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Sunday, 01 December 2024 04:34
What to know after Day 1011 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine loses over 36,800 troops, 225 tanks: situation in Russia’s Kursk Region The Ukrainian army lost over 250 troops in the Kursk area in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Ukraine’s losses have reached 36,850 troops and 225 tanks since fighting began in the region. Russian forces continue their operation to eliminate Ukrainian units. TASS has gathered the main information about the situation in the region. Operation to wipe out Ukrainian units - Units of Battlegroup North defeated the forces of the 21st, 41st, 44th and 47th mechanized brigades, the 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade, the Fifth…
Saturday, 30 November 2024 04:56
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 421
Hamas attacker opens fire at Israeli bus in West Bank, injuring at least 8: report An alleged gunman from the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas opened fire Friday at an Israeli bus in the West Bank, injuring eight people, including four soldiers, reports say. The incident near the settlement of Ariel ended when the attacker, identified by Hamas as 46-year-old Samer Hussein, was killed by Israeli troops. "As a result of the shooting attack, four IDF soldiers were lightly injured and were evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment," the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement, adding that "an…
Saturday, 30 November 2024 04:55
What to know after Day 1010 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine asks NATO for membership invite next week, letter shows Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged his NATO counterparts to issue an invitation to Kyiv at a meeting in Brussels next week to join the Western military alliance, according to the text of a letter seen by Reuters on Friday. The letter reflects Ukraine's renewed push to secure an invitation to join NATO, which is part of a "victory plan" outlined last month by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to end the wartriggered by Russia's 2022 invasion. Zelenskiy told UK-based Sky News that offering Ukraine NATO membership while allowing…
Friday, 29 November 2024 04:30
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 420
Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting. Israel said it also opened fire on Thursday towards what it called "suspects" with vehicles arriving at several areas in the southern zone, saying it was a breach of the truce with Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which came into effect on Wednesday. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah in turn accused Israel of…
Friday, 29 November 2024 04:29
What to know after Day 1009 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Oreshnik missiles could be used to strike Kiev – Putin The Russian military is selecting targets in Ukraine for further possible strikes using the country’s new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles, President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday. Potential targets for the missiles could be “decision making centers” in Kiev, the Russian leader warned, during a meeting with Moscow’s key regional allies in Astana, Kazakhstan. Military facilities could also be targeted, along with defense and industrial enterprises – “especially since the Kiev regime has repeatedly attempted to strike at facilities of national importance in Russia,”Putin explained. Moscow already has several…
Friday, 29 November 2024 04:26
What to know after Day 1009 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Oreshnik missiles could be used to strike Kiev – Putin The Russian military is selecting targets in Ukraine for further possible strikes using the country’s new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles, President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday. Potential targets for the missiles could be “decision making centers” in Kiev, the Russian leader warned, during a meeting with Moscow’s key regional allies in Astana, Kazakhstan. Military facilities could also be targeted, along with defense and industrial enterprises – “especially since the Kiev regime has repeatedly attempted to strike at facilities of national importance in Russia,”Putin explained. Moscow already has several…
Thursday, 28 November 2024 04:56
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 419
Still counting its dead, Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel's offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said. Hezbollah believes the number of its fighters killed during 14 months of hostilities could reach several thousand, with the vast majority killed since Israel went on the offensive in September, three sources familiar with its operations say, citing previously unreported internal estimates. One…
Thursday, 28 November 2024 04:55
What to know after Day 1008 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin's warnings, US intelligence says The U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack, which is unlikely, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasingly bellicose statements, five sources familiar with U.S. intelligence told Reuters. But Russia is likely to expand a campaign of sabotage against European targets to increase pressure on the West over its support for Kyiv, said two senior officials, a lawmaker and two congressional aides briefed on the matter. A series of intelligence assessments over the past seven months…
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 04:54
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 418
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, brokered by US and France, aims for permanent peace A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France. The accord clears the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year. Biden spoke at the White House on Tuesday shortly after Israel's security cabinet approved the agreement in a 10-1 vote. He said he had spoken…
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 04:53
What to know after Day 1007 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia accelerates advance in Ukraine's east Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest rate since the early days of the 2022 invasion, taking an area half the size of London over the past month, analysts and war bloggers said on Tuesday. Russian troops swept through swathes of Ukraine in early 2022 before being pushed back to its east and south. The 1,000 km (620-mile) front line has been largely static for two years, until the latest, smaller-scale advances that began in July. The war is entering what some Russian and Western officials say could be its…
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Tuesday, 26 November 2024 04:42
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 417
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel imminently, four senior Lebanese sources said on Monday. In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done". The French presidency said discussions on a ceasefire had made significant progress. In Jerusalem, a senior Israeli official said Israel's cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a truce deal with Hezbollah. Signs of a diplomatic breakthrough were accompanied by…
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 04:41
What to know after Day 1006 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian drones, missiles attack Ukraine's east, south and capital Russian missiles damaged residential buildings in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv and Odesa in the south, and a blizzard of drones caused temporary power cuts in Mykolaiv region and targeted the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Russia, which is making territorial gains in Ukraine's east, is conducting nightly attacks on faraway cities using missiles as well as cheaply produced "suicide" drones and low-cost "decoy" drones, which tie up Ukrainian air defences. Of 145 drones used overnight, Ukraine shot down 71 and lost track of 71 more, likely…
Monday, 25 November 2024 04:08
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 416
Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after large Israeli strike on Beirut Lebanon's Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the Israeli military said houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 people in Beirut the day before. Israel also struck Beirut's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, where intensified bombardment over the last two weeks has coincided with signs of progress in U.S.-led ceasefire talks. Hezbollah, which has previously vowed to respond to attacks on Beirut by targeting Tel Aviv, said it had launched precision missiles at…
Monday, 25 November 2024 04:07
What to know after Day 1005 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Medvedev outlines roadmap to ending Ukraine conflict The conflict between Moscow and Kiev could be swiftly ended with no additional loss of lives if only NATO came to its senses and abandoned its belligerent policy towards Russia, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Al Arabiya in an interview published on Friday. Allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons for strikes into internationally-recognized Russian territory has made the US-led bloc a direct party to the conflict, said Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council. Kiev has launched several strikes using US-made ATACMS and HIMARS systems,…