Category: 3. Middle East

Here are the key events on day 1,224 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Wednesday, July 2:

Fighting

• A Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial plant in Izhevsk, in central Russia, killed three people and injured 35 others,…

The FBI has accused the pair of working on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security to gather naval intelligence.

The United States Department of Justice has charged two Chinese citizens for spying and trying to recruit from within the…

US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalize such a deal, as its forces also stepped up operations in the Palestinian territory.

Trump, in a post on social media,…

The United States Senate has passed a sweeping tax bill championed by President Donald Trump, sending the controversial legislation to the House of Representatives for what could be a final vote.

Lawmakers passed the bill by a 51-to-50 vote in…

UN official Volker Turk drew ire of the Venezuelan government after condemning what he says are abuses by state forces.

Venezuela’s National Assembly has voted to declare United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk persona non…

Kylian Mbappe comes off the bench as Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 to reach FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinals.

Gonzalo Garcia’s 54th-minute header was enough to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Juventus at Hard Rock Stadium and book their place…

French Open winner Coco Gauff becomes just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon.

Coco Gauff has become just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the…

The Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has 15 days to make her case after the country’s high court suspended her for a breach of ethics.

This comes…