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Monday, 19 August 2024 04:40
What to know after Day 907 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kiev ‘regime’ poses threat to all of Europe – Moscow The international community should resolutely respond to reports about alleged plans by Kiev to attack the nuclear power plant in Kursk, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. Earlier, Russian journalists reported on the plot, and the Defense Ministry vowed a swift and harsh response if these plans come to fruition. The Ukrainian military launched a cross-border incursion into the Russian border region where the plant is located last week. The facility is 90km from the border, which has become the arena of fierce clashes in…
Sunday, 18 August 2024 04:41
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 317
Israel kills two Hamas militants in West Bank air strike Israel said it killed two senior Hamas militants in an airstrike on their car in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, claiming they were involved in the killing of an Israeli. A joint statement from the Israel Security Agency and the Israel Defense Forces identified the militants as Ahmed Abu Ara and Rafet Dawasi, both from the West Bank's northern district around Jenin. In a statement, Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades military wing said it was mourning the deaths of two fighters in an Israeli air strike on their vehicle…
Sunday, 18 August 2024 04:37
What to know after Day 906 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian attack ruined ‘secret’ peace talks – WaPo The Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region has derailed secretive Qatar-mediated talks between Moscow and Kiev that could have paved the way for a “partial ceasefire,”the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing sources. An unnamed diplomat told the paper that both sides intended to send delegations to Doha to negotiate a landmark deal that would halt mutually devastating strikes on energy infrastructure. However, when Ukrainian troops launched a large-scale attack on Russian territory last week, the planned talks were thrown into doubt, the article said. According to one WaPo source,…
Saturday, 17 August 2024 04:25
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 316
Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages, as U.S. President Joe Biden said "we're not there yet". In a joint statement, the U.S., Qatar and Egypt said Washington had presented a new proposal that built on points of agreement over the past week, closing gaps in a way that could allow rapid implementation of a deal. Mediators would keep working on the proposal, they said. "The path is now…
Saturday, 17 August 2024 04:24
What to know after Day 905 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian missiles wipe out US Patriots in Ukraine – MOD Russian missiles have destroyed two batteries of US-made ‘Patriot’ air defense systems and a German IRIS-T in two regions of Ukraine, according to videos released by the defense ministry in Moscow on Friday. The US and its allies have sent an unspecified number of air defense systems to Ukraine, following Vladimir Zelensky’s pleas to help Kiev deal with Russian airstrikes. The first Ministry of Defense (MOD) video showed reconnaissance drone footage of two Patriot launchers and a AN/MPQ-65 radar station, in a field near Lyubimovka in Dnepropetrovsk Region.…
Friday, 16 August 2024 04:45
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 315
Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend to another day as death toll exceeds 40,000 Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave. Gaza health officials reported separately on Thursday that the death toll there had surpassed 40,000 people after more than 10 months of fighting. This round of negotiations opened on Thursday, and the talks would resume on Friday for a second day, Qatari and U.S. officials said. A U.S. official briefed on the discussions in Doha, who…
Friday, 16 August 2024 04:44
What to know after Day 904 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine racks up gains with Russia incursion, faces challenge holding territory Ukraine has chalked up a string of victories more than a week since blindsiding Russia with a lightning cross-border assault, but the risks are piling up as its troops make plans to hold territory and Russia recovers its footing. Ukraine poured thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week, pulling down Russian flags in towns seized by its soldiers and wresting the war initiative from Moscow for the first time in months. On Wednesday, officials in Kyiv said Ukraine would use seized Russian…
Thursday, 15 August 2024 04:46
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 314
Top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old war with Israel. Osama Hamdan told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday that Hamas will only participate if the talks focus on implementing a proposal detailed by U.S. President Joe Biden in May and endorsed internationally.…
Thursday, 15 August 2024 04:46
What to know after Day 903 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says advance into Russia 'going well', creates strategic buffer Ukraine's forces advanced further into Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday as Kyiv said its gains would provide a strategic buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks. Kyiv's surge into Russian territory last week caught Moscow by surprise. Russian forces that began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had been grinding out steady gains all year. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he met top officials to discuss the humanitarian situation and establishing a military commandant's offices “if needed” in an occupied area that Kyiv says exceeds…
Wednesday, 14 August 2024 04:46
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 313
Gaza ceasefire: Hamas says again it wants implementation, not more talks Hamas fired two rockets at Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv on Tuesday for the first time in months and Israeli airstrikes killed at least 19 Palestinians in Gaza, as mediators aimed to resume ceasefire talks later in the week. There were no reports of casualties in Israel. Two rockets had been fired from Gaza, the Israeli military said, one of which fell in the sea and the other had not reached Israeli territory. Hamas' military wing said in a statement: "We have bombed the city of Tel Aviv and…
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Wednesday, 14 August 2024 04:45
What to know after Day 902 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin says Kiev regime attacks civilians, sees no point in talks Ukraine’s armed provocation on the Russian border aims to bolster Kiev’s position in future talks, but talks with a government that attacks civilians make no sense, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. He made the statement when opening a meeting about the situation on the Russian border. "It is now clear why the Kiev regime refused our proposals to return to the plan for peaceful settlement," Putin said. "The enemy, with the help of its Western masters - it is doing their bidding, and the West is waging…
Tuesday, 13 August 2024 04:51
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 312
Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow Israeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict with Iran and its proxies. Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes on Khan Younis on Monday killed at least 18 people and wounded several. Meanwhile more families and displaced persons streamed out of areas threatened by new evacuation orders telling people to clear the area. Later an Israeli airstrike killed five…
Tuesday, 13 August 2024 04:50
What to know after Day 901 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine taking heavy losses in Kursk – FT Ukrainian troops that invaded Russia’s Kursk Region have taken heavy losses in men and Western-provided vehicles, the Financial Times (FT) has reported. The attack that began last Tuesday involved units drawn from six Ukrainian frontline brigades, soldiers told the outlet. They also claimed to have caught the Russians by surprise, but quickly came under fire from drones and FAB glide bombs. Russian estimates of over 1,600 Ukrainians killed were “impossible to verify” and “exaggerated,” according to the FT, which nevertheless reported “many ambulances and armored medical evacuation vehicles rushed to…
Monday, 12 August 2024 04:43
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 311
Hamas casts doubt on participation in new Gaza ceasefire talks Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous talks instead of engaging in new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal, casting doubt on its participation in a Thursday meeting called by the mediators. Last week, leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar urged Israel and Hamas to meet for negotiations on Aug. 15 in either Cairo or Doha to finalize a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal. Israel said it would send negotiators to take part in the meeting. Hamas initially said it…