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Tuesday, 16 January 2024 04:42

What to know after Day 691 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine ground commander says his troops, now on 'active defence', can still surprise His demeanour is dispassionate and his message is clear: Ukraine's ground forces are focused first and foremost on defence along the eastern stretch of the 1,000-km (600-mile) front under his command. They should not be counted out, however, as an offensive force. In an interview late last week, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi - a key figure in Kyiv's response to Russia's full-scale invasion - underlined the shifting realities on the battlefield that have tempered hopes of a major Ukrainian breakthrough. Despite initial optimism for a much-vaunted…

Monday, 15 January 2024 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 101

White House says 'it's the right time' for Israel to scale back Gaza war as fighting hits 100 days The White House said Sunday that “it’s the right time” for Israel to scale back its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli leaders again vowed to press ahead with their operation against the territory’s ruling Hamas militant group. The comments exposed the growing differences between the close allies on the 100th day of the war. Also Sunday, Israeli warplanes struck targets in Lebanon following a Hezbollah missile attack that killed two Israeli civilians — an older woman and her…

Monday, 15 January 2024 04:45

What to know after Day 690 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Reparation bonds could unlock $300 billion for Ukraine Ukraine needs cash to keep defending itself against Russian aggression. The United States and European Union are struggling to keep writing cheques to the country. They’re also reluctant to hand over $300 billion of Russian central bank reserves, which Western governments froze at the start of the war. Here is a proposal for a fallback plan. Kyiv could raise money by selling bonds backed by future claims for war damages against Moscow. It would be better if Ukraine’s backers just gave it more cash, as the United Kingdom did last…

Sunday, 14 January 2024 04:46

Here are the major events during 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas

Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza for 100 days since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group ran amok in southern Israel, prompting a fierce Israeli military campaign in which almost 24,000 Palestinians have been killed. Following is a timeline of the war between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip. Oct. 7, 2023: Hamas gunmen storm into southern Israel from Gaza and rampage through communities, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is at war and retaliatory airstrikes on densely…

Sunday, 14 January 2024 04:45

What to know after Day 689 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches hypersonic missiles at Ukrainian targets – MOD Russian forces have launched a major strike on Ukrainian military industry facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The attack involved long-range high-precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, and also drones. The targets included facilities producing 155mm, 152mm and 125mm shells for Ukrainian tanks and artillery as well as drone workshops and gunpowder factories, the ministry said in a statement on Telegram. All the targets were successfully hit and the goal of the strike was achieved, it added. The Defense Ministry did not disclose the exact number of…

Saturday, 13 January 2024 04:43

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 99

Israel defends itself at the UN's top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defense of its people and that it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide. Israel described the allegations leveled by South Africa as hypocritical and said one of the biggest cases ever to come before an international court reflected a world turned upside down. Israeli leaders defend their air and ground offensive in Gaza as a legitimate response to Hamas’ Oct. 7…

Saturday, 13 January 2024 04:42

What to know after Day 688 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Britain's Sunak, in Ukraine, announces increase in military aid British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited wartime Kyiv on Friday to sign a new security agreement and announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine to buy drones, including surveillance, long-range strike and sea drones. Britain, one of Ukraine's closest allies during President Vladimir Putin's Russian invasion, will increase its support in the next financial year to 2.5 billion pounds ($3.19 billion), an increase of 200 million pounds on the previous two years, Sunak said. "Our opponents around the world believe that we have neither the patience nor resources…

Friday, 12 January 2024 04:56

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 98

UN top court hears genocide allegation as Israel focuses fighting in central Gaza The United Nations’ top court began hearings Thursday on South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians. Israel strongly denies the claim. Although the case is likely to take years to resolve, South Africa is asking the International Court of Justice to order an immediate suspension of Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Israeli military operations in Gaza have recently focused on the southern city of Khan Younis and urban refugee camps in the territory’s center. Hundreds of people have been…

Friday, 12 January 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 687 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE US confirms Ukraine military supplies have stopped The military aid Washington has been providing Kiev has come to a halt, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday. His remarks came amid the resurgence of debate in Congress about the importance of continuing support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. “We have issued the last drawdown package that we had funding to support, and that’s why it’s critical that Congress move on that national security supplemental request,” Kirby told reporters at a press briefing, admitting that “the assistance that [the US had] provided has now…

Thursday, 11 January 2024 04:43

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 97

Israeli military says it found traces of hostages in an underground tunnel in Gaza The Israeli military said Wednesday it has found evidence that hostages were present in an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, which has become the focus of Israel’s ground offensive. The military showed the tunnel to journalists who were escorted into a neighborhood near the ruins of destroyed homes and streets. A corrugated tin hut covered the tunnel’s entrance in a residential yard. A makeshift ladder led to the narrow underground pathway, about 2.5 meters (8 feet) below. The tunnel was hot…

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Thursday, 11 January 2024 04:42

What to know after Day 686 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Number of heavily wounded Ukrainian soldiers up by 30% — ABC The number of heavily wounded Ukrainian soldiers grew by 30% over the past few weeks, the ABC television reported citing a Ukrainian doctor. Sergey Ryzhenko, a chief doctor of a hospital in the city of Dnepr (formerly Dnepropetrovsk), said between 40 and 100 heavily wounded soldiers are admitted to the facility daily, with between 50 and 100 surgical operations performed every day. He added that the majority of surgeries are amputations. The channel quoted doctors as saying that, according to their information, around 30,000 Ukrainian servicemen are…

Wednesday, 10 January 2024 04:35

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 96

Blinken presses Israel on Gaza’s postwar future as Lebanon border clashes escalate U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Tel Aviv and, after meeting with top leaders Tuesday, said Israel must do more to lessen the Gaza war’s toll on civilians and said Washington rejects any proposal for settling Palestinians outside the territory. Hundreds of people have been killed in recent days as the Israeli offensive’s focus shifts to the southern city of Khan Younis and built-up refugee camps in the central Gaza. The entire 2.3 million population is also in a food crisis, with 576,000 people at…

Wednesday, 10 January 2024 04:33

What to know after Day 685 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian air defenses depleted by Russian strikes Kiev’s air defense arsenal has been depleted as the country tries to shoot down increasing barrages of Russian missiles and drones, a Ukrainian Air Force official has acknowledged. “Intense Russian air attacks force us to use a corresponding amount of air defense means,” Air Force spokesman Yury Ignat said on Tuesday in a Ukrainian television interview. “That’s why we need more of them, as Russia keeps increasing its attack capabilities.” Moscow’s forces have ramped up airstrikes in the past two weeks, launching hundreds of missiles and drones targeting weapons plants and…

Tuesday, 09 January 2024 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 95

Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander Monday in southern Lebanon, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes across the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians. The strike on an SUV killed a commander in a secretive Hezbollah unit that operates along the border, according to a Lebanese security official who spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with regulations. The commander, Wissam al-Tawil, was a…

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