"We’ve received reports of women and girls being raped, some publicly, and children taken away into Russia and put up for adoption," US Undersecretary of State Uzra Zeya tells the UN Security Council.
US intelligence officials confirm to Newsweek that an attempted assassination attempt was made on the Russian leader in March. The high-level officials are concerned that Putin is increasingly paranoid about holding on to power,
Lavrov: Supply of advanced rocket systems risks dragging third country into conflict. US also reportedly poised to sell armed drones to Ukraine. Russia tightens its grip on Sievierodonetsk, solidifying a shift in battlefield momentum.
Afghanistan's notoriously fundamentalist rulers say the move is "a show of solidarity" with the Palestinians. Kabul Municipality says the facility will "enrich Islamic values and culture" in the city.
The Iranian-backed group's government says the move corresponds with its policy that "Palestine is the foremost and principal issue of the Muslim world." Group further urges Arab nations to boycott products made in western countries that maintain ties with Israel.
Russia widens Europe gas cuts and halts Dutch, Danish and German contracts, but says the Russian navy will ensure the safe passage of ships carrying Ukraine’s wheat export supplies into the Mediterranean Sea if Ukraine demines its territorial waters.
Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, Joseph Wu says Israel is overly reliant on China. Recommending Israel not make concessions to Beijing, Wu says, "When they get upset with you that means you’re doing something right."
The country has already stopped natural gas supplies to Bulgaria, Poland and Finland for their refusal to pay in rubles as part of efforts to economically isolate Russia amid its war in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urges the world to take action after a report reveals that the ayatollah regime gained access to confidential IAEA reports and used to them to conceal suspected work on nuclear weapons.
In phone call with Zelenskyy, Turkey's Erdogan stresses need to create corridor for Ukrainian agricultural products. Six civilians reported dead in eastern Donetsk in an overnight missile strike. In Mariupol, the leader of Russia-backed separatists says his administration will nationalize some of the ships in the port.
