Russia evacuates second zone after Ukrainian attack

In an article in Foreign Policy magazine, Andreas Umland, an analyst at the Swedish Institute of International Relations, said that the Ukrainian attack could facilitate negotiations between the two countries and shorten the conflict. “Kiev seems to be signaling that gaining its bargaining power in the negotiations is one of the goals of the attack.”

Kamala is coming forward

Voting intentions for Democrat Kamala Harris rose in the nine battleground states in the US presidential race last week, according to an average of the most relevant polls compiled by Silver Bulletin — a website compiled by US election forecaster Nate Silver.

Kamala beat Trump in Arizona and now leads in six states. Trump still leads in Florida, with good leads in North Carolina and Georgia. Overall, Kamala has 46.5 percent of national support, compared to 43.9 percent for Trump.

Hamas proposal

Hamas called for the resumption of negotiations with Israel on the basis of the plan presented by the United States in May.The Palestinian group’s announcement came in response to a call by the United States, Egypt and Qatar for another round of negotiations on Thursday. Israel has already announced that it will accept participation in the discussions.