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Kharkiv Oblast · Kharkiv OblastLast month, in the dead of a cold Autumn night, residents in the Ukrainian town of Balakliia were woken by the sound of two massive explosions. Social media footage showed apartments ablaze, balconies obliterated and a deep crater smouldering in a parking lot. Three people were killed and 13 injured in the November 17 attack, Ukraine’s State Emergency Services (SES) said. Four of those injured were children, the SES added. A kindergarten, situat…See the Story
How Russia’s Invasion is Impacting Ukraine’s Youth
100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Military · IranIn the early hours of June 13, Israeli missiles slammed into apartment buildings across the Iranian capital, Tehran. By morning, it became apparent that nine men Israel said were closely associated with the country’s nuclear programme were dead. Videos posted to social media showed buildings in flames and rescue workers sifting through rubble as they looked for survivors. Dozens of civilians who lived in the same apartment blocks as those targ…See the Story
Investigating the Impact of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Programme
100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Sanctions · UkraineA joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List has identified Saudi Arabia as the newest country to import grain directly from a Western-sanctioned port in occupied Crimea, as Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan. Satellite imagery and Automated Identification System (AIS) data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows the bulk carrier Krasnodar (IMO: 9296781) sailed from Avlita Grain Terminal…See the Story
Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia
100% Left coverage: 1 sources