6. Ukraine, Poland leaders jointly mark WWII massacres
• The Ukrainian and Polish presidents jointly marked the anniversary on Sunday of World War II-era massacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists, killings that have caused tension for generations between countries that are now close allies.
• Warsaw has positioned itself as one of Kyiv`s staunchest supporters since Russia invaded the country in 2022.
• But the Volhynia massacres have continued to hang over ties between the two nations, particularly ahead of the July 11 anniversary of one of the bloodiest days of a series of killings that took place from 1943 to 1945
7. US claims killing IS leader in Syria
• A US drone strike has killed a leader of the militant Islamic State group in Syria after Russian warplanes harassed MQ-9 drones over the war-torn country, the US Central Command said on July 09, 2023.
• The strike on Friday resulted in the death of Osama al-Muhajer, IS leader in eastern Syria, Centcom said in a statement
8. Israel will work to prevent collapse of Palestinian Authority, says Netanyahu
• Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a `full-scale civil war` that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned on Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.
• The Ministry of Health reported `22 dead and a large number of wounded among the civilians` from what it described as an air strike Saturday on Khartoum`s sister city Omdurman, in the district of Dar al-Salam, which means `House of Peace` in Arabic
9. UN warns Sudan faces `full-scale civil war`
• Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a `full-scale civil war` that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned on July 09, 2023, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.
• The Ministry of Health reported `22 dead and a large number of wounded among the civilians` from what it described as an air strike Saturday on Khartoum`s sister city Omdurman, in the district of Dar al-Salam, which means `House of Peace` in Arabic
10. Normalisation of Israel-Saudi ties a long way off: Biden
• Israel and Saudi Arabia are a long way from a normalisation agreement that would involve a defence treaty and a civilian nuclear programme from the United States, US President Joe Biden said in a CNN interview broadcast on July 09, 2023.
• US officials have been negotiating in a bid to reach an elusive normalisation deal between the two countries
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