WARS
Saturday, 30 December 2023 04:30
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 85
Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in Gaza Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly 200 people were reported killed in 24 hours in Israel's campaign against Hamas militants. The sound of shooting indicated fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters in Khan Younis, some residents said. Planes also carried out a series of air strikes on the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, according to medics and Palestinian journalists. Israeli forces have been pounding Khan Younis in preparation for…
Saturday, 30 December 2023 04:29
What to know after Day 674 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia unleashes biggest air attack on Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion Russia has launched the biggest air attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military told CNN, with an unprecedented number of drones and missiles fired at targets across the country, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 150 others. The wave of attacks began overnight into Friday and struck nationwide, with blasts reported in the capital Kyiv, as well as at a maternity hospital in the central city of Dnipro, the eastern city of Kharkiv, the southeastern port of…
Friday, 29 December 2023 04:49
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 84
Israeli tanks, missiles strike Gaza in offensive against Hamas Israeli forces attacked areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip where residents have been expecting a renewed ground offensive in areas crammed with tens of thousands of Palestinians already displaced by the Israeli-Hamas war. With nightfall on Thursday, an Israeli airstrike on a house in the southern city of Khan Younis killed eight Palestinians, health officials said. Three Palestinians were killed and six injured in an Israeli missile strike on a house in Maghazi camp in central Gaza, the Palestine Red Crescent said. "The task here is to dismantle Hamas…
Friday, 29 December 2023 04:48
What to know after Day 673 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE What to know after Day 673 of Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he discussed peace formula with Pope Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed Ukraine's peace formula in a call with Pope Francis on Thursday. "We discussed our joint work to put Ukraine's Peace Formula into action," Zelenskiy said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. "Over 80 countries are already involved in this process at the level of their representatives. And there will be more of them," he added. Zelenskiy said he thanked Francis for his Christmas greetings "as well as his wishes for a just…
Thursday, 28 December 2023 04:41
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 83
On foot and by donkey cart, thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza Thousands of Palestinian families fled Wednesday from the brunt of Israel’s expanding ground offensive into Gaza’s few remaining, overcrowded refuges, as the military launched heavy strikes across the center and south of the territory, killing dozens, Palestinian health officials said. On foot or riding donkey carts loaded with belongings, a stream of people flowed into Deir al-Balah — a town that normally has a population of around 75,000. It has been overwhelmed by several hundred thousand people driven from northern Gaza as the region was pounded…
Thursday, 28 December 2023 04:39
What to know after Day 672 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE West ‘quietly shifting’ Ukraine strategy – Politico The US and the EU have abandoned their objective of “total victory” of Ukraine over Russia in favor of a negotiated settlement that might cede some territory to Moscow, Politico reported on Wednesday citing several anonymous insiders. Publicly, both the White House and the Pentagon insist there has been no official change in policy. Two unnamed US administration officials – including a White House spokesman – and an European diplomat have told Politico’s Michael Hirsh otherwise. American and European officials are now “discussing the redeployment” of Ukrainian troops away from the…
Wednesday, 27 December 2023 04:41
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 82
Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza’s main telecom provider announced another “complete interruption” of services in the besieged territory. The military’s announcement of the new battle zone threatens further destruction in a war that Israel says will last for “many months” as it vows to crush the ruling Hamas militant group after its Oct. 7 attack. Israeli forces have been engaged in heavy urban fighting in northern…
Wednesday, 27 December 2023 04:40
What to know after Day 671 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine strikes Russian naval landing warship, Moscow admits damage Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed at least one person and could hinder any Russian attempt to seize more Ukrainian territory along the Black Sea coast. The Russian defence ministry, cited by the Interfax news agency, said Ukraine had used air-launched missiles to attack the Crimean port of Feodosia and that the Novocherkassk large landing ship had been damaged. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had briefed President Vladimir Putin in detail about the attack, the Kremlin said.…
Tuesday, 26 December 2023 04:45
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 81
Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether, raising the possibility of a new round of diplomacy to halt a devastating Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian plan calls for a phased hostage release and the formation of a Palestinian government of experts to administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, according to a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat familiar with…
Tuesday, 26 December 2023 04:44
What to know after Day 670 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian military liberates key Donbass stronghold – Moscow Russian troops have fully liberated Maryinka, a key town in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on Monday. Maryinka – which has been legally part of Russia since last year's referendums –was a major Ukrainian military for many years. It is located immediately to the west of the city of Donetsk. The minister broke the news during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Today, assault units with the troop grouping South fully liberated the town of Maryinka to the southwest of Donetsk,” Shoigu stated.…
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Monday, 25 December 2023 04:49
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 80
At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 15. Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital watched frantic Palestinians carry the dead, including a baby, and wounded following the strike on the Maghazi refugee camp east of Deir al-Balah. One bloodied young girl looked stunned while her body was checked for broken bones. The 68 fatalities include at least 12 women and seven children,…
Monday, 25 December 2023 04:48
What to know after Day 669 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia, Ukraine report six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka Russian attacks on southern Ukraine's Kherson region killed five civilians on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, while Russian-installed officials in the eastern town of Horlivka said one person was killed in result of Kyiv's shelling. Russian forces abandoned the city of Kherson, the administrative centre of the Kherson region on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, and the western bank of the River over a year ago but have since subjected many areas there to constant shelling from their positions on the eastern bank. The deaths in Kherson…
Sunday, 24 December 2023 04:39
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 79
Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn't request a cease-fire More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes in Gaza, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned that nowhere is safe in the territory and that Israel’s offensive creates “massive obstacles” to distribution of humanitarian aid. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, calling it a long and private conversation a day after the Biden administration again shielded Israel in the diplomatic…
Sunday, 24 December 2023 04:38
What to know after Day 668 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian shelling kills one, injures seven in southern Ukraine, officials say Waves of Russian shelling and drone attacks struck the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on Saturday, killing one person and injuring seven, officials in the region said. Russian forces also shelled a power station closer to the front lines in eastern Ukraine, injuring five workers and knocking out electricity to the town of Kurakhovo. Russian forces a year ago abandoned positions on the western bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region but constantly shell areas there from new positions on the eastern bank. Ukrainian troops have…