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Monday, 08 January 2024 04:47

What to know after Day 683 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia shoots down two Ukrainian jets – MOD Russian forces have downed two Ukrainian warplanes in the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Sunday. The ministry identified one as a Su-25 close air support plane, which it said was shot down by Russian air defense not far from Dnepropetrovsk (known as Dnepr in Ukraine), some 150km north of the frontline. The other jet was a Su-27 fighter, downed not far from Krivoy Rog, about 140km west of Dnepropetrovsk, officials added. The Russian military also said it had intercepted 14 missiles fired from US-supplied HIMARS…

Sunday, 07 January 2024 04:34

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 93

Hezbollah, Israel trade heavy cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent regional escalation Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah traded fire Saturday in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks, a day after the militia’s leader urged retaliation for the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that if his group didn’t strike back for the killing Tuesday of Saleh Arouri, Hamas’ deputy political leader, all of Lebanon would be vulnerable to Israeli attacks. With the risk of regional escalation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

Sunday, 07 January 2024 04:33

What to know after Day 682 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missile attack kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east, rescue efforts continue A Russian missile strike killed 11 people and injured 10 on Saturday in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said. Five of the dead were children. A U.N. official in Ukraine expressed horror at the incident. Rescue efforts extended into the night. Pictures posted online by regional governor Vadym Filashkin showed teams sifting through piles of smouldering rubble in the dark as well as a burned-out vehicle. Filashkin told Ukrainian television that Russian forces…

Saturday, 06 January 2024 05:02

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 92

US, Europe embark on new diplomatic push to quell Gaza war U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe's senior diplomat Josep Borrell began a new diplomatic push on Friday to stop spillover from the Gaza war into Israeli-occupied West Bank, Lebanon and Red Sea shipping lanes. Their Middle East visits came three months since Hamas militants from Gaza attacked Israel, triggering an offensive that has devastated the enclave, uprooted 90% of its population, and killed 22,600 people, according to Palestinian officials. Israel, which says it has killed 8,000 militants since the deaths of 1,200 people in the Oct. 7…

Saturday, 06 January 2024 05:01

What to know after Day 681 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula and taking the 22-month war well beyond Ukraine’s borders. Air raid sirens wailed in Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, and traffic was suspended for a second straight day on a bridge connecting the peninsula, which Moscow seized illegally a decade ago, with Russia’s southern Krasnodar region. The span is a crucial supply link…

Friday, 05 January 2024 04:49

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 91

Israeli defense minister lays out vision for next steps of Gaza war ahead of Blinken visit Israel’s defense minister on Thursday laid out his vision for the next phase of the war in Gaza, describing how Israeli forces would shift to an apparently scaled-down “new combat approach” in northern Gaza, while continuing to fight Hamas in the south of the territory “for as long as necessary.” Ahead of a visit by the U.S. secretary of state, Yoav Gallant also outlined a proposal for how Gaza would be run once Hamas is defeated, with Israel keeping security control while an undefined,…

Friday, 05 January 2024 04:47

What to know after Day 680 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it hit two Russian military targets in occupied Crimea Ukraine said on Thursday its air force conducted a strike on a Russian command post near the occupied city of Sevastopol more than 200 km (120 miles) from Kyiv-held territory, and hit a military unit in a separate strike on the Crimean peninsula. Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defence units had downed a total of 36 Ukrainian drones over Crimea. Ukraine's Air Force Commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, posted a video from social media on the Telegram messaging app showing smoke rising from an explosion near Sevastopol, a…

Thursday, 04 January 2024 04:46

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 90

Israel's Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service vowed Wednesday that the agency would hunt down every Hamas member involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, no matter where they are. His pledge came a day after the deputy head of the Palestinian militant group was killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Beirut. Israel has refused to comment on reports it carried out the killing, but the remarks by David Barnea appeared to be the strongest indication yet it was behind the blast.…

Thursday, 04 January 2024 04:45

What to know after Day 679 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia and Ukraine stage major POW exchange after UAE mediation Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday announced their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly five months, with more than 200 freed by each side after what both said was a complex negotiation involving mediation by the United Arab Emirates. Russia's Defence Ministry said 248 military personnel had been handed over by Ukraine. Kyiv said it had brought home 230 people - 224 soldiers and six civilians - in what it said was the largest documented swap of troops so far. The UAE's foreign ministry acknowledged its role,…

Wednesday, 03 January 2024 04:37

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 89

Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas’ No. 2 political leader Tuesday, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel’s war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict. Saleh Arouri, who was the most senior Hamas figure killed since the war with Israel began, was also a founder of the group’s military wing. His death could provoke major retaliation by Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia. The strike hit an apartment in a building in a…

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Wednesday, 03 January 2024 04:36

What to know after Day 678 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia pounds Ukraine's two biggest cities in new wave of attacks Russia pounded Ukraine's two biggest cities on Tuesday in a new wave of heavy air strikes that killed at least five civilians and prompted calls for the West to quickly provide more military assistance. Ukraine's Interior Ministry said 135 people had been injured in the latest missile and drone attacks, including 61 in and around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city in the northeast and 17 in and around the capital, Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said rescue operations continued into the late evening as the assaults also caused widespread…

Tuesday, 02 January 2024 04:32

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 88

Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza in a possible precursor to a scaled-back offensive The Israeli military confirmed Monday that it was pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip, a step that could clear the way for a new long-term phase of lower-intensity fighting against the Hamas militant group. The confirmation of the planned troop drawdown came the same day that Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. While the plan is not directly connected to the war effort, it was the source of deep divisions…

Tuesday, 02 January 2024 04:31

What to know after Day 677 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia to ramp up attacks on Ukraine – Putin Ukraine's weekend attack on the Russian city of Belgorod, which has left dozens of civilians dead and injured, was an act of terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Kiev will not be left unpunished when it engages in such activities, he warned. The president insisted that Moscow will not retaliate in kind with indiscriminate attacks on civilians, but will focus instead on Ukraine’s military sites. The president made the remarks on New Year’s Day at a military hospital in Moscow, where he met Russian servicemen wounded during…

Monday, 01 January 2024 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 87

Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 as Netanyahu says war will continue for months Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a cease-fire. The military said Israeli forces were operating in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and residents reported strikes in the central region, the latest focus of the nearly three-month air-and-ground war that has raised fears of a regional conflagration. The U.S. military…

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