WARS
Wednesday, 07 May 2025 02:46
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 579
Israel hits Yemen's main airport in airstrike against Houthis The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen's main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days on Iran-aligned Houthi rebels after a surge in tensions between the group and Israel. Three people were killed in the strike, according to Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. Israel warned people to leave the area around Sanaa International Airport before Tuesday's attack, which it said targeted Houthi infrastructure and "fully disabled the airport". Witnesses later reported four strikes in the capital. Tensions have been high since the Gaza warbegan, but have risen…
Wednesday, 07 May 2025 02:45
What to know after Day 1168 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv, mayor says Ukraine's air defence units were trying repel a missile attack on Kyiv, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said early on Wednesday after a series of explosions shook the city. Reuters' witnesses said they heard a series of loud blasts soon after 1 a.m. local time. RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia has returned 205 servicemen from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime, in return handing over 205 Ukrainian prisoners of war, the Defense Ministry reported. "On May 6, 2025, as a result of negotiations, 205 Russian servicemen were returned from the…
Tuesday, 06 May 2025 04:35
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 578
Israel may seize all Gaza in expanded operation, officials say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an expanded offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas would be "intensive" after his security cabinet approved plans that may include seizing the Gaza Strip and controlling aid. However an Israeli defence official said the operation would not be launched before U.S. President Donald Trump concludes his visit next week to the Middle East. The decision, after weeks of faltering efforts to agree a ceasefire with Hamas, underlines the threat that a war heaping international pressure on Israel amid dwindling public support at…
Tuesday, 06 May 2025 04:33
What to know after Day 1167 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine targets Moscow with drones for second straight night, officials say Russian air defence units destroyed a swarm of Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow in a second night attack in a row, prompting the closure of all airports in the capital for several hours, officials said early on Tuesday. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on social media that at least 19 Ukrainian drones were destroyed on their approach to Moscow "from different directions," causing no major destruction or injuries. The consecutive attacks came ahead of Moscow marking this week the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union…
Monday, 05 May 2025 04:29
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 577
Missile fired by Yemen's Houthis lands near Israel's main airport A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards Israel on Sunday landed near the country's main international airport, causing panic among passengers and drawing threats of retaliation against the group and Iran. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for the missile strike that struck near Ben Gurion Airport, the latest in a string of attacks, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate. "Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport…
Monday, 05 May 2025 04:28
What to know after Day 1166 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia able to successfully complete special op without nuclear arms — Putin Russia has sufficient capabilities to successfully complete the special military operation in Ukraine without resorting to nuclear arms, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a conversation with journalist Pavel Zarubin. The Russian television host published some outtakes from the Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 years. documentary on Rossiya-1’s Telegram channel. "They wanted to provoke us, wanted us to make mistakes," the Russian head of state said. "And there was no need to use the weapons that you mentioned. I hope that it won’t be necessary," he added.…
Sunday, 04 May 2025 04:50
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 576
Israeli military issues thousands of call-up notices, local media report The Israeli military was issuing call-up notices to thousands of reservists on Saturday to support an expansion of its offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported, after the prime minister announced that his upcoming visit to Azerbaijan was postponed. The reservists will be deployed to Israel's border with Lebanon and in the occupied West Bank, replacing regular soldiers who will lead a new offensive in Gaza, the news site Ynet reported. The military had no immediate comment. Earlier, the prime minister's office announced that Benjamin Netanyahu was rescheduling his May 7-11…
Sunday, 04 May 2025 04:48
What to know after Day 1165 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia's drone attack on Kyiv sets several residential buildings on fire, Ukraine says Russia's overnight drone attack on Kyiv damaged several residential buildings and set cars on fire throughout the city, the military and officials of the Ukrainian capital said on Sunday. Falling debris from destroyed drones sparked fires at residential buildings in Kyiv's Obolonskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts, Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on social media. He added that several cars throughout the city also caught fire from falling drone debris. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app that medics were called to…
Saturday, 03 May 2025 04:37
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 575
Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis launch two missiles towards Israel Israel intercepted a second missile fired from Yemen on Friday, its military said, as the U.S. intensifies its strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthi group. The militant group claimed responsibility for firing two missiles thousands of kilometres north targeting Israel's Ramat David air base and the Tel Aviv area. Alarms were sounded in several areas, the military added, after the launch of both missiles, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The military said it had intercepted both missiles. U.S. President Donald Trump in March ordered large-scale strikes against…
Saturday, 03 May 2025 04:36
What to know after Day 1164 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine can’t reclaim lost territory – Rubio Ukraine will not be able to reclaim its 2014 borders from Russia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has publicly stated he will never recognize the lost territories, including Crimea, as Russian. The peninsula voted overwhelmingly to join Russia in 2014, shortly after the US-backed armed coup in Kiev. Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions held their own referendums in 2022 to become part of Russia. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg told Fox News that Kiev has expressed a willingness…
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Friday, 02 May 2025 04:59
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 574
Looting of Gaza stores signals worsening hunger crisis Increased looting of food stores and community kitchens in the Gaza Strip shows growing desperation as hunger spreads two months after Israel cut off supplies to the Palestinian territory, aid officials say. Palestinian residents and aid officials said at least five incidents of looting took place across the enclave on Wednesday, including at community kitchens, merchants' stores, and the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's (UNRWA) main complex in Gaza. Israeli forces are continuing their aerial and ground offensive across Gaza in the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas that began nearly 19 months…
Friday, 02 May 2025 04:58
What to know after Day 1163 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE US rejected Ukraine’s security guarantee demands – NYT The US has rejected Ukraine’s request for security guarantees as part of a newly signed mineral resources agreement, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the talks. The nine-page deal, signed the same day after months of negotiations and published on Thursday by the Ukrainian government, gives Washington preferential access to Ukraine’s mineral projects, including rare-earth metals. It also establishes a joint investment fund to support Ukraine’s post-conflict reconstruction. Despite its scope, the final agreement contains no formal pledge of future US military support, a key…
Thursday, 01 May 2025 04:51
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 573
US backs Israel's ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at World Court Israel cannot be forced to allow the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA to operate in Gaza, the United States said on Wednesday at a World Court hearing in The Hague. Israel last year passed a law that banned UNRWA from operating in the country, as it said the organisation had employed members of Hamas who took part in the attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. The U.N. said in August that nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in the assault and had been fired. Another Hamas…
Thursday, 01 May 2025 04:50
What to know after Day 1162 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russians fighting more intensely despite ceasefire talk, Ukrainian commander says Russian forces have significantly increased the intensity of their combat activity in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day ceasefire from May 8-10 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants an immediate ceasefire lasting at least 30 days. "Despite loud statements about readiness to cease fire for the May holidays, the occupiers (Russian forces) have significantly increased the intensity…