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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…
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…
Thursday, 29 August 2024 04:50
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 328
Israeli forces launch strikes across Gaza, push tanks into central Khan Younis Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and launched strikes across the enclave as they battled Hamas-led militants, killing at least 34 Palestinians on Wednesday, according to medics. Residents of Khan Younis said Israeli tanks made a surprise advance into the centre of the city, and the military ordered evacuations in the east, forcing many families to run for safety, while others were trapped at home. Palestinian health officials said the Israeli strikes in Khan Younis killed at least 11 people. In…
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Thursday, 29 August 2024 04:49
What to know after Day 917 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says fear of escalation among allies is major problem Ukraine's top diplomat said on Wednesday that the biggest problem faced by Kyiv as it battles Russia is that its allies are afraid of approving new policies to support Ukraine out of a fear of escalation. The remark by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba came a day after Russia's foreign minister said the West was "playing with fire" by considering allowing Kyiv to strike deep into Russia and warned of the risks of World War Three. "Ever since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the biggest problem Ukraine has…
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 04:57
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 327
Israeli military says hostage rescued from Gaza tunnel in 'complex operation' Israeli special forces have recovered an Israeli hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza in "a complex rescue operation", the military said on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was abducted by Hamas-led gunmen. It said 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a member of the Bedouin community in southern Israel who worked as a security guard on a kibbutz near the Gaza border, had been transferred to hospital and his condition was stable. Military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Alkadi had been rescued in an underground tunnel but gave no…
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 04:55
What to know after Day 916 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian attacks on Ukraine kill six in second day of major strikes, Kyiv says Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least six people, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Moscow's biggest air attack of the war on its neighbour. Three people were killed when a hotel was "wiped out" by a missile in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said. Five people were injured and one person was still missing after the strike, Serhiy Lysak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region that includes Kryvyi Rih, said on Telegram.…
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 04:46
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 326
Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo continue to iron out details, White House says Negotiations in Cairo to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage deal are still pressing ahead, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, adding that the discussions will continue on the working-group level for the next few days to iron out specific issues. Speaking to reporters in a virtual briefing, Kirby pushed back on suggestions that the talks have broken down, and said, on the contrary, that they were "constructive". "The talks actually progressed to a point where they felt like the next logical step…