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Wednesday, 18 June 2025 04:50
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 5
Israel-Iran air war enters sixth day, Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for Tehran's unconditional surrender. The Israeli military said two barrages of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel in the first two hours of Wednesday morning. Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv. Israel told residents in a southwestern area of Tehran to evacuate so its air force could strike Iranian military installations. Iranian news websites said…
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 04:49
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 621
Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as desperate residents struggle for food. Video shared on social media showed around a dozen mangled bodies lying in a street in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military, at war with Hamas-led Palestinian militants in Gaza since October 2023, acknowledged firing in the area and said it was looking into the incident. Witnesses interviewed by…
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 04:48
What to know after Day 1210 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE G7 abandons joint Ukraine statement as Zelenskiy says diplomacy in crisis Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy leaves the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday with new aid from host Canada for its war against Russia but without a joint statement of support from members or a chance to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. The G7 wealthy nations struggled to find unity over the conflict in Ukraineafter Trump expressed support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and left a day early to address the Israel-Iran conflict from Washington. Canada dropped plans for the G7 to issue a strong statement on…
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 04:38
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 4
Israel activates 'Barak Magen' aerial defenses for system's first ever interception Israel activated a new aerial defense system – dubbed "Barak Magen," meaning "lightning shield" – for the first time on Sunday night, saying it intercepted and destroyed multiple Iranian drones. The Israeli Navy intercepted eight Iranian drones using the "Barak Magen" and its long-range air defense (LRAD) interceptor, which were launched from an Israeli navy Sa’ar 6 missile ship, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. John Hannah, senior fellow at The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) and the co-author of a report published…
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 04:37
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 620
War-weary Gazans share images of destruction in Israel Residents of the Gaza Strip have circulated images of wrecked buildings and charred vehicles hit by Iranian missiles in Israeli cities, and some were hopeful the wider conflict could eventually bring peace to their ruined homeland. Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the Israeli port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, killing at least eight people, part of a wave of attacks by Tehran in retaliation for Israel's strikes targeting its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. "The Iranian response was a surprise to me, to many Palestinians, and the Israelis too.…
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 04:36
What to know after Day 1209 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia attacks Kyiv with waves of drones, missiles Waves of Russian drones and missiles struck districts across the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Tuesday, damaging an apartment building, sparking fires and injuring up to 16 people, city officials said. Reuters witnesses said drones swarmed over the capital and they heard what appeared to be missiles overhead. An air raid alert remained in effect more than seven hours after it had been proclaimed. Other parts of the country also came under attack, including areas outside the capital and the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, where the regional governor reported at…
Monday, 16 June 2025 04:06
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 3
Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US officials say President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. "Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do we're not even talking about going after the political leadership," said one of the sources, a senior U.S. administration official. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said top U.S. officials have been in constant communications with Israeli officials in the days since Israel launched a massive attack on Iran in a…
Monday, 16 June 2025 04:05
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 619
Israel identifies second hostage whose body was recovered from Gaza last week The Israeli military on Sunday identified the second of two hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza last week as Aviv Atzili, who was taken captive during Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Last Wednesday, the military said it had recovered two bodies of hostages and identified one of them as Yair Yaakov. ** Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday, local health authorities said, five of them near two aid…
Monday, 16 June 2025 04:04
What to know after Day 1208 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian air attack damaged Boeing offices in Ukraine, FT reports A building used by Boeing in Kyiv was badly damaged in a recent large-scale Russian air attack, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing six people familiar with the matter and photographs seen by the newspaper. Russia launched air attacks on Kyiv early last week, using 315 drones and seven missiles in strikes that also hit other parts of the country, Ukraine's Air Force said on Tuesday. Boeing's building was among the targets hit on Sunday night, the newspaper reported, citing two Boeing employees, three Ukrainian officials and…
Sunday, 15 June 2025 04:24
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 618
Israel says missile launched from Yemen fell in Hebron; at least 5 Palestinians hurt The Israeli military said on Friday a missile that was launched from Yemen towards Israel fell to earth inside the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, adding that no interceptors were involved. At least five Palestinians, including three children, sustained injuries from the missile's sharpnel that fell in Hebron, the Palestinian Red Crescent said in a later statement. The incident occurred amid an ongoing Israeli military campaign targeting nuclear sites in Iran that wiped out that country's entire top echelon of military commanders and…
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Sunday, 15 June 2025 04:18
Israel and Iran strike at each other in new wave of attacks
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, stoking fears of a wider conflict after Israel expanded its surprise campaign against its main rival with a strike on the world's biggest gas field. Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had said were the only way to halt Israel's bombing, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were nothing compared with what Iran would see in the coming days. Israel's military said more missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel overnight, and that it was attacking military targets in Tehran. Early Sunday morning, air…
Sunday, 15 June 2025 04:17
What to know after Day 1207 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin holds phone conversation with Trump — Kremlin aide Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have held another phone conversation, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said. "Another phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has just taken place," the Kremlin official said. This is the fifth phone conversation between the two leaders since Trump took office. Their previous phone conversation was held on June 4. Then, the two presidents discussed the situation in Ukraine and the Russian leader described in detail the results of the Istanbul talks and provided…
Saturday, 14 June 2025 04:47
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 617
Macron says UN conference on Israel-Palestinian issue postponed after attack on Iran A United Nations conference hosted by France and Saudi Arabia to work towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians has been postponed after Israel launched a military attack on Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. Two sources had earlier told Reuters that the conference would be postponed after Israel's attacks because logistically it would be difficult for countries in the region to attend. Israel launched a huge wave of airstrikes across Iran on Friday, targeting Iran's huge underground nuclear site, reportedly killing its entire…
Saturday, 14 June 2025 04:45
What to know after Day 1206 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian air defenses down Neptune missile, 1,582 Ukrainian drones in past week Russian air defense forces shot down a Neptune missile, 18 JDAM bombs, nine HIMARS rockets and 1,582 Ukrainian UAVs over the week, the Defense Ministry said. "In the past week, air defense forces shot down a Neptune long-range guided missile, 18 JDAM guided aerial bombs and nine US-made HIMARS rockets, as well as 1,582 fixed-wing drones," the ministry said. Russian troops also liberated five settlements in the Donetsk People's Republic and one in the Sumy Region over the past seven days, the Defense Ministry added. WESTERN…