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Tuesday, 24 December 2024 04:23

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 445

Israeli defense minister claims responsibility for first time for Hamas leader Haniyeh's assassination Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted on Monday for the first time publicly to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel in a region shaken by Israel's war in Gaza and the conflict in Lebanon. "These days, when the Houthi terrorist organization is firing missiles at Israel, I want to convey a clear message to them at the beginning of my remarks: We have defeated Hamas, we have defeated Hezbollah, we have blinded Iran's…

Tuesday, 24 December 2024 04:21

What to know after Day 1034 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE NATO boss criticizes Zelensky – media Vladimir Zelensky’s harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was unjustified, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said, as quoted by Western media outlets. He has reportedly asked the Ukrainian leader to cease his criticism of Scholz. Last month, Zelensky blasted the German chancellor for having a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, complaining that the call undermined efforts to isolate Moscow diplomatically. “I have often told Zelensky that he should stop criticizing Olaf Scholz, because I think it is unfair,” Rutte told dpa on Monday. Zelensky had previously slammed Scholz…

Monday, 23 December 2024 04:14

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 444

Israel's Netanyahu eyes Iran after triumphs over Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria 2025 will be a year of reckoning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his country's arch foe Iran. The veteran Israeli leader is set to cement his strategic goals: tightening his military control over Gaza, thwarting Iran's nuclear ambitions and capitalising on the dismantling of Tehran's allies -- Palestinian Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah and the removal of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Assad's collapse, the elimination of the top leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah and the destruction of their military structure mark a succession of monumental wins for Netanyahu. Without Syria,…

Monday, 23 December 2024 04:13

What to know after Day 1033 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia captures two villages in Ukraine as Moscow's forces advance on two cities Russian forces captured two villages in Ukraine, one in Kharkiv region in the northeast and one in eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday. Donetsk region is where Moscow is concentrating most of its efforts to seize two cities. Russian forces, making steady progress across Donetsk region, are moving on the towns of Pokrovsk, a logistics centre and site of an important coking colliery, and appear to be closing in on Kurakhove, farther south. The Defence Ministry statement said troops had taken…

Sunday, 22 December 2024 03:07

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 443

Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points Israel and Hamas appear closer than they have been in months to agreeing to a ceasefire that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of people held hostage there. But the sides have come close before, only to have talks collapse over various disagreements. This round of negotiations also faces hurdles. The agreement would take place in phases and include a halt in fighting, an exchange of captive Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and a surge in aid to the besieged…

Sunday, 22 December 2024 03:06

What to know after Day 1032 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Airports reopen following Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Kazan The airport in the Russian city of Kazan reopened on Saturday after temporarily closing earlier in the day following a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia's aviation watchdog said. Russian state news agencies reported the drone attack on a residential complex and other areas in Kazan, some 500 miles (800 km) east of Moscow. The Defence Ministry said the city had been attacked by three waves of drones between 7:40 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. (0440 and 0620 GMT). It said three drones were destroyed by air defence systems and three others…

Saturday, 21 December 2024 04:49

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 442

Israeli military says Yemen missile lands near Tel Aviv, 14 lightly injured, ambulance service says The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, and the ambulance service said 14 people received mild injuries. Paramedics were treating 14 people with minor shrapnel injuries and some were taken to hospital, the ambulance service said in a statement. The Israeli police reported receiving reports of a fallen missile in a town in the Tel Aviv area. The Iran-backed group Houthis in Yemen have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards…

Saturday, 21 December 2024 04:48

What to know after Day 1031 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin challenges West to ‘technological duel’ with Oreshnik Russian President Vladimir Putin has challenged Western leaders to put ther modern air defense systems up against Moscow’s new hypersonic Oreshnik missile in what would be a “technological duel.” During his annual end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Putin was asked to comment on opinions expressed by some foreign military experts suggesting that the Oreshnik can easily be shot down by Western missile defense systems. “Well, if those Western experts you mentioned believe that, they should suggest to their employers in the West and the US to conduct a technological experiment.…

Friday, 20 December 2024 04:50

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 441

Israel keeps up Gaza bombardment as ceasefire talks intensify U.S. and Arab mediators are working around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 44 Palestinians on Thursday. The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old war in the Hamas-ruled enclave that would include a release of hostages seized from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Mediators had managed to narrow some gaps…

Friday, 20 December 2024 04:47

What to know after Day 1030 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. Trump, a self-styled master of brokering agreements and author of the 1987 book "Trump: the Art of the Deal", has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, but has not yet given any details on how he might achieve that. Putin, fielding questions on state TV during his annual…

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Thursday, 19 December 2024 04:50

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 440

Gaza mediators intensify ceasefire efforts, Israeli strikes kill 20 people The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians on Wednesday. A Palestinian official close to the negotiations said on Wednesday that mediators had narrowed gaps on most of the agreement's clauses. He said Israel had introduced conditions which Hamas rejected but would not elaborate. On Tuesday, sources close to the talks in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, said an agreement could be signed in…

Thursday, 19 December 2024 04:49

What to know after Day 1029 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU security service. Kirillov, who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside his apartment building on Tuesday along with his assistant when a bomb attached to an electric scooter went off. He is the most senior Russian military officer to be assassinated in Russia by Ukraine. Ukraine's SBU…

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 439

Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as officials push for deal An agreement to halt the 14-month-old war in Gazaand free hostages held in the Palestinian enclave could be signed in the coming days with talks in Cairo making progress, sources briefed on the meeting said on Tuesday. The U.S. administration, joined by mediators from Egypt and Qatar, has made intensive efforts in recent days to advance the talks before President Joe Biden leaves office next month. "We believe - and the Israelis have said this - that we're getting closer, and no doubt about it, we believe that, but we…

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:41

What to know after Day 1028 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building along with his assistant when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter went off, Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said. An SBU source confirmed to Reuters…

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