WARS
Thursday, 10 April 2025 04:28
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 552
Hamas quietly cuts Gaza death count, reveals most killed were combat-age men Hamas has revised its casualty figures from the Gaza war, removing hundreds of names from its official list of war fatalities, and revealing that 72% of those killed between ages 13 and 55 were males – a demographic largely composed of combatants. The updated figures contradict Hamas'earlier claims that most casualties were women and children. Salo Aizenberg, from the U.S.-based nonprofit HonestReporting, uncovered the changes through a detailed analysis of Hamas’ casualty lists. The investigation revealed that 3,400 names, including over 1,080 children, were removed from the group’s…
Thursday, 10 April 2025 04:27
What to know after Day 1141 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine’s top general demands 30,000 conscripts a month Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Aleksandr Syrsky, has said Kiev must mobilize 30,000 soldiers every month to sustain resistance against the Russian army. He also highlighted the growing disparity between the military capabilities of the two countries. In an interview published on Wednesday by the Ukrainian outlet lb.ua, Syrsky claimed that Russia can mobilize up to 5 million trained and experienced troops, with a total potential force of 20 million. He emphasized this gap to underscore the urgency of continued mobilization by Ukraine amid the mounting battlefield pressure. According to Syrsky, Russian forces…
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 04:55
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 551
US families accuse Palestinian-American billionaire of facilitating Hamas attacks American families of victims of the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel filed a lawsuit on Monday against a prominent Palestinian-American businessman, Bashar Masri, charging that he provided assistance in constructing infrastructure that allowed Hamas militants to carry out their cross-border rampage. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., is thought to be the first case of a U.S. citizen being accused of providing major support for the attacks that triggered a wider Middle East conflict and upended the region. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your…
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 04:54
What to know after Day 1140 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelenskiy says President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, potentially threatening a fragile peace effort in the three-year-old war. Beijing is a close diplomatic ally of Moscow but is not publicly known to have directly aided in the Kremlin's full-scale invasion, which U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to swiftly end. Writing on X, where he posted a video of one of the alleged men, Zelenskiy said Kyiv has "information suggesting that there are many more Chinese…
Tuesday, 08 April 2025 04:52
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 550
What to know about tensions between Iran and the US before their talks this weekend Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. Even before the talks, however, there was a dispute over just how the negotiations would go. President Donald Trump insists they’ll be direct negotiations. However, Iran’s foreign minister said they’ll be indirect talks through a mediator. The difference may seem small, but it matters. Indirect talks have made no progress since Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew…
Tuesday, 08 April 2025 04:51
What to know after Day 1139 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy confirms for first time that Ukrainian troops active in Russia's Belgorod region Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed for the first time on Monday that Ukrainian troops have been active in Russia's Belgorod region as they seek to protect Ukrainian towns near the border. Ukrainian troops remain in parts of the neighbouring Russian region of Kursk eight months after a cross-border incursion, though Russian forces have recaptured much lost territory. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said Ukraine's top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, had presented a report "on the front line, our presence in the Kursk region and our…
Monday, 07 April 2025 04:08
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 549
Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities, Israel issues evacuation orders in Gaza Palestinian militant group Hamas said it fired a barrage of rockets at cities in Israel's south on Sunday in response to Israeli "massacres" of civilians in Gaza. Israel's military said about 10 projectiles were fired, but most were successfully intercepted. Israel's Channel 12 reported a direct hit in the southern city of Ashkelon. Israeli emergency services said they were treating one person for shrapnel injuries, and teams were en route to locations of fallen rockets. Smashed car windows and debris lay strewn on a city street, videos disseminated…
Monday, 07 April 2025 04:06
What to know after Day 1138 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missile strike kills one, injures three in Kyiv, Ukraine says A Russian missile attack on Kyiv killed one man and injured three other people overnight, causing damage and fires in several districts in the biggest such attack on Ukraine for weeks, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. The strike was the first large-scale attack using missiles and drones since the U.S. said late last month it had negotiated two ceasefire accords with Russia and Ukraine, including one that would on each other's energy infrastructure. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ongoing attacks showed Russia did not want to end…
Sunday, 06 April 2025 04:38
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 548
US sending Israel 20,000 assault rifles that Biden had delayed, say sources The Trump administration moved forward with the sale of more than 20,000 U.S.-made assault rifles to Israel last month, according to a document seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the matter, pushing ahead with a sale that the administration of former president Joe Biden delayed over concerns they could be used by extremist Israeli settlers. The State Department sent a notification to Congress on March 6 of the $24 million sale of the Colt Carbine 5.56 mm caliber fully automatic rifles, saying the end user would…
Sunday, 06 April 2025 04:34
What to know after Day 1137 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches air attack on Kyiv, Ukraine's military says Russia launched an overnight air strike on Kyiv, with the city's air defence forces trying to repel the attack, the military administration and the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said on Sunday. "Explosions in the capital. Air defences are working. Stay in shelters!" Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters' witnesses heard blasts in what sounded like air defence units in operation. ** Three injured in Russia's overnight attack on Mykolaiv, Ukraine says Three women were injured and several fires broke out in…
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Saturday, 05 April 2025 04:29
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 547
Israel kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire Israel killed a commander of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in an airstrike on southern Lebanon on Friday, further testing a ceasefire that halted last year's war between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Israeli military said the targeted militant, Hassan Farhat, was behind a rocket attack on the city of Safed last year that killed and wounded several Israeli soldiers. It vowed to act against Hamas fighters "wherever they operate". A security source said Farhat was killed along with his son and daughter in the strike in the…
Saturday, 05 April 2025 04:27
What to know after Day 1136 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin and Zelensky ready to make a deal – Trump The leaders of Russia and Ukraine are ready to make a peace deal, US President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday. He has been trying to broker a ceasefire between the two neighbors since February. A reporter asked Trump on Air Force One about his communication with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky. “I think he’s ready to make a deal. And I think that [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin is ready to make a deal,” Trump said. He declined to go into specifics but added that the US is having “a lot…
Friday, 04 April 2025 04:25
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 546
Hundreds of thousands flee as Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza 'security zone' Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced "security zone" they intend to seize. A day after declaring their intention to capture large swathes of the crowded enclave, Israeli forces pushed into the city on Gaza's southern edge which had served as a last refuge for people fleeing other areas for much of the war. Gaza's health ministry…
Friday, 04 April 2025 04:23
What to know after Day 1135 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Significant progress made on Ukraine ceasefire – Putin aide The US-brokered energy truce was a major step towards ending the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy, Kirill Dmitirev, has said during his trip to the US. Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, traveled to Washington to discuss further steps in normalizing bilateral ties largely suspended in 2022. “We are noting a positive dynamic in our relations,” Dmitriev told reporters on Thursday evening. He added that “significant progress has already been made” towards reaching a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. “For example, under the leadership of presidents…