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The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is set to distribute aid in Gaza, bypassing the UN and raising concerns about the motives behind the initiative, with critics questioning whether it is about providing help or exerting control.
Fighting broke out along the Russian border with Ukraine after self-described Russian partisan forces launched a cross-border raid, claiming to have overrun a border settlement for the first time in the war. Northern European countries met to discuss stepping up deterrence and security on Nato’s eastern flank and strengthening Ukraine’s defences. Ukraine’s air force said at least eight people were wounded and scores of buildings were damaged in a Russian air attack on Dnipropetrovsk region. The US State Department said Russia’s Wagner Group is trying to obscure the mercenary group’s efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine. The EU’s top diplomat will propose further sanctions against Russia, following a promise by G7 leaders to intensify western restrictions on Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage war on Ukraine.