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15 August

Ukraine's Servicemen of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade are walking through a field during a combat mission near Chasiv Yar

Ukraine Orders More Evacuations as Russia Steps up Pressure

Ukraine ordered more evacuations in the east, from a town close to where Moscow's army recently made a swift breakthrough, as it steps up pressure ahead of the US-Russia summit.

15 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Army Chief Rules Out Any Compromise With RSF Paramilitaries

Sudan’s army chief on Thursday vowed there would be no compromise with paramilitary forces who have been at war with the regular army for more than two years amid a deepening humanitarian crisis. Speaking on the centenary of the Sudanese armed forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan renewed his commitment to the “battle for dignity, to defeat the rebellion, and to make neither compromise nor reconciliation, whatever the cost.” The remarks come just days after a confidential meeting in Switzerland between Burhan and US Africa envoy Massad Boulos. According to two Sudanese government sources, the pair discussed a new US peace plan. So far, mediation efforts led by Washington and Riyadh have failed to secure a ceasefire. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, have attempted to establish a parallel administration in western Sudan, on territory under their control. The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the move on Wednesday, calling it “a direct threat to Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity.” Sudan’s war, now in its third year, has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million, and plunged the nation into the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis. The European Union on Thursday called on all parties …

14 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Zelensky Says Putin-Trump Summit Should Focus on Ceasefire in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Zelensky said that Russia should face new sanctions if it does not agree to an "immediate ceasefire" at a summit with Trump this week.

13 August

Servicemen of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine undergo combat cohesion in Ukraine

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Announces Increased Funding for Frontline Brigades

Ukraine has announced that its frontline brigades will receive $170,000per battalion to fund their own operational needs.

13 August

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Looks to Robotic Ground Vehicles for Medical Evacuations

Ukraine should increase the use of robotic ground systems for medical evacuations, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces stated.

12 August

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council Antonio Costa

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Must Be Able to ‘Choose Its Destiny’: EU

EU leaders stressed "the inherent right of Ukraine to choose its own destiny," just three days before Trump was due to meet his Russian counterpart Putin.

12 August

A Palestinian youth looks for salvageable items amid the rubble of the Kuhail building, which was destroyed in an early morning Israeli airstrike on Gaza City

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Nothing Will Be Left’: Israel Prepares for Gaza City Battle

In a dense urban landscape, with likely thousands of Hamas fighters lying in wait, taking Gaza City will be a difficult and costly slog for the Israeli army, security experts say.

12 August