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Monday, 05 August 2024 04:46

What to know after Day 893 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine finally deploying US-made F-16 fighter jets, Zelenskiy says Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s for operations within the nation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, confirming the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made fighter jets more than 29 months after Russia's invasion. The Ukrainian leader announced the use of F-16s, which Kyiv has long lobbied for, as he met military pilots at an air base flanked by two of the jets, with two more flying overhead. "F-16s are in Ukraine. We did it. I am proud of our guys who are mastering these jets and have already started…

Sunday, 04 August 2024 03:23

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 303

Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday, hours after two strikes in the occupied West Bank killed nine militants including a local Hamas commander, Hamas said. The Israeli military said the first of two West Bank airstrikes hit a vehicle in a town near the city of Tulkarm, targeting a militant cell it said was on its way to carry out an attack. A Hamas statement said one of those killed was a commander of its…

Sunday, 04 August 2024 03:22

What to know after Day 892 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine, hit airfield, oil depots Ukraine's military said on Saturday it had sunk a submarine in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, attacked a southern Russian airfield and hit oil depots and fuel and lubricant storage facilities in Belgorod, Kursk and Rostov regions. "A Russian submarine went to the bottom of the Black Sea," the defence ministry said in a post on X, naming the vessel as the B-237 Rostov-on-Don attack submarine. The military's general staff said the attack on Sevastopol port also significantly damaged four launchers of the S-400 anti-aircraft "Triumf" defence system. There was no…

Saturday, 03 August 2024 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 302

Slain Hamas leader Haniyeh buried in Qatar amid vows of revenge against Israel Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran, and his possible succcessor told mourners his death would only make the Palestinian militant group more determined in its struggle against Israel. Haniyeh's death was one in a series of killings of senior Hamas figures as the war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel nears its 11th month and concern grows that the conflict is spreading across the Middle East. Hamas and Iran have both accused Israel of…

Saturday, 03 August 2024 04:40

What to know after Day 891 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian troops inch forward in Ukraine's east with waves of bombs and infantry Russian assaults are raising pressure on the strategic eastern logistics hub of Pokrovsk, Ukraine said on Friday, as waves of guided bombs and infantry lead to some of Moscow's largest territorial gains since the spring. The push is fuelling a surge in civilians fleeing, with requests for evacuation in the area increasing about tenfold over the past two weeks, according to a volunteer helping people leave. Russian forces have been steadily inching forward on several fronts in the eastern Donetsk region, staging particularly fierce attacks…

Friday, 02 August 2024 04:40

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 301

Mohammed Deif: Hamas military leader and Oct 7 mastermind was killed in Gaza airstrike, Israel says The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on Thursday, a day after the group's political leader was assassinated in Tehran. Deif is believed to have been one of the masterminds of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered war in the Palestinian enclave. "The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) announces that on July 13th, 2024, IDF fighter jets struck in the area of Khan Yunis, and following an…

Friday, 02 August 2024 04:39

What to know after Day 890 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE F-16 jets no silver bullet for Ukraine in war with Russia Ukraine has received a first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets to help it fight Russian invasion forces, Lithuania's foreign minister and a U.S. official have said. The long-awaited arrival is a milestone for Ukraine, which has not publicly commented on it for now. The lengthy process to procure the U.S.-designed aircraft and train Ukrainian pilots to fly them has frustrated Kyiv. Russia has had time to prepare defences to try to nullify the F-16s' impact, and Ukraine has had to survive with a depleted air force…

Thursday, 01 August 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 300

Hamas political leader Haniyeh’s assassination deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps and Hamas on Wednesday, a major escalation that deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. Haniyeh is the second leader of an Iran-backed militant group reported to have been assassinated in recent days. His death represents a significant blow to Hamas, eliminating its most public figure who headed up the group’s political operations while living overseas. In a statement, Hamas accused Israel of…

Thursday, 01 August 2024 04:53

What to know after Day 889 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia vs Ukraine: the biggest war of the fake news era - In early April, some residents of Kharkiv received a series of chilling text messages from government officials telling them to flee the city before Russian forces surrounded it. "Due to the threat of enemy encirclement, we urge the civilian population of Kharkiv leave the city by April 22," said one alert, which bore the logo of the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine and mapped out safe escape routes on a slick infographic. It was fake. Volodymyr Tymoshko knew immediately. He's the police chief of Kharkiv region…

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 04:50

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 299

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements. The Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Hanieh attended Iran's new president's swearing in ceremony on Tuesday. "Early this morning, the residence of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was struck, resulting in his and one of his body guards' martyrdom. The cause is under investigation and will be announced soon," the Revolutionary…

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Wednesday, 31 July 2024 04:49

What to know after Day 888 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine capital Kyiv, military says Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and its surrounding region, the military administration said on Wednesday. "Air defence systems are being engaged in the region and on the approaches to Kyiv in particular," Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters witnesses reported hearing blasts in what sounded like air defence systems engaged in repelling an air attack. The city and most of Ukraine were under air raid alerts that were issued at around 2000 GMT…

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 04:55

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 298

Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal Israel and the Islamist group Hamas traded blame on Monday over the lack of progress in reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip despite international mediation. Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of adding new conditions and demands to a U.S.-backed truce proposal, after the latest talks conducted through mediators. Netanyahu, however, denied making any alterations and said Hamas was the one insisting on numerous changes to the original proposal. The Iran-backed Palestinian Islamist group said it had received the latest response from…

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 04:54

What to know after Day 887 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, struck a number of substations causing power outages, according to a statement from the General Staff of Ukraine. The claim of responsibility came after Russia said it thwarted a nighttime Ukrainian drone attack.…

Monday, 29 July 2024 04:46

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 297

Israel cabinet authorizes government to respond to Hezbollah rocket strike Israel's security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to decide on the "manner and timing" of a response to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children, and which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack on Majdal Shams on Saturday, the deadliest in Israel or Israeli-annexed territory since Palestinian militant group Hamas' Oct. 7 assault sparked the war in Gaza. That conflict has spread to several fronts and risks spilling…

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