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Thursday, 05 September 2024 04:58
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 335
Netanyahu says Israel will not leave Gaza border corridor until it is secure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel will only agree to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza that guarantees the border area between southern Gaza and Egypt could never be used as a lifeline for the Islamist movement Hamas. "Until that happens, we're there," he told a news conference in Jerusalem. Netanyahu repeated his outright rejection of a withdrawal from the so-called Philadelphi corridor in the first phase of a deal, expected to last 42 days, saying international pressure would make it effectively impossible to…
Thursday, 05 September 2024 04:57
What to know after Day 924 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy orders war's biggest reshuffle to give Ukraine 'new energy' President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine needed "new energy", as he ordered a major government reshuffle at a crucial juncture in the war against Russia. A total of six ministers, including Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, submitted their resignation and parliament accepted the resignations of four. They included the resignations of a deputy prime minister in charge of European integration, the strategic industries minister overseeing Ukraine's arms production and two other ministers, the lawmakers said. "We need new energy today, and these steps are related only to…
Wednesday, 04 September 2024 04:46
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 334
US charges Hamas leaders over Oct. 7 attack on Israel The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Hamas' top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group's chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the Oct. 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans. That attack triggered an Israeli assault on Gaza that has killed more than 40,800 Palestinians and laid waste to much of the territory. "As outlined in our complaint, those defendants --…
Wednesday, 04 September 2024 04:44
What to know after Day 923 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missiles kill 50 in strike on Ukrainian military institute At least 50 people were killed and 271 wounded when Russia hit a military institute in Ukraine's central town of Poltava with two ballistic missiles on Tuesday, the war's deadliest single attack this year. Photographs posted on social media showed several bodies of young men on the ground covered in dust and debris, with the badly damaged side of a large building behind them. Reuters could not immediately verify the images. "The Russian scum will definitely be held accountable for this strike," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the…
Tuesday, 03 September 2024 04:54
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 333
Hamas says hostage guards in Gaza have been operating under new instructions Hamas' armed wing said on Monday that since June the group has been operating under new instructions on how to handle hostages should Israeli forces approach their locations in Gaza. The announcement comes days after the Israeli military recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying they had been shot dead by their captors as Israeli forces got close. Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, did not provide details on what the instructions were. He said his group…
Tuesday, 03 September 2024 04:53
What to know after Day 922 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE West wants ‘total control’ over Ukraine – Putin The Ukraine conflict stems from long-standing Western ambitions to control the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The Russian leader made the comments in an interview with Mongolian newspaper Onoodor, ahead of his visit to the country on Monday. “For decades, they [the West] have sought total control over Ukraine. They funded nationalist and anti-Russian organizations there; they persistently worked to convince Ukraine that Russia was its eternal enemy and the main threat to its existence,” Putin stated. The Russian leader referred to the 2014 Maidan coup in Kiev,…
Monday, 02 September 2024 04:40
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 332
Massive protests hit Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza Massive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country's leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives. Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining 101 hostages, about of a third of whom Israeli officials estimate have died. In Jerusalem, protesters blocked streets and demonstrated outside the prime minister's…
Monday, 02 September 2024 04:39
What to know after Day 921 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kharkiv struck by missiles after Ukraine launches mass drone attack on Russia At least 47 people, including five children, were injured on Sunday after Russian missiles struck a shopping mall and events complex in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv, officials said. Earlier in the day, Russia said Kyiv had launched one of the biggest drone attacks against it since the full-scale war began, targeting power plants and an oil refinery, while Moscow's forces made further gains towards a key town in eastern Ukraine. The Kharkiv attack prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to renew calls on allies to allow…
Sunday, 01 September 2024 04:54
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 331
Israeli troops, Palestinian militants clash in West Bank Clashes broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters in the occupied West Bank on Saturday as Israel pushed ahead with a military operation in the flashpoint city of Jenin. Israeli troops searched areas around Jewish settlements after two separate security incidents on Friday evening. In Jenin itself, drones and helicopters circled overhead while the sound of sporadic firing could be heard in the city. Hundreds of Israeli troops have been carrying out raids since Wednesday in one of their largest actions in the West Bank in months. The operation, which Israel…
Sunday, 01 September 2024 04:53
What to know after Day 920 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine launches drones on Moscow, other regions, Russian officials say Ukraine launched overnight drone attacks on Moscow and several other targets across Russia on Sunday, regional officials said, as Kyiv presses the United States for permission to use allies-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia. At least five drones flying towards Moscow were destroyed in the region surrounding the Russian capital, Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in posts on the Telegram messaging app. Some 26 Ukraine-launched drones were destroyed over the border region of Bryansk in Russia's southwest, the region's governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said on Telegram. More than…
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Saturday, 31 August 2024 04:41
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 330
Israeli forces kill two attackers in West Bank, military says Israel's military on Saturday said its forces killed two people in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, after one infiltrated an Israeli settlement and another shot at soldiers after his car exploded. Israel's ambulance service said two men were wounded by gunshots in the incidents. It did not identify them. "Terrorists attempted to run over a security guard at the entrance to the community Karmei Tzur a short while ago and infiltrated the community," the military said, referring to an Israeli settlement. Soldiers who arrived at the scene killed…
Saturday, 31 August 2024 04:41
What to know after Day 919 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Friday, according to a presidential decree. The dismissal was announced just a day after the Ukrainian military reported that an F-16 jet crashed and its pilot died while repelling a major Russian strike on Monday. "I have decided to replace the commander of the Air Forces... I am eternally grateful to all our military pilots," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his evening address. He did not give a reason for dismissal but mentioned that personnel must be protected, and…
Friday, 30 August 2024 04:56
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 329
Israel, Hamas set three-day pauses in fighting for Gaza polio shots, WHO says Israel's military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for the first round of vaccination of 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. The vaccination campaign is due to start on Sunday, with the pauses scheduled to take place between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. (0300-1200 GMT), said Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization's senior official for the Palestinian territories. He said the campaign would start in central Gaza with three…
Friday, 30 August 2024 04:55
What to know after Day 918 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine F-16 crashes, pilot dies repelling Russian strike One of Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a major Russian attack on Monday, Kyiv's military said, the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made planes this month. The jet came down and its pilot died while it was approaching a Russian target, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Thursday on Facebook. The F-16s had "demonstrated high efficiency" and downed four Russian cruise missiles, it added. Ukraine said Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones that day targeting the energy sector. "Connection with one…