1Amnesty accuses Russia of war crimes in KharkivMonday, June 13, 2022

Amnesty International has accused Russia of war crimes during its efforts to capture the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. In a new 40-page report, Amnesty has documented the alleged use of cluster munitions and other indiscriminate means of attack. “The repeated bombardments of residential neighbourhoods... Read More

2Ukraine appeals for "heavy weapons parity" ahead of defense summitMonday, June 13, 2022

Ukraine is appealing for “heavy weapons parity’’ ahead of a summit of defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday. “Being straightforward – to end the war we need heavy weapons parity,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Office of the Ukrainian President, via Twitter. Podolyak said that Ukraine... Read More

3French president has no “fixed” plans to visit UkraineMonday, June 13, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron has no firm plans to make a wartime visit to Ukraine, the Elysee Palace said Monday. "The President said he would visit Ukraine at the appropriate moment. Several options are being studied, nothing is fixed at this stage,” the Elysee said. Unlike several European leaders, Macron... Read More

4South Africa's anti-corruption chief suspendedThursday, June 9, 2022

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the country’s anti-corruption chief with immediate effect. Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been dogged by accusations of political bias. In 2019, the country’s highest court ruled that Ms Mkhwebane lied under oath and had acted in bad faith while carrying... Read More

5UK says it is pressuring Moscow over death sentencesThursday, June 9, 2022

The UK government is pressuring Moscow over the death sentences handed to two Britons captured by Russian forces, a minister says. "I know we are making the strongest representations possible to the Russian government," Therese Coffey, the work and pensions secretary, tells BBC Radio 4's PM programme. Earlier, Foreign... Read More

6Captured men are protected under law, says Ukraine's foreign ministryThursday, June 9, 2022

We've been bringing you the news this afternoon that three men who had been fighting in Ukraine's military - two Britons and one Moroccan - have been sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's foreign ministry has said all the men were "servicemen" of the armed forces of Ukraine and should... Read More

7Sentencing is 'violation and mockery' - Ukraine's prosecutor generalThursday, June 9, 2022

The "phony sentencing" of the three men who were fighting with the Ukrainian military is "a violation and mockery" of international humanitarian and human rights law, Ukraine's prosecutor general has said. Irina Venediktova said that, as prisoners of war, the men sentenced to death in a court in Donetsk "enjoy combatant... Read More

8Ukraine war: Another Russian general killed by Ukrainian forces - reportsMonday, June 6, 2022

Russian state media has confirmed the death of one of Moscow's top generals during heavy fighting in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Maj Gen Roman Kutuzov was killed leading an assault on a Ukrainian settlement in the region, a reporter with the state-owned Rossiya 1 said. Alexander Sladkov said Gen Kutuzov had been... Read More

9South Africa probes cause of Pretoria hospital fireTuesday, May 31, 2022

South Africa’s Gauteng health department is investigating the cause of a fire at a hospital in the capital, Pretoria, early on Monday morning. There were no patients or staff casualties from the fire that affected temporary structures at Steve Biko Hospital, the South African government said in a statement. The... Read More

10Russian oil: EU agrees compromise deal on banning importsTuesday, May 31, 2022

European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports. The ban will only affect oil that arrives by sea but not pipeline oil, following opposition from Hungary. European Council chief Charles Michel said the deal cut off a huge source of financing for the Russian war machine. It... Read More