The Daily Scoop

  Ukraine and Russia have finally agreed to a prisoner swap. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev and Moscow will soon start working on a new prisoner swap. He made the remarks after the second round of peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday. The meeting was hosted by Turkey. The first round of talks last month ended without any significant results. Al Jazeera.

  Residents of Tamu district, on the border with India, in Myanmar are in extreme fear. The fear has spread over the bodies of 10 Myanmar citizens killed in firing by the Indian army. All of them are members of the PKP, an armed group allied to the country's pro-democracy unity government. They were killed in an operation by the Indian army on May 14. The Indian army claims that they shot dead suspects involved in insurgent activities along with weapons. But Myanmar's exiled National Unity Government (NUG) says otherwise. They claim that these rebels were arrested, tortured and then shot dead by Indian soldiers. Armed rebels have been hiding on the Indian border since the military coup in Myanmar. Until now, they had been in an 'unwritten coexistence' with the Indian forces. But this killing has disrupted that balance. Panic has spread among thousands of Myanmar refugees who have taken refuge in the northeastern states of India. "We are all in fear," said Thid...

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinians near an aid distribution center in Gaza. On Sunday (June 1), Palestinians waiting for food at the Rafah center run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) were shot at. The Red Cross said 179 people were injured, 21 of whom died. The Hamas-run Civil Defense Organization put the death toll at 31. Meanwhile, the Israeli military denied shooting civilians near or inside the scene. It said such reports were false. The GHF said the reports were completely fabricated and that there was no evidence of an attack on or near its facilities. In a statement on Monday, UN Secretary-General Guterres said he was shocked by the news that Palestinians were killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza on Sunday. I call for an immediate and independent investigation into this incident and for those responsible to be held accountable. Israel’s Foreign Ministry r...

  At least 12 people were killed and three others injured in a fire at a drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico, the state attorney general's office in Guanajuato said Sunday (June 1). CBS News reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. However, drug cartels operating in the area have been accused of attacking such centers in the past. It is alleged that these cartels want to force patients into their groups. The state attorney general's office in Guanajuato said in a statement that investigators are collecting evidence from the scene and interviewing witnesses. Through this, efforts are being made to find out the cause of this tragic incident. At least 9 people were killed in a shooting at another drug rehabilitation center in Mexico's troubled Sinaloa state in April of this year. It is believed that the patients were killed when they rejected the drug cartels' offer. According to the CBS News report, the Mexican government has been fighting crime...

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the country must be put on a “war footing” in the face of growing instability and Russian aggression in the world. As part of a new defense strategy, he announced plans to build 12 attack submarines and invest billions of pounds in nuclear and other weapons. He made the announcement during a speech in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday (June 2). The New York Times reports. Starmer said, “The threat we face now is the most significant, immediate and uncertain since the Cold War. War in Europe, new nuclear risks, daily cyber attacks and Russian aggression in British waters and skies are proof of this.” He said, “I believe that the best way to prevent conflict is to prepare for it.” The New York Times report said that Starmer’s announcement came at a time when the war in Ukraine is intensifying, the United States is withdrawing from Europe and tensions are rising around the world. Starmer outlined his plans hours after four air bases insid...