Somaliland wants international recognition - here’s why, and what could have driven Israel to recognise it now.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have notified five MPs of suspicion. They are alleged members of a criminal group in the Verkhovna Rada that facilitated the receipt of undue benefits in exchange for votes.

Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they brought 8kg of waste down the mountain.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Finnish counterpart have discussed the diplomatic situation and the outcome of meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Ukraine’s Military Law Enforcement Service is conducting an investigation into an incident in which Russian soldiers entered a command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Huliaipole due to weak defenses.

Russian manipulations regarding the alleged “attempted attack on Putin’s residence” are fabricated for one reason only: to create a pretext and false justification for further attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, as well as to undermine and obstruct the peace process.

Russian troops have allegedly killed seven civilians in Pokrovsk who were hiding in the basement of a residential building.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered troops to continue carrying out their “special military operation” in Ukraine. These orders were given after US President Donald Trump said he believed Moscow was committed to ending the war in Ukraine.

The pledge was welcomed by the UN, but comes after previous major cuts to US funding for humanitarian operations.

President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Lavrov’s statement about an alleged drone attack on Putin’s residence in Valdai and threats to strike Ukrainian targets in response.