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Thursday, 28 November 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 1008 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin's warnings, US intelligence says The U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack, which is unlikely, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasingly bellicose statements, five sources familiar with U.S. intelligence told Reuters. But Russia is likely to expand a campaign of sabotage against European targets to increase pressure on the West over its support for Kyiv, said two senior officials, a lawmaker and two congressional aides briefed on the matter. A series of intelligence assessments over the past seven months…

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 418

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, brokered by US and France, aims for permanent peace A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France. The accord clears the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year. Biden spoke at the White House on Tuesday shortly after Israel's security cabinet approved the agreement in a 10-1 vote. He said he had spoken…

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 04:53

What to know after Day 1007 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia accelerates advance in Ukraine's east Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest rate since the early days of the 2022 invasion, taking an area half the size of London over the past month, analysts and war bloggers said on Tuesday. Russian troops swept through swathes of Ukraine in early 2022 before being pushed back to its east and south. The 1,000 km (620-mile) front line has been largely static for two years, until the latest, smaller-scale advances that began in July. The war is entering what some Russian and Western officials say could be its…

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 417

Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel imminently, four senior Lebanese sources said on Monday. In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done". The French presidency said discussions on a ceasefire had made significant progress. In Jerusalem, a senior Israeli official said Israel's cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a truce deal with Hezbollah. Signs of a diplomatic breakthrough were accompanied by…

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 04:41

What to know after Day 1006 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian drones, missiles attack Ukraine's east, south and capital Russian missiles damaged residential buildings in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv and Odesa in the south, and a blizzard of drones caused temporary power cuts in Mykolaiv region and targeted the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Russia, which is making territorial gains in Ukraine's east, is conducting nightly attacks on faraway cities using missiles as well as cheaply produced "suicide" drones and low-cost "decoy" drones, which tie up Ukrainian air defences. Of 145 drones used overnight, Ukraine shot down 71 and lost track of 71 more, likely…

Monday, 25 November 2024 04:08

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 416

Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after large Israeli strike on Beirut Lebanon's Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the Israeli military said houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 people in Beirut the day before. Israel also struck Beirut's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, where intensified bombardment over the last two weeks has coincided with signs of progress in U.S.-led ceasefire talks. Hezbollah, which has previously vowed to respond to attacks on Beirut by targeting Tel Aviv, said it had launched precision missiles at…

Monday, 25 November 2024 04:07

What to know after Day 1005 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Medvedev outlines roadmap to ending Ukraine conflict The conflict between Moscow and Kiev could be swiftly ended with no additional loss of lives if only NATO came to its senses and abandoned its belligerent policy towards Russia, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Al Arabiya in an interview published on Friday. Allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons for strikes into internationally-recognized Russian territory has made the US-led bloc a direct party to the conflict, said Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council. Kiev has launched several strikes using US-made ATACMS and HIMARS systems,…

Sunday, 24 November 2024 04:44

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 415

Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 as diplomats push for a cease-fire Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon’s capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 66 people were wounded in the strikes, which were the fourth in central Beirut in less than a week. The escalation comes after U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to the region in pursuit of a deal to end months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that has erupted…

Sunday, 24 November 2024 04:42

What to know after Day 1004 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Putin signs law forgiving debt arrears for new Russian recruits for Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Saturday on debt forgiveness for new army recruits signing up to fight in Ukraine, a Russian government website showed. Agencies reported that the law provides for forgiveness of up to 10 million roubles ($95,835) of debt arrears for those signing contracts with the Defence Ministry to fight in Ukraine for at least a year, beginning on Dec. 1. The law applies to all potential recruits who have had debt collection proceedings opened against them before Dec. 1.…

Saturday, 23 November 2024 04:34

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 414

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut, security sources say A powerful Israeli airstrike targeted central Beirut early on Saturday, security sources said, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. Several powerful blasts shook Beirut at around 4 a.m. (0200 GMT), Reuters witnesses said. At least four rockets were fired in the attack, two security sources said. Sirens could be heard as ambulances raced to the scene of the blast in Beirut's Basta neighbourhood. Footage broadcast by Lebanon's Al Jadeed showed at least one destroyed building and several others badly damaged around it. It marked…

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Saturday, 23 November 2024 04:33

What to know after Day 1003 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin announces mass production of Oreshnik missiles Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Friday the decision to begin serial production of the new Oreshnik ballistic missile system. The announcement came after the system was used in combat for the first time earlier this week in Ukraine. Speaking during a meeting at the Kremlin with the leadership of the Defense Ministry and defense industry representatives, Putin outlined that the Oreshnik missile system, one of Russia’s latest military advancements, is not a modernization of an old Soviet weapon. Instead, it is a new development based on cutting-edge hypersonic technology and…

Friday, 22 November 2024 04:36

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 413

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict. In their decision, the ICC judges said there were reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant were criminally responsible for acts including murder, persecution and starvation as a weapon of war as part of a "widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Gaza". Judges said there…

Friday, 22 November 2024 04:34

What to know after Day 1002 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian conflict acquires global elements after strikes with Western missiles — Putin The strikes with US-made long-range missiles at the Russian territory have introduced features of a global conflict to the conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address. "Since this moment, as we have underscored repeatedly, the conflict in Ukraine, provoked by the West, has acquired elements of global nature," he underscored. ** Russian forces successfully advancing in all areas in special military op zone — Putin The Russian armed forces are successfully advancing in all areas of the special military operation despite…

Thursday, 21 November 2024 04:36

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 412

Hamas: No hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless Gaza war ends Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended. "Without an end to the war, there can be no prisoner swap," Hayya said in a televised interview with the group's Al-Aqsa television channel, reiterating the group's position on how to bring the war to an end. "If the aggression is not ended, why would the resistance and in particular Hamas, return the prisoners (hostages)?" he said. "How would…

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