasing the remaining hostages held in Gaza for more than 14 months, says Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz.
WorldKurdish-led forces controlling a large part of northeastern Syria are being pushed back by Islamist rebel forces on several fronts. The USA, which has long armed the Kurdish self-government, says it is working on the situation.
WorldThousands of North Korean soldiers in Russia will "soon" be deployed in regular battles against Ukraine, according to Defense Minister Lloyd Austin.
ConflictsIsrael has improved the influx of emergency aid to Gaza sufficiently enough for the USA not to restrict its military support to the country. This is stated by the US Department of State, which despite this criticizes Israel for not doing enough to help the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
WorldThe clock is ticking for the USA's ultimatum to Israel: improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip or face "consequences" for the military support. At the same time as the deadline is about to expire, aid is sinking to its lowest level since December.
WorldThe man accused of being the mastermind behind al-Qaeda's terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, will be offered a deal with the USA after all.
WorldThe USA claims that at least 8,000 soldiers from North Korea are in the Kursk region, near Ukraine's border. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is disappointed with the lack of reaction from Western countries when North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia.
ConflictsThe USA's Defense Minister Lloyd Austin claims that soldiers from North Korea sent to Russia have been assigned Russian uniforms and equipped with Russian weapons.
WorldThe USA is urging Iran not to respond to Israel's air strikes, and the EU wants the parties to exercise restraint. Saudi Arabia condemns the attack and says that an escalation of the conflict threatens the security of the entire region.
WorldUSA, South Korea, and Nato confirm that North Korean soldiers are in Russia. If the soldiers are deployed to the front in Ukraine, it would mean a serious escalation, warns Nato.
WorldUSA's Defense Minister Lloyd Austin promises new support to Ukraine during his fourth visit to the war-torn country. Several people were injured in a Russian attack on the metropolis Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.
ConflictsThe USA has carried out a rare attack on underground targets in Yemen with B-2 bomber planes. The attack shows that the USA can attack anywhere, anytime, warns Defense Minister Lloyd Austin.
WorldThe UN's Palestine agency is "very close" to a possible breaking point – at the same time as the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorates day by day. After the US's threat to withdraw military support, Israel is now reporting that supplies have arrived for those in distress in northern Gaza.
ConflictsThe USA is urging Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within 30 days – otherwise, the military support to the country may be affected.
WorldAround 20 people have been killed in an Israeli attack on northern Lebanon. It is reported to be the first time Israel has launched an attack on the area. At the same time, Spain's Prime Minister announces that the UN forces in southern Lebanon will stay – despite Benjamin Netanyahu's threats.
WorldIsrael claims to have launched a ground invasion, and from southern Lebanon, reports are emerging of intense fighting. However, both Hezbollah and a source in the Lebanese army assert that the Israeli army has not crossed the border at all.
WorldThe Shia movement Hizbollah confirms: Leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed. In a statement, the militia group says that Nasrallah "has been reunited with his immortal martyr friends".
ConflictsIsrael's military announces that it has carried out a "precision attack" on Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut. Residents of southern Beirut are now being urged to evacuate, while Israel's military announces plans to attack three buildings where Shia militia's weapon stores are located.
WorldAn Israeli fighter jet attacked Hezbollah's military air chief in Beirut. The Islamist movement responded with massive rocket fire against the city of Safed – and attempts to reach a temporary ceasefire were ineffective.
ConflictsIt was an impatient Ukrainian president who turned up at the Ramstein meeting in Germany on Friday. The number of air defense systems that have not been delivered is significant, said Volodymyr Zelenskyj, referring to the Western world's unfulfilled promises so far. He formulates it as the Russians must be forced to choose between peace and President Putin.
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