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Friday, 07 February 2025 04:12

What to know after Day 1079 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Temporary Ukraine ceasefire unacceptable – Moscow Russia will not accept a “temporary ceasefire”as a solution for the Ukraine conflict, since it will only be used by the collective West to reinforce the “Kiev regime” and its military before the hostilities break out again, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Moscow is seeking only a lasting solution to end the ongoing crisis for good, Zakharova said on Thursday during a regular press briefing. “A temporary ceasefire or, as many say, freezing the conflict, is unacceptable,” she stressed. “We need reliable, legally binding agreements and mechanisms that would guarantee…

Thursday, 06 February 2025 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 489

Arab American, Muslim leaders decry Trump comments on Gaza U.S. Arab American and Muslim leaders, including some who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election, criticized the president's proposal for the U.S. to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians, but some of them said they still believed he was the best option for lasting peace in the region. The leaders largely dismissed Trump's comments as unrealistic bluster and said he was unlikely to pay a big political price in the community. "We believe that his ideas, as well-intentioned as they might be, rubbed a lot of people the wrong way,"…

Thursday, 06 February 2025 04:40

What to know after Day 1078 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE US defense companies making huge profits on Ukraine – Zelensky The Ukraine conflict has been a bonanza for the US defense-industrial complex, which has benefited from massive contracts for weapons meant to supply Kiev and replenish domestic stockpiles, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said. In an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan on Tuesday, Zelensky argued that a significant portion of the billions the US has allocated to Ukraine has in fact circulated back to boost US domestic arms production. “Part of the money that people in the US talk about was actually financing production in the US,”…

Wednesday, 05 February 2025 04:14

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 488

Hamas says talks start on second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal Talks have started on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, the spokesperson for the Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Tuesday. The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into force on Jan. 19 after 15 months of war and involved a halt to fighting, the release of some of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the freeing of some Palestinian prisoners. Phase two of the three-phase deal is intended to focus on agreements on the release of the remaining hostages and the…

Wednesday, 05 February 2025 04:13

What to know after Day 1077 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Zelensky says he’s ready for talks with Putin Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has expressed readiness to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin if it is the only option to bring the Ukraine conflict to its end. He made the remarks during an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, with excerpts published on Tuesday. When asked if he was prepared to meet with the Russian president, Zelensky indicated his willingness to do so. “If that is the only setup in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely we will go for…

Tuesday, 04 February 2025 04:31

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 487

Arab nations oppose removing Palestinians from Gaza in letter to US Five Arab foreign ministers and a senior Palestinian official sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposing plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, as suggested by President Donald Trump in late January. The letter was sent on Monday and signed by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, as well as Palestinian presidential adviser Hussein al-Sheikh. It was reported first by Axios, which said the top diplomats met in Cairo over the weekend. Trump first floated the suggestion of Jordan…

Tuesday, 04 February 2025 04:30

What to know after Day 1076 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE US arms shipments to Kyiv briefly paused before resuming over weekend, sources say U.S. shipments of weapons into Ukraine were briefly paused in recent days before resuming over the weekend as the Trump administration debated its policy towards Kyiv, according to four people briefed on the matter. Shipments restarted after the White House pulled back on its initial assessment to stop all aid to Ukraine, two of the sources said. There are factions inside the administration that are at odds over the extent to which the U.S. should continue to aid Kyiv's war effort with weapons from U.S.…

Monday, 03 February 2025 04:06

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 486

Hezbollah chief says slain predecessor Nasrallah to be buried Feb. 23 The head of Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday that his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, would be laid to rest on Feb. 23, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air attack on Beirut's southern suburbs. Nasrallah, who had served as Hezbollah's secretary general for more than 30 years, was killed on Sept. 27 as Israel ramped up its air attacks on Hezbollah targets and just days before Israeli troops began ground incursions into southern Lebanon. His successor Naim Qassem said in a televised address on…

Monday, 03 February 2025 04:03

What to know after Day 1075 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine drone attack sparks fire, forces flight suspensions at several Russian airports Ukraine's overnight drone attack targeted fuel and energy facilities in Russia, sparking a fire in the Astrakhan region and forcing the suspension of flights at several airports, Russian officials and media said on Monday. "Ukrainian armed forces attempted a drone attack on objects located in the region, including fuel and energy facilities," Igor Babushkin, governor of the Astrakhan region in southern Russia, said on the Telegram messaging app. "Falling drone sparked a fire. There were no casualties." Babushkin did not say what was on fire. Baza,…

Sunday, 02 February 2025 04:33

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 485

Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden Bibas were handed over to Red Cross officials in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis before being transferred to Israel. Israeli-American Keith Siegel was separately handed over at the Gaza City seaport. Hours later, 183 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in the exchange. Among…

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Sunday, 02 February 2025 04:31

What to know after Day 1074 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian air attack kills 15 in Ukraine, gas infrastructure targeted Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing 15 people and damaging dozens of residential buildings as well as energy infrastructure across the country, Ukrainian officials said. In the central city of Poltava, Ukraine's Emergency Services said a Russian missile had struck a residential building, killing 11 people and wounding 16, including four children. They said 22 people were rescued from rubble and emergency crews worked well into the night. Rescue teams carried out the dead on stretchers. Reuters TV footage showed thick…

Saturday, 01 February 2025 04:19

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 484

Three Israeli hostages, including dual US and French citizens, set for release in Gaza on Saturday Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual U.S. citizen and a dual French citizen in the next exchange of Gaza hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday, said Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the armed wing of the Palestinian militant group, in a post on his Telegram channel. Bibas is the father of baby…

Saturday, 01 February 2025 04:18

What to know after Day 1073 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia closes in on key Ukrainian city, seeking gateway for future advances Russian forces are slowly tightening the noose around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a key logistical hub whose main supply lines are under threat nearly three years after Moscow invaded its neighbour. While Ukraine is stubbornly defending the city, its encirclement or fall could put Russia in a strong position to mount attacks in several directions in the east and increase pressure on Kyiv at a critical juncture in the war. Inside Pokrovsk, life is bleak. According to the regional governor, 7,000 residents remain out…

Friday, 31 January 2025 04:43

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 483

Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay over chaotic hostage handover Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the swarming crowds at one of the hostage handover points. Arbel Yehoud, 29, abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz in the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, looked fearful and struggled to walk through the crowd as armed militants handed her to the Red Cross in a tense scene in the southern city of Khan Younis. Another Israeli hostage, Gadi Moses, 80, was also…

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