The EU’s most pointless job
Josep Borrell loves to condemn things — sometimes in the “strongest possible terms.” Does it ever have any impact?
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ICRC urges end to hostilities as Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens regional spill over
The situation in the Middle East is rapidly deteriorating, with escalating conflict across Gaza, northern Israel, and southern Lebanon. Though not officially termed a war, the intensity suggests a new regional conflict.
Kyiv invites UN and Red Cross to Ukraine-held parts of Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine has invited the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to carry out humanitarian work in Russia’s Kursk region following a cross-border Ukrainian offensive that Kyiv says has resulted in the capture of about 100 settlements. Kreml…
Ukraine war briefing: Russia hiring trench diggers after Kursk invasion
Ukraine sets up military commandant’s office in Kursk; Russians grind on towards strategic Pokrovsk in Donbas. What we know on day 905See all our Ukraine war coverageRussia is urgently advertising for trench diggers to build defences in the Kursk regio…
Ukraine war briefing: Russian airfields hit with wave of Ukrainian strikes
Ukraine promises humanitarian corridors and access for international aid to Kursk; two medics die in Russian attack in Kharkiv region. What we know on day 904See all our Ukraine war coverageA wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russia’s Voronezh, …
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy hails strikes on Russian targets as Moscow reports drone barrage
Kyiv steps up aerial attacks on airfields and oil depots; Russia says it ‘intercepted and destroyed’ 75 drones over regions on border with Ukraine. What we know on day 893See all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has pra…
Gaza fighting rages as Red Cross reports 22 killed near its office
Israel’s military pounded Gaza on Saturday (22 June), a day after the International Committee of the Red Cross said 22 people were killed in shelling that damaged its office in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Russia uses POWs as a political weapon against Kyiv
The last major prisoner exchange was in August, but Ukrainian families are getting calls from POWs held by Russia asking them to protest against the Ukrainian government.
Red Cross says it ‘remains ready’ to continue hostage-release operations amid Israel-Hamas conflict
International Committee of the Red Cross spokesperson Lucile Marbeau said that the organisation “remains ready” to continue operations related to the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but that it is “up to the parties to resume talks”. Marbea…
‘Catastrophic situation’ at Gaza’s main hospital: Doctors Without Borders
France’s Macron urges Israel to stop killing women and babies.
International Humanitarian Law: Who is eligible for protection?
This week the Beyond the Byline podcast takes a deep dive into the global rules governing warfare – or international humanitarian law, as it’s officially called. The rules, established in the wake of the Second World War, seek to limit…