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Tuesday, 03 June 2025 04:30

What to know after Day 1195 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian and Ukrainian chief negotiators held secret private meeting Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia’s diplomatic delegation at the Istanbul talks, held a private bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov, which played an “important role” in preparing the general session of negotiations on Monday. The second round of direct talks between Moscow and Kiev concluded on Monday after more than an hour. Prior to the formal session, Medinsky and Umerov held an unannounced meeting that helped facilitate the broader negotiations. “There was a meeting. It played an important role in the preparation of the general session,”Medinsky…

Monday, 02 June 2025 04:29

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 605

Gaza ministry says Israel kills more than 30 aid seekers, Israel denies More than 30 Palestinians were killed and nearly 170 injured on Sunday in south Gaza near a food distribution site, the health ministry said, as witnesses reported Israeli soldiers fired on people trying to collect aid and Israel denied it. The U.S.-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said food was handed out without incident on Sunday at the distribution point in Rafah and there were no deaths or injuries. GHF released undated video to support its statement that showed dozens of people gathering around piles of boxes. Reuters could not…

Monday, 02 June 2025 04:28

What to know after Day 1194 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia and Ukraine step up the war on eve of peace talks On the eve of peace talks, Ukraine and Russia sharply ramped up the war with one of the biggest drone battles of their conflict, a Russian highway bridge blown up over a passenger train and an ambitious attack on nuclear-capable bombers deep in Siberia. After days of uncertainty over whether Ukraine would even attend, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Defence Minister Rustem Umerov would meet Russian officials at the second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on Monday. The first round of the talks more than…

Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:27

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 604

Hamas seeks changes in U.S. Gaza proposal; Witkoff calls response 'unacceptable' Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but President Donald Trump's envoy rejected the group's response as "totally unacceptable." The Palestinian militant group said it was willing to release 10 living hostages and hand over the bodies of 18 dead in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. But Hamas reiterated demands for an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, conditions Israel has rejected. A Hamas official described the group's response…

Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:25

What to know after Day 1193 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches air attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, mayor says Ukraine's air defence units were trying to repel a Russian air attack on the capital Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on Sunday on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday. ** Seven killed after bridge collapse, train derailment in Russia's Bryansk region bordering Ukraine At least seven people were killed and 30 hospitalised after "illegal interference" caused a bridge to collapse and a train to derail in Russia's Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, Russian authorities said early on Sunday. The train's locomotive and several cars derailed "due to…

Saturday, 31 May 2025 04:29

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 603

Deadly break-in at UN warehouse as aid trickles into Gaza A United Nations warehouse in war-torn Gaza was broken into by "hordes of hungry people" on Wednesday as aid trickles into the Palestinian enclave on the brink of famine and the United States readies new terms for a possible truce between Israel and Hamas. The World Food Programme said initial reports were that two people had died and several more were injured at the central Gaza warehouse. The U.N. agency appealed for an immediate scale-up of food aid "to reassure people that they will not starve." Eyewitness video independently verified…

Saturday, 31 May 2025 04:28

What to know after Day 1192 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump envoy says Russian concern over NATO enlargement is fair U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said Russia's concern over the eastward enlargement of NATO was fair and the United States did not want to see Ukraine in the U.S.-led military alliance. Asked by U.S. network ABC News about a Reuters report that Russia wanted a written pledge over NATO not enlarging eastwards to include Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, Kellogg said: "It's a fair concern." "We've said that to us, Ukraine coming into NATO is not on the table, and we're not the…

Friday, 30 May 2025 04:47

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 602

US proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza, plan shows A U.S. plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in return for the release of 125 Palestinian prisoners sentenced for life and remnants of 180 Palestinian dead. The plan includes sending aid to Gaza as soon as Hamas signs off on the ceasefire agreement. ** Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did…

Friday, 30 May 2025 04:45

What to know after Day 1191 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia reveals team for next round of Ukraine peace talks Russia’s negotiating team for the next round of direct peace talks with Ukraine will remain unchanged, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky will once again lead the delegation. Moscow and Kiev last met for direct talks in Istanbul on May 16, marking the first formal negotiations since 2022. That round resulted in the largest prisoner exchange to date, with 1,000 individuals released by each side. The parties also agreed to prepare written proposals—a pair of memorandums—outlining their positions on a potential ceasefire…

Thursday, 29 May 2025 04:44

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 601

Netanyahu says Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar has been killed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Mohammad Sinwar, Hamas' Gaza chief and the younger brother of the Palestinian militant group's deceased leader and mastermind of the October 2023 attack, Yahya Sinwar, had been killed. Mohammad Sinwar had been the target of an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza earlier this month and Netanyahu said on May 21 that it was likely he was dead. The Israeli leader announced that Sinwar had been "eliminated" in an address to the Israeli parliament as he listed off names…

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Thursday, 29 May 2025 04:43

What to know after Day 1190 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Work on Russian peace proposal to Ukraine ‘in final stage’ – Kremlin Russia is close to finalizing its proposal to Ukraine that could lead to a conditional ceasefire and eventual negotiated settlement of the conflict, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said. Moscow and Kiev are working on separate versions of a memorandum outlining a framework for peace. The Russian draft is “in the final stage,”Peskov told reporters during a regular press briefing on Wednesday. He noted that Russia continues to keep its diplomatic proposals confidential and will not release details publicly. Peskov rejected a report by Reuters claiming…

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 04:48

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 600

Palestinians rush US-backed aid centre despite concerns over checks Thousands of Palestinians on Tuesday rushed an aid distribution site in Gaza operated by a foundation backed by the United States and Israel, with desperation for food overcoming concern about biometric and other checks Israel said it would employ. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it had distributed about 8,000 food boxes, equivalent to 462,000 meals, after an 11-week Israeli blockade of the war-devastated enclave. In the southern city of Rafah, which is under full Israeli army control, thousands of people including women and children, some on foot or in donkey carts,…

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 04:47

What to know after Day 1189 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Air defences down dozens of Ukrainian missiles in Moscow, widely separated Russian regions Russian air defences destroyed or intercepted well over 100 Ukrainian drones far into the night over widely separated areas of Russia, including a swarm of drones repelled while headed for Moscow, officials said early on Wednesday. The incidents were similar to waves of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow and other cities last week. Russia in the past week also sent waves of drones to attack Ukrainian cities, including what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as the launch of more than 900 drones over a three-day…

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 03:51

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 599

Hamas-led groups execute four for looting aid trucks amid some Gaza dissent Hamas has executed four men for looting some of the aid trucks that have begun entering Gaza, sources familiar with the incident said on Monday, as a clan leader in southern Gaza issued a challenge to the militant group over guarding the convoys. One source said the four were involved in an incident last week when six security officials were killed by an Israeli airstrike as they were working to prevent gang members from hijacking aid trucks. "The four criminals, who were executed, were involved in the crimes…

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