WARS
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 04:37
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 12
Fragile ceasefire holding, Trump envoy says peace talks with Iran 'promising' The ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding on Wednesday a day after both countries signalled that their air war had ended, at least for now. Each side claimed victory on Tuesday after 12 days of war, which the U.S. joined with airstrikes in support of Israel to take out Iran's uranium-enrichment facilities. Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said late on Tuesday that talks between the United States and Iran were "promising" and that Washington was hopeful for a long-term…
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 04:36
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 628
US to give $30 million to Gaza aid operation despite violence concerns The United States is giving $30 million to a controversial humanitarian group delivering aid in war-torn Gaza despite concern among some U.S. officials about the month-old operation and the killing of Palestinians near food distribution sites, according to four sources and a document seen by Reuters. Washington has long backed the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation diplomatically, but this is the first known U.S. government financial contribution to the organization, which uses private U.S. military and logistics firms to transport aid into the Palestinian enclave for distribution at so-called secure…
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 04:35
What to know after Day 1217 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missile attack kills 17 as Zelenskiy presses NATO allies for support A Russian missile attack in southeastern Ukraine on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and caused sweeping damage, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Kyiv's allies at a NATO summit to bolster Ukraine's defence industry. The two-part strike killed 15 and wounded more than 200 in the regional capital Dnipro, said governor Serhiy Lysak, where a blast wave showered scores of train passengers with broken glass. Among the wounded were at least 18 children, he added. The rare daytime strike also damaged dozens of apartment…
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 04:40
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 11
What we know about Iran's attack on US base in Qatar Iran has launched missiles at a US military base in Qatar, in what it said was retaliation for American strikes against its nuclear sites over the weekend. Witnesses reported hearing loud bangs in the sky above the capital, Doha, while videos showed bright flashes in the sky as air defence systems attempted to intercept missiles. It is the latest escalation in a conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US which has seen tensions in the Middle East soar to unprecedented levels in recent days. Here is what we know.…
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 04:40
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 627
UK to ban campaign group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws Britain said on Monday it would use anti-terrorism laws to ban the campaign organisation Palestine Action, making it a criminal offence to belong to the group after its activists damaged two UK military planes in protest at London's support for Israel. The proscription would put the pro-Palestinian group on a par with Hamas, al-Qaeda or ISIS under British law, making it illegal for anyone to promote it or be a member. Those who breached the ban could face up to 14 years in jail. Palestine Action has regularly targeted British…
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 04:39
What to know after Day 1216 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Nine killed in Kyiv in intense Russian air attack At least nine people have been killed and several injured in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack in the Kyiv region, the interior minister has said. In a post on social media, Ihor Klymenko said residential areas, hospitals and sports infrastructure had been hit. At least six of those killed were in a high-rise building in the capital, Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The city's military administration said a further 33 people had been injured. In the latest barrage, 352 Russian drones and 16 missiles targeted Ukrainian territory,…
Monday, 23 June 2025 04:35
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 10
US bombing of Iran started with a fake-out As Operation "Midnight Hammer" got underway on Saturday, a group of B-2 bombers took off from their base in Missouri and were noticed heading out toward the Pacific island of Guam, in what experts saw as possible pre-positioning for any U.S. decision to strike Iran. But they were a decoy. The real group of seven bat-winged, B-2 stealth bombers flew east undetected for 18 hours, keeping communications to a minimum, refueling in mid-air, the U.S. military revealed on Sunday. As the bombers neared Iranian airspace, a U.S. submarine launched more than two…
Monday, 23 June 2025 04:34
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 626
Israeli forces recover bodies of three hostages from Gaza Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of three hostages which had been held in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian militant group Hamas' 2023 attack, the military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The hostages were identified as civilians Ofra Keidar and Yonatan Samerano, and soldier Shay Levinson. All were killed on the day of the attack, on October 7, 2023, the military said. With their retrieval, 50 hostages now remain in Gaza, only 20 of whom are believed to be alive. The abduction of Samerano, 21 at the…
Monday, 23 June 2025 04:33
What to know after Day 1215 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine fighting 10,000 Russian troops in Kursk region, Ukrainian commander says Around 10,000 Russian soldiers are fighting in Russia's Kursk region, about 90 square kilometers (35 square miles) of which is controlled by Ukraine, Ukraine's top military commander said. "We control about 90 square kilometers of territory in the Hlushkov district of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, and these are our preemptive actions in response to a possible enemy attack," Oleksandr Syrskyi said without elaborating, in remarks released by his office for publication on Sunday. The Ukrainian military said the activity in this area prevented Russia…
Sunday, 22 June 2025 04:02
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 9
Iran must now 'make peace', says Trump after US strikes on nuclear sites Summary The US has bombed Fordo and other nuclear sites in IranIn an address from the White House, Trump warned Iran must make peace or future attacks will be "far greater"He called the strikes on Fordo and and two other nuclear sites a "spectacular military success"Iranian state media says part of the Fordo site was "attacked by enemy strikes", however authorities are yet to confirm the extent of damage Earlier, Iran's foreign minister said US involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict would be "very very dangerous" while in…
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Sunday, 22 June 2025 04:01
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 625
Israeli-backed group seeks at least $30 million from US for aid distribution in Gaza An American-led group has asked the Trump administration to step in with an initial $30 million so it can continue its much scrutinized and Israeli-backed aid distribution in Gaza, according to three U.S. officials and the organization’s application for the money. That application, obtained by The Associated Press, also offers some of the first financial details about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and its work in the territory. That includes a projection of a $150 million monthly budget once the group’s current aid sites fully gear up…
Sunday, 22 June 2025 04:00
What to know after Day 1214 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia conducts heavy missile and drone strike on Ukrainian military airfield – MOD The Russian military struck a military airfield and energy infrastructure in Ukraine in an overnight attack involving missiles and kamikaze drones, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said that the attack, which was carried out with high-precision air-, land-, and sea-based weapons, as well as explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicles, targeted the infrastructure of a military airfield and an energy facility that supplied Ukrainian forces in Donbass with fuel. “The goal of the strike has been accomplished. All…
Saturday, 21 June 2025 04:33
Israel Vs Iran: Here’s what to know after Day 8
Iran, Israel launch new attacks after Tehran rules out nuclear talks Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks early on Saturday, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat and Europe tried to keep peace talks alive. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. in Israel (2330 GMT on Friday), the Israeli military warned of an incoming missile barrage from Iran, triggering air raid sirens across parts of central Israel, including Tel Aviv, as well as in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Interceptions were visible in the sky over Tel Aviv, with explosions echoing across the metropolitan…
Saturday, 21 June 2025 04:32
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 624
Pro-Palestinian activists damage planes at UK military base Pro-Palestinian activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in central England on Friday, damaging and spraying red paint over two planes used for refuelling and transport. Palestine Action said two members had entered the Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire, putting paint into the engines of the Voyager aircraft and further damaging them with crowbars. "Despite publicly condemning the Israeli government, Britain continues to send military cargo, fly spy planes over Gaza and refuel U.S./Israeli fighter jets," the group said in a statement, posting a video of the incident on X. "Britain…