WARS
Friday, 28 March 2025 04:08
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 539
Hamas spokesperson Qanoua killed in Israeli airstrike, says Hamas media Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, Hamas-affiliated media said early on Thursday, the latest group figure to be killed since Israel resumed its operations in the enclave. Qanoua was killed when his tent was targeted in Jabalia, the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television said. The same strike wounded several people, while separate attacks killed at least six in Gaza City and one in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, medical sources said. Later on Thursday, the Israeli military confirmed in a statement that it killed Qanoua,…
Friday, 28 March 2025 04:06
What to know after Day 1128 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin proposes the UN to temporary govern Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested discussing the establishment of temporary governance in Ukraine, under the guidance of the UN and several countries. The aim would be to conduct elections in the country since Vladimir Zelensky’s presidential term officially expired in May 2024. Moscow sees no clear way to sign any agreements with Kiev since “other leaders might come tomorrow,” Putin explained on Thursday night while addressing the sailors of the Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine. “In such cases, international practice follows a well-known path within the framework of the United Nations…
Thursday, 27 March 2025 04:39
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 538
Hundreds stage Gaza protest against Hamas after conflict resumes Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to war, chanting "Hamas out," social media posts showed, in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group that sparked the latest war with its October 7, 2023 raid on Israel. Northern Gaza has been one of the most devastated areas of Gaza. Most buildings in the densely populated area have been reduced to rubble and much of the population has moved several times to escape the conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to say the…
Thursday, 27 March 2025 04:38
What to know after Day 1127 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Rubio says US will evaluate Russian demands for Black Sea ceasefire The United States will evaluate demands made by Russia after Moscow had agreed "in principle" to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Ukraine in the Black Sea to allow safe navigation, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday. The U.S. announced separate Black Sea agreements with Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday - following talks in Saudi Arabia - to ensure safe navigation, stop attacks, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. U.S. President Donald Trump - who took…
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 04:40
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 537
Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, military expands evacuation orders Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 23 Palestinians on Tuesday, local health officials said, as the Israeli military expanded evacuation orders to tens of thousands of residents across the enclave. The Israeli military resumed its campaign against Hamas in Gaza a week ago, shattering a two-month ceasefire. Since then, nearly 700 people, mostly women and children, have been killed, Palestinian health officials say. Most of Gaza's 2.3 million population has already been displaced by the fighting multiple times during nearly 18 months of war and is facing…
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 04:39
What to know after Day 1126 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia, Ukraine agree to sea, energy truce; Washington seeks easing of sanctions The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow. While it was not clear when or how the Black Sea maritime security deals would start, the agreements are the first formal commitments by the two warring sides since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, who is pushing for an end to the war in Ukraine and a rapid rapprochement with Moscow that…
Tuesday, 25 March 2025 04:40
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 536
Israeli military says it intercepted missile fired from Yemen; Houthis claim responsibility The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Friday, one day after shooting down two projectiles launched by Houthi militants. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it fired a ballistic missile toward Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a televised statement in the early hours of Saturday. Saree said the attack against Israel was the group's third in 48 hours. He issued a warning to airlines that the Israeli airport was "no…
Tuesday, 25 March 2025 04:39
What to know after Day 1125 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian artillery attack kills three Russian journalists, regional head says A Ukrainian artillery strike on Monday killed six people including three journalists in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region, the region's Russia-installed governor said. The media outlets concerned confirmed that their journalists had been killed in the attack. Another Russian official said the journalists had been targeted by the Ukrainian military. There was no comment from Ukrainian officials. The attack killed a journalist from Russia's Izvestia media outlet, Alexander Fedorchak, as well as camera operator Andrei Panov and driver Alexander Sirkeli working for Russian state television channel Zvezda, according to…
Monday, 24 March 2025 04:12
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 535
Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills Hamas official and aide An Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza killed a senior Hamas leader and an aide on Sunday evening, a Hamas official told the BBC. Ismail Barhoum, the head of the group's financial affairs, was killed in the strike on Nasser Hospital, the main medical facility in Khan Younis. He was receiving treatment at the hospital after being wounded in an air strike four days ago, the official said. Israel's military said it had struck a key Hamas member operating inside the hospital compound following "an extensive intelligence-gathering process"…
Monday, 24 March 2025 04:10
What to know after Day 1124 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine, US teams hold talks in Saudi Arabia, US envoy hopeful on ending war Ukrainian and U.S. delegations discussed on Sunday proposals to protect energy facilities and critical infrastructure, Ukraine's defence minister said, part of a diplomatic push by U.S. President Donald Trump to end three years of war. The meeting in Saudi Arabia, which precedes talks on Monday between the U.S. and Russian delegations, came as U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoffexpressed optimism about the chances for ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. "I feel that (Russian President Vladimir Putin) wants peace," Witkoff told Fox News…
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Sunday, 23 March 2025 04:42
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 534
Israeli airstrike kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza, Hamas says An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, Hamas officials said, as residents reported an escalation in the Israeli military campaign that began on Tuesday. Pro-Hamas media said the airstrike killed Bardaweel, who is a member of the group's political office, and also killed his wife. Israeli officials had no immediate comment. Taher Al-Nono, the media advisor of the Hamas leadership, mourned Bardaweel's death in a post on his Facebook page. After two months of relative calm, Gazans were again fleeing…
Sunday, 23 March 2025 04:40
What to know after Day 1123 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE As Russia retakes Kursk, Ukrainians ask, 'Was it worth it?' When Mariia Pankova last exchanged messages with her close friend Pavlo in December, she had no idea that he was among the Ukrainian troops fighting in Russia's Kursk region. She found out when a fellow soldier told her several days later that her friend, Pavlo Humeniuk, 24, a combat engineer in Ukraine's 47th Magura brigade, had gone missing near the village of Novoivanivka in Kursk on December 6. Almost four months have passed and there has been no further information about Pavlo's fate, Pankova told Reuters, citing her…
Saturday, 22 March 2025 07:50
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 533
Israel orders IDF to seize more Gaza territory if Hamas doesn't release hostages Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to seize more territory in Gaza if Hamas continues to refuse to release the hostages. Earlier this week, the IDF resumed the war in Gaza after a nearly two-month-long ceasefire that saw the release of 33 hostages. "If the terrorist organization Hamas continues to refuse to release the hostages, I have instructed the IDF to seize additional territories, while evacuating the population, and to expand the security zones around Gaza for the benefit of protecting…
Saturday, 22 March 2025 07:49
What to know after Day 1122 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of blowing up Russian gas pumping station Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of blowing up a Russian gas pumping station in a border area where Ukrainian troops have been retreating, amid talks over a proposed U.S.-backed moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure. Video footage showed a blaze at the Sudzha facility, which is located inside Russia several hundred metres from the Ukrainian border. It is inside a pocket of Russian territory that had been captured by Ukrainian forces last year, but which Moscow has mostly recovered in heavy fighting…