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Tuesday, 09 May 2023 04:07
What to know after Day 439 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia to hold Victory Day parade amid tight security after drone attacks Russia celebrates on Tuesday (today) the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two with a parade in Red Square amid tight security following a series of drone attacks, including on the Kremlin citadel itself, that Moscow has blamed on Ukraine. Victory Day is one of the most important public holidays in Russia, when people commemorate the huge sacrifices made by the Soviet Union during what is called the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45, in which around 27 million citizens perished. This anniversary is…
Monday, 08 May 2023 04:16
All we know after Day 23 of battles of Sudan military factions
Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus. The U.S.-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has turned parts of the Sudanese capital into war zones, derailed an internationally backed plan to usher in civilian rule following years of unrest, and created a…
Monday, 08 May 2023 04:15
What to know after Day 438 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kissinger makes Ukraine peace prediction Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has told CBS News that the conflict in Ukraine may be approaching a turning point, and that Chinese-brokered peace talks could begin by the end of 2023. "Now that China has entered the negotiation, it will come to a head, I think by the end of the year," the 99-year-old diplomat told CBS in an interview broadcast on Sunday. By that time, he continued, "we will be talking about negotiating processes and even actual negotiations." With the release of its ‘Position on the Political Settlement of…
Sunday, 07 May 2023 03:55
All we know after Day 22 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan paramilitary RSF to attend Jeddah talks with armed forces Envoys from Sudan's warring military factions - the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - were in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said, as international mediators pressed for an end to the three-week old conflict. The U.S.-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end fighting that has turned parts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum into war zones and derailed an internationally backed plan to usher in civilian rule following years of unrest and uprisings. Riyadh and Washington earlier welcomed the "pre-negotiation talks" between the…
Sunday, 07 May 2023 03:54
What to know after Day 437 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia blames Ukraine, U.S. for car bomb that wounded writer A prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver on Saturday and investigators said a detained suspect admitted acting on behalf of Ukraine. The attack took place three days after the Kremlin said Ukraine attempted to hit the Kremlin with drones - Ukraine denied it had anything to do with the attack. Russia's Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine and the Western states backing it, particularly the United States, for the latest attack on the writer, an ardent proponent of Moscow's military…
Saturday, 06 May 2023 03:34
All we know after Day 21 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudanese say warring factions ignore their plight as hardships grow Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum on Friday as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said the army and rival paramilitary were fighting without regard to their plight. Battles since mid-April have killed hundreds and wounded thousands, disrupted aid supplies, sent 100,000 refugees fleeing abroad and turned residential areas of Khartoum into war zones. "It's been four days without electricity and our situation is difficult," said 48-year-old Othman Hassan from the southern outskirts of the city. "We are the victims of a war that we aren't a part of. No one…
Saturday, 06 May 2023 03:32
What to know after Day 436 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE EU agrees €1 billion ammo package for Ukraine EU members have agreed on a financing mechanism that would entail Ukraine receiving €1 billion worth of ammunition as part of the bloc’s assistance plan, the EU Council said in a statement on Friday. The package is expected to include mostly 155-mm-calibre artillery rounds and missiles “if requested.” This comes in addition to another €1 billion worth of ammo the bloc’s members agreed to send to Kiev out of its own stocks in April. “Together with the previous decision to swiftly provide ammunition from existing stocks, we are committing €2…
Friday, 05 May 2023 03:41
All we know after Day 20 of battles of Sudan military factions
Heavy fighting in Khartoum; Sudan's children caught in conflict, UN says Fierce fighting persisted in Sudan on Thursday despite a truce agreement as U.S. intelligence said rival forces were trying to gain the upper hand ahead of possible negotiations and the U.N. warned of the violence's devastating toll on children. Despite multiple ceasefire declarations, the two sides appeared to be battling for control of territory in the capital Khartoum ahead of proposed talks, though the leaders of both factions have shown little public willingness to negotiate after more than two weeks of fighting. The Sudanese army on Thursday sought to…
Friday, 05 May 2023 03:38
What to know after Day 435 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Drones attack Ukrainian capital, Moscow says US behind Kremlin drone Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday evening, the fourth assault in as many days subjecting residents to spasms of gunfire and explosions, and at least one drone was shot down. City authorities had declared an alert for Kyiv and the surrounding area. Residents who had gone to air raid shelters said the drones arrived more quickly than usual after the alerts were declared. Reuters witnesses heard gunfire and repeated heavier explosions near the city centre. The attacks started just after 8 p.m. (1700 GMT) and…
Thursday, 04 May 2023 03:12
All we know after Day 19 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan's conflict: Who's backing the rival commanders? Military rivals locked in a conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 both courted foreign backing in the years leading up to the fighting. That support could now influence the course of the power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti, as well as efforts to stop the violence. The conflict has brought open warfare to Sudan's capital Khartoum and sparked new unrest in the western region of Darfur, displacing hundreds of thousands of people…
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Thursday, 04 May 2023 03:11
What to know after Day 434 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Factbox: Kremlin drone incident: What do we know? Here's a look at what we know about the alleged overnight drone attack on the Kremlin, and the questions it raises. WHAT HAPPENED? Two of the numerous videos published on Russian social media channels show two objects flying on the same trajectory towards one of the highest points in the Kremlin complex, the dome of the Senate, with the clock on the nearby Spassky Tower showing 2:27 and 2:43 in the early hours of Wednesday. The first seemed to be destroyed with little more than a puff of smoke, the…
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 02:22
What to know after Day 433 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Officials: US to send Ukraine $300 million in military aid The U.S. is sending Ukraine about $300 million in additional military aid, including an enormous amount of artillery rounds, howitzers, air-to-ground rockets and ammunition as the launch of a spring offensive against Russian forces approaches, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The new package includes Hydra-70 rockets, which are unguided rockets that are fired from aircraft. It also includes an undisclosed number of rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, mortars, howitzer rounds, missiles and Carl Gustaf anti—tank rifles. The weapons will all be pulled from Pentagon…
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 02:20
All we know after Day 18 of battles of Sudan military factions
Sudan's warring generals extend theoretical truce but keep fighting Sudan's warring military factions agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, neighbour and mediator South Sudan said, even as more air strikes and shooting in the Khartoum capital region undercut their latest supposed truce. Previous ceasefire pledges have ranged from 24 to 72 hours but there have been constant truce violations in the conflict that erupted in mid-April between the army and a paramilitary force. South Sudan's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that mediation championed by its president, Salva Kiir, had led both sides to…
Tuesday, 02 May 2023 04:04
All we know after Day 17 of battles of Sudan military factions
'It was like doomsday,' says woman after quitting Sudan When bridges closed in her area of Sudan's capital Khartoum, Palestinian medical student Nour Kullab thought it was just another protest. Before she could grasp what was happening, electricity and water were cut off amid the din of gunfire and rockets, Kullab told Reuters at her family house in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip four days after returning. "I got out of my home, there were no rickshaws, only cars and no one stopped for me, the industrial zone was on fire, and shops were closed. I felt horror as…