Monday 6th May 2024
Israel has ordered the Palestinians residing in Rafah to evacuate for what they are calling a “limited” operation. (BBC News)
Hamas has accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal that has been negotiated by Egypt and Qatar. Israel has rejected it claiming it does not meet their core demands. (Reuters)
John Swinney has become the new leader of the SNP party in Scotland. (The Guardian)
Tuesday 7th May 2024
Israel continues to enter Rafah as they take control of the Egypt-Gaza border. (AP)
Ukraine has launched a missile strike on the Russian-held city of Luhansk. (Reuters)
A knife attack in southwestern China has killed two people and injured 21 others. (AP)
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is suing the US to try and block the law that could ban the app in the country. (AP)
Putin starts his six-year term as the leader of Russia. (Reuters)
John Swinney won the vote to become Scotland’s seventh first minister. (BBC News)
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Another mass grave site has been discovered in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, which is said to hold around 49 bodies. (Al Jazeera)
Israel reports it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing between Gaza and Israel, which has been closed. (AP)
Heavy fighting is underway as Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah. (BBC News)
Russia has hit the Ukrainian power grid with a huge attack. (AP)
Thursday 9th May 2024
Israel strikes eastern Rafah with tanks and warplanes as the attack on the city continues. (Reuters)
Joe Biden threatens to withhold weapons from Israel if they invade Rafah. (Reuters)
The Houthis have said they have attacked ships in the Gulf of Aden. (Al Jazeera)
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the head of the state guards only two days after two of its members were accused of plotting the assassination of the president. (Reuters)
Friday 10th May 2024
Russian forces attack the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv as they try to start a new front. (Reuters)
The UN assembly approved a resolution granting Palestine new rights and privileges as its members voted 143-9 with 25 abstaining. (AP)
Saturday 11th May 2024
The death toll from flooding in southern Brazil has increased to 136, with another 125 people missing and more than 300,000 people displaced as the rescue operation continues. (Reuters)
The death toll from flooding in northern Afghanistan has increased to 300 as the floods have destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
Sunday 12th May 2024
A Ukrainian missile kills 15 people in a Russian strike. (The Washington Post)
Five people have been killed in three separate prone and artillery strikes in bordering Russian territory. (Reuters)
The death toll from the flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 136 people. (Reuters)
Russia has claimed to have captured several villages in the northern Kharkiv region of Ukraine. (CNN)
The U.S. Secretary of State has said that Israel lacks a credible plan to safeguard Rafah civilians. (Reuters)
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