WARS
Friday, 13 December 2024 04:53
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 434
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the immediate release of all hostages. The ceasefire demand in the resolution - adopted with 158 votes in favor in the 193-member assembly - was expressed in more urgent language than one urging an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza that the body "called for" in October 2023 then "demanded" in December 2023. General Assembly resolutions are not binding but carry political weight, reflecting a…
Friday, 13 December 2024 04:52
What to know after Day 1023 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump criticizes Ukraine's use of US missiles for attacks deep into Russia U.S. President-elect Donald Trump criticized Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied missiles for attacks deep into Russian territory in a Time magazine interview published on Thursday, comments that suggest he could alter U.S. policy toward Ukraine. "It's crazy what's taking place. It's crazy. I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that? We're just escalating this war and making it worse. That should not have been allowed to be done," Trump said in an interview to mark his being named…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 04:55
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 433
The Israeli Jews who spied for Iran in biggest infiltration in decades Israel's arrest of almost 30 mostly Jewish citizens who allegedly spied for Iran in nine covert cells has caused alarm in the country and points to Tehran's biggest effort in decades to infiltrate its arch foe, four Israeli security sources said. Among the unfulfilled goals of the alleged cells was the assassination of an Israeli nuclear scientist and former military officials, while one group gathered information on military bases and air defences, security service Shin Bet has said. Last week, the agency and Israel's police said a father…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 04:54
What to know after Day 1022 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia vows response after Ukraine used US-made ATACMS to strike airfield Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had struck a military airfield on the Azov Sea with six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, a move that could prompt Moscow to launch another experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile at Ukraine. Russia's defence ministry said two of the missiles fired by Ukraine were shot down by a Pantsir missile defence system and the rest were destroyed by electronic warfare. "On the morning of December 11, 2024, the Kyiv regime launched a missile strike with Western precision weapons at the Taganrog military airfield…
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 04:48
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 432
Israeli airstrike kills at least seven Palestinians in central Gaza, medics say At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, medics told Reuters early on Wednesday. In Beit Hanoun town in northern Gaza Strip, where the Israeli forces have operated since October, medics said an Israeli airstrike killed and wounded several people. Rescue workers said several people were trapped under the rubble of a house. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the two attacks reported…
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 04:47
What to know after Day 1021 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia close to achieving goals in Ukraine war, Putin's spy chief says Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said on Tuesday that Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine with Moscow holding what he said was the strategic initiative in all areas in the war. Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and triggered the biggest crisis in relations between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. "The situation on the front is not in Kyiv's favour," Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence…
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 04:37
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 431
Israel hopeful about Gaza hostage deal Israel is growing more optimistic about the possibility of securing a deal to free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. His comments come amid reports that Hamas has requested lists of all hostages still in captivity, signaling potential progress in negotiations. Saar confirmed that indirect talks are ongoing concerning the release of approximately 100 hostages, although he cautioned that it was still too early to guarantee success. “We can be more optimistic than before, but we are not there yet. I hope we will be there,” Saar…
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 04:36
What to know after Day 1020 of Russia-Ukraine war
Western Perspective: Zelensky Pushes for Diplomatic Resolution, Considers Foreign Troops Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his support for a diplomatic solution to the ongoing war with Russia, suggesting the possibility of foreign troops being deployed in Ukraine until it can join NATO. Speaking alongside German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, Zelensky emphasized Kyiv’s commitment to ending the conflict, asserting that a diplomatic resolution could save countless lives. His comments come amid rising expectations that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will advocate for swift peace talks when he takes office in January. Zelensky’s position is part of a broader shift toward openness…
Monday, 09 December 2024 04:37
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 430
Doctors say Israeli shells hit Gaza hospital, Israel denies strike Israeli shelling hit a hospital in northern Gaza, wounding several people, damaging equipment and disrupting surgeries, Palestinian health officials said on Sunday, but Israel's military denied carrying out strikes in the area. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahiya - one of only three barely operational on the northern edge of the enclave - said the facility was struck by about 100 tank shells and bombs late on Saturday. "The situation is extremely dangerous. We have patients in the intensive care unit…
Monday, 09 December 2024 04:36
What to know after Day 1019 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kremlin, on Trump call for Ukraine peace talks, says Moscow is open to negotiations on certain terms The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russia was open to talks on Ukraine after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for "an immediate ceasefire and negotiations". Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said peace negotiations had to be based on agreements reached in Istanbul in 2022 and on the current battlefield realities. Peskov noted that Ukraine has banned contacts with the Russian leadership through a special decree which he said would have to be revoked if talks were to proceed. "Our position on Ukraine…
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Sunday, 08 December 2024 04:32
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 429
Hamas releases video claiming to show living hostage Hamas released a video claiming to show Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker in captivity on Saturday. In the video a man who introduces himself as Matan Zangauker, 24, can be seen pleading with the Israeli leaders to make a deal that would bring captives being held by Hamas in Gaza back to Israel. Mediating countries, including Qatar, see increased momentum for a possible deal that could allow the 100 hostages being held in Gaza to be released in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners, after Israel signed a landmark ceasefire deal with Hezbollah…
Sunday, 08 December 2024 04:31
What to know after Day 1018 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian attacks kill 12, wound 40 in Ukraine's southeast Russian attacks on the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih in southeastern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 40, regional officials said. A strike on a car repair shop in Zaporizhzhia turned the facility into a giant fireball and killed 10 people, the regional governor said. Media quoted a local official as saying 24 people were injured, including two children. Some settlements experienced power supply problems after the attack, the governor added. In Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown, also in the southeast,…
Saturday, 07 December 2024 04:48
What to know after Day 1017 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine shows off new 'rocket-drone' in bid to boost long-range strikes Ukraine showed off a new locally-produced "rocket-drone" on Friday which it said could fly 700 km (430 miles) - more than twice the longest range attributed to missiles supplied by Western allies. The unmanned craft, called "Peklo" - which means hell in Ukrainian - is the second such "rocket drone" unveiled by Kyiv as it tries to increase its ability to strike deep into Russia, which invaded 33 months ago. The drones could reach speeds of 700 kph, a representative from Ukraine's state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom told…
Friday, 06 December 2024 04:33
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 427
Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says Israeli airstrikes tore through a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sparking fires and killing at least 21 people, according to the head of a nearby hospital, in the latest assault on a sprawling tent city that Israel designated a humanitarian safe zone but has repeatedly targeted. The Israeli military said it struck senior Hamas militants “involved in terrorist activities” in the area, without providing additional details, and said it took precautions to minimize harm to civilians. The strike on the Muwasi…