Weekly News Roundup – Week 21

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Monday 20th May 2024

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court seeks an arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leaders. (Reuters)

Haiti’s main airport reopens after nearly 3 months of gang violence. (AP)

Tugboats escort the Dali back to port after its deadly collision with the Baltimore bridge. (AP)

William Lai Ching-te gets sworn in as Taiwan’s president. (Aljazeera)

Tuesday 21st May 2024

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has said that food distribution in Rafah has been suspended due to insecurity. (Reuters)

Israeli army raids West Bank’s Jenin killing seven. (Reuters)

More than 140 travellers and crew onboard a Singapore to London flight experienced severe turbulence with one passenger reported to have died from a suspected heart attack. (BBC News)

Israel says it will return the video equipment it seized from AP. (AP)

Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Russia captures the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Al Jazeera)

Sweden plans $7 billion in military aid to Ukraine from 2024 to 2026. (Bloomberg)

The Baltic states are worried after a draft Russian decree proposed revising borders in the Baltic Sea. (BBC News)

Biden has cancelled $7.7 billion more in student debt for 160,000 borrowers. (Al Jazeera)

Rishi Sunak calls a surprise election on the 4th of July. (CNN)

Thursday 23rd May 2024

Seven people have been killed in Russian strikes on Kharkiv. (Reuters)

At least 60 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Rafah, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)

China holds military drills around Taiwan as “Strong Punishment”. (BBC News)

Friday 24th May 2024

Israeli army recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza. (Reuters)

The European Union has agreed to send the interest earned on hundreds of billions of dollars of foreign-held Russian central bank accounts to the country. (Al Jazeera)

Putin wants a Ukraine ceasefire on the current frontlines. (Reuters)

A record number of conservative MPs stand down ahead of the UK election. (BBC News)

Jeremy Corbyn was expelled from the Labour Party after he confirmed he would stand as an independent candidate in the general election in the United Kingdom. (The Independent)

World court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah. (Reuters)

Saturday 25th May 2024

Italy to resume funding to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). (Al Jazeera)

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills 14 and injures dozens. (Reuters)

UK conservative parties want to bring back compulsory national service. (BBC News)

Sunday 26th May 2024

Israeli attacks on a Rafah tent camp kills 45 which leads to an international outcry. (Reuters)

Yemen’s Houthis free more than 100 prisoners. (Reuters)

Hamas launches rocket attacks towards Tel Aviv. (BBC News)

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