Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s soldiers surrender after counter attack as G7 leaders agree $50bn Kyiv loan
Dozens of Russian soldiers have appeared to surrender to Ukraine troops after Kyiv launched a counter attack around the city of Vovchansk.
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Today in Politics: Modi to meet Meloni, Macron, Sunak on G7 sidelines; Maharashtra BJP huddle on poll debacle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who left for Italy Thursday to attend G7 Summit, is set to participate in the outreach session at the Summit on Friday.
Canada contributing $5 billion to new G7 deal being finalized to help Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
Canada will contribute $5 billion to a new plan to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia as G7 leaders meet in Italy, according to a government official.
The Latest | US national security adviser says Israel stands behind cease-fire proposal
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday pushed back against assertions that Israel isn’t fully committed to the cease-fire proposal with Hamas that President Joe Biden outlined in late May at the White House.
Blinken returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas cease-fire proposal hangs in balance after hostage rescue
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the Middle East this week as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance after the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza in a major military raid and turmoil in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
White House acknowledges ‘innocent’ Palestinians killed in Israeli hostage rescue mission
Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed reports that civilians appeared to have been killed during Israel’s mission to rescue four hostages held by Hamas over the weekend but said that the US was not in a position to verify an exact or estimated death toll from the operation.
Watch live as Emmanuel Macron welcomes Joe Biden and wife Jill to Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Watch live as Emmanuel Macron welcomes Joe Biden and his wife Jill to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Saturday 8 June.
World leaders slow to congratulate Modi after unexpectedly close India election
Major world leaders finally started to congratulate Narendra Modi after initial caution following the 2024 general election in which his ruling party fell short of winning an outright majority.