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The Israeli military is planning a daily "tactical pause" in military operations in the southern Gaza Strip from 8am to 7pm to increase the flow of humanitarian aid.

Today, on the third Sunday of June, many countries around the world, including Ukraine, celebrate Father's Day. The event was first celebrated in 1910 in the American city of Slocan on the initiative of Sonora Smart Dodd. Gradually, the holiday became popular and important in many countries around the world. In Ukraine, Father's Day was officially established by presidential decree in 2019.

President of the European Council Charles Michel said that Ukraine should determine when a dialogue with Russia is possible, but it should be based on international law and the UN Charter.

Chilean President Gabriel Borich insisted that Russia come to the negotiating table to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, condemning Russian aggression and calling for the defense of Ukraine's sovereignty and food security at the Global Peace Summit.

Russia is conducting a global mercenary recruitment campaign, including through deception and threats to foreign nationals, to increase its troops for the war against Ukraine.

North Korea has shipped containers to Russia that can hold about 5 million artillery shells, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to seek closer security cooperation with North Korea, especially in the area of military supplies, during his upcoming visit to Pyongyang.

Today, June 13, various events are taking place in many countries around the world to mark International Albinism Awareness Day. The event was launched by the United Nations in 2015.

Ukraine sends 2,453. 26 tons of sunflower oil as humanitarian aid to African countries and Palestine for the first time as part of the Grain from Ukraine initiative.

The peace summit in Switzerland aims to develop general parameters for peace between the participating countries based on international law and the UN charter, focusing on issues such as nuclear security, prisoner exchange and the return of abducted Ukrainian children, but it is not a platform for direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

Ukraine offers a fundamentally different format, so that no one can manipulate or disrupt the agreements, as Russia has done many times.

How Ukrainian refugees are looking for work in Moldova.

Today, on the ninth of June, all the inhabitants of our planet who respect friendship between people and understand its value can join various events on the occasion of the International Day of friends. This unofficial event was founded in the 30s of the twentieth century

Ukraine held an interdepartmental meeting to discuss the need to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in order to strengthen efforts to bring Russian citizens to justice for crimes committed during the war.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will report to the Security Council that Israel and Hamas violated children's rights during their conflict, potentially leading to their inclusion in the annual list of UN actors accused of crimes against children.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will not take part in the global world of peace in Switzerland on June 15-16, instead the UN will be represented at the appropriate level.

In May, at least 174 s690 civilians were killed and injured in Ukraine, the highest number of civilian casualties since June 2023.

Following an airstrike on an UNRWA school in Gaza that killed up to 45 civilians, including 14 children, the United States called on Israel for full transparency. Washington called on Israel to name the dead Hamas militants.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Denmark, Greece, Panama, Pakistan and Somalia on their election as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2025-2026.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed expectations for the peace conference in Ukraine, which will be held in Switzerland in mid-June.

Zelensky held his first telephone conversation with Peruvian President Boluarte, inviting her to attend a peace summit in Switzerland. This, he said, will strengthen the representation of Latin America.

Israel launched an airstrike on a school in Gaza that was used as a Hamas base, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens, according to Hamas officials.

President Zelensky met with the Emir of Qatar, thanked him for supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, discussed preparations for a global peace summit dedicated to the release of captured Ukrainians, and agreed to continue cooperation on the return of children forcibly deported by Russia.

The Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN has opened an exhibition in New York called "War Diaries: inaudible voices of Ukrainian children", which presents personal stories of children who witnessed the war in Ukraine.

US national security adviser Jack Sullivan said that in the coming weeks, the United States will announce new assistance to Ukraine, and President Biden will hold two meetings with President Zelensky.

Today, on the fifth of June, fans of air travel around the world can join the celebration of Balloon Day. It was on the fifth of June 11783 that the brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier made their first hot air balloon flight in the French city of Annon.

Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for human rights Dmytro Lubinets appealed to Russian ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova with a demand to open a criminal case against Russian servicemen who abused Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kharkiv direction, citing violations of international humanitarian law.

The United Nations is expected to be represented at the peace summit in Ukraine, which will be held on June 15-16 in Switzerland.

US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Lucerne, Switzerland, to attend a peace summit, stressing the US commitment to supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity based on the principles of the UN Charter.

In the context of war, the restart of the Russian-held Zaporizhia nuclear power plant can have unpredictable and dangerous consequences. The head of the UN nuclear surveillance agency warned about this after a meeting with Russian officials.

The location of the Russian Defense Ministry in the Belgorod region was attacked, resulting in a fire. Several pieces of military equipment were burned, and three servicemen were injured.