WARS
Sunday, 07 January 2024 04:33
What to know after Day 682 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missile attack kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east, rescue efforts continue A Russian missile strike killed 11 people and injured 10 on Saturday in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said. Five of the dead were children. A U.N. official in Ukraine expressed horror at the incident. Rescue efforts extended into the night. Pictures posted online by regional governor Vadym Filashkin showed teams sifting through piles of smouldering rubble in the dark as well as a burned-out vehicle. Filashkin told Ukrainian television that Russian forces…
Saturday, 06 January 2024 05:02
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 92
US, Europe embark on new diplomatic push to quell Gaza war U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe's senior diplomat Josep Borrell began a new diplomatic push on Friday to stop spillover from the Gaza war into Israeli-occupied West Bank, Lebanon and Red Sea shipping lanes. Their Middle East visits came three months since Hamas militants from Gaza attacked Israel, triggering an offensive that has devastated the enclave, uprooted 90% of its population, and killed 22,600 people, according to Palestinian officials. Israel, which says it has killed 8,000 militants since the deaths of 1,200 people in the Oct. 7…
Saturday, 06 January 2024 05:01
What to know after Day 681 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula and taking the 22-month war well beyond Ukraine’s borders. Air raid sirens wailed in Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, and traffic was suspended for a second straight day on a bridge connecting the peninsula, which Moscow seized illegally a decade ago, with Russia’s southern Krasnodar region. The span is a crucial supply link…
Friday, 05 January 2024 04:49
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 91
Israeli defense minister lays out vision for next steps of Gaza war ahead of Blinken visit Israel’s defense minister on Thursday laid out his vision for the next phase of the war in Gaza, describing how Israeli forces would shift to an apparently scaled-down “new combat approach” in northern Gaza, while continuing to fight Hamas in the south of the territory “for as long as necessary.” Ahead of a visit by the U.S. secretary of state, Yoav Gallant also outlined a proposal for how Gaza would be run once Hamas is defeated, with Israel keeping security control while an undefined,…
Friday, 05 January 2024 04:47
What to know after Day 680 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it hit two Russian military targets in occupied Crimea Ukraine said on Thursday its air force conducted a strike on a Russian command post near the occupied city of Sevastopol more than 200 km (120 miles) from Kyiv-held territory, and hit a military unit in a separate strike on the Crimean peninsula. Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defence units had downed a total of 36 Ukrainian drones over Crimea. Ukraine's Air Force Commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, posted a video from social media on the Telegram messaging app showing smoke rising from an explosion near Sevastopol, a…
Thursday, 04 January 2024 04:46
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 90
Israel's Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service vowed Wednesday that the agency would hunt down every Hamas member involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, no matter where they are. His pledge came a day after the deputy head of the Palestinian militant group was killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Beirut. Israel has refused to comment on reports it carried out the killing, but the remarks by David Barnea appeared to be the strongest indication yet it was behind the blast.…
Thursday, 04 January 2024 04:45
What to know after Day 679 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia and Ukraine stage major POW exchange after UAE mediation Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday announced their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly five months, with more than 200 freed by each side after what both said was a complex negotiation involving mediation by the United Arab Emirates. Russia's Defence Ministry said 248 military personnel had been handed over by Ukraine. Kyiv said it had brought home 230 people - 224 soldiers and six civilians - in what it said was the largest documented swap of troops so far. The UAE's foreign ministry acknowledged its role,…
Wednesday, 03 January 2024 04:37
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 89
Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas’ No. 2 political leader Tuesday, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel’s war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict. Saleh Arouri, who was the most senior Hamas figure killed since the war with Israel began, was also a founder of the group’s military wing. His death could provoke major retaliation by Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia. The strike hit an apartment in a building in a…
Wednesday, 03 January 2024 04:36
What to know after Day 678 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia pounds Ukraine's two biggest cities in new wave of attacks Russia pounded Ukraine's two biggest cities on Tuesday in a new wave of heavy air strikes that killed at least five civilians and prompted calls for the West to quickly provide more military assistance. Ukraine's Interior Ministry said 135 people had been injured in the latest missile and drone attacks, including 61 in and around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city in the northeast and 17 in and around the capital, Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said rescue operations continued into the late evening as the assaults also caused widespread…
Tuesday, 02 January 2024 04:32
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 88
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza in a possible precursor to a scaled-back offensive The Israeli military confirmed Monday that it was pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip, a step that could clear the way for a new long-term phase of lower-intensity fighting against the Hamas militant group. The confirmation of the planned troop drawdown came the same day that Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. While the plan is not directly connected to the war effort, it was the source of deep divisions…
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Tuesday, 02 January 2024 04:31
What to know after Day 677 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia to ramp up attacks on Ukraine – Putin Ukraine's weekend attack on the Russian city of Belgorod, which has left dozens of civilians dead and injured, was an act of terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Kiev will not be left unpunished when it engages in such activities, he warned. The president insisted that Moscow will not retaliate in kind with indiscriminate attacks on civilians, but will focus instead on Ukraine’s military sites. The president made the remarks on New Year’s Day at a military hospital in Moscow, where he met Russian servicemen wounded during…
Monday, 01 January 2024 04:45
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 87
Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 as Netanyahu says war will continue for months Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a cease-fire. The military said Israeli forces were operating in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and residents reported strikes in the central region, the latest focus of the nearly three-month air-and-ground war that has raised fears of a regional conflagration. The U.S. military…
Monday, 01 January 2024 04:44
What to know after Day 676 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kharkiv strikes were retaliation for Belgorod attack, Russia says Russia on Sunday said it attacked military facilities in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, including a hotel housing military commanders and "foreign mercenaries", in response to Ukraine's strikes on Belgorod the previous day. Kharkiv officials had said that at least six missiles hit Ukraine's second city, injuring at least 28 people and damaging residential buildings, hotels and medical facilities, followed by waves of drone attacks on housing blocks. Russia's statement said its attack hit the former Kharkiv Palace hotel and the headquarters of the Ukrainian Security Service for…
Sunday, 31 December 2023 04:27
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 86
Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US for new weapons sales Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months,” pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged enclave. Netanyahu thanked the Biden administration for its continued backing, including approval for a new emergency weapons sale, the second this month, and prevention of a U.N. Security Council resolution seeking an immediate cease-fire. Israel argues that ending the war now would mean victory…