Jonathan Rugman

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Jonathan Rugman

The Israeli Prime Minister is meeting Donald Trump, not only to discuss tariffs but also the war in Gaza since the ceasefire collapsed. Over the last three weeks, the Israeli military has renewed its ground and aerial offensive across the strip. At least one journalist was killed today after an airstrike targeted a media tent in Khan Younis and around 56 Palestinians are reported to have been killed over the last 24 hours.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Jonathan Rugman

The Mayor of Istanbul has appeared in court on charges of corruption and terrorism, as protests continue in cities across Turkey against his arrest. Ekrem Imamoglu – who’s a key opposition leader – denied the charges and said he and his colleagues were faced with “unimaginable accusations and slanders”. In the past few days, hundreds of protestors have been arrested – while police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse some of the crowds.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Jonathan Rugman

Ukraine says it has managed to fend off an attempt by Russian troops to walk through a gas pipeline, in a bid to encircle Ukrainian positions. The Russian special forces spent several days in the pipeline near the strategic border town of Sudzha, in the part of the Kursk region captured by Ukrainian troops, inside Russia.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Jonathan Rugman

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again insisted that Ukraine is “fully committed” to work with the US to end Russia’s war, ahead of peace talks to be held in Saudi Arabia next week. Overnight, at least 21 people were killed and almost 50 were injured after Russia launched a missile attack against several regions in Ukraine – one hitting a residential building in the city of Dobropillia in the eastern Donetsk region – while another strike set off large fires in the Kharkiv region.

1 month ago | channel4.com | Jonathan Rugman

The summit of key European countries and Canada took place today at Lancaster House. They are trying to agree on a more demonstrable commitment to peacekeeping in Ukraine and get President Zelenskyy’s relationship with President Trump back on track after Friday’s bust-up in the White House. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke before the talks of assembling a coalition of the willing to add to Britain and France’s commitment to troops on the ground to deter Russia from invading again.