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Thursday, 15 May 2025 04:29

What to know after Day 1176 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kremlin names delegation for Ukraine talks Russian President Vladimir Putin late on Wednesday named the country’s delegation for proposed talks with Ukraine, expected to take place in Istanbul the next day. The team will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who headed Moscow’s side during negotiations with Kiev in 2022. The delegation also includes Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandr Fomin and the head of Russia’s military intelligence, Igor Kostyukov. Apart from the negotiators themselves, Putin unveiled a team of experts who will also participate. It is composed of several senior military and civil…

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 04:44

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 586

Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile that was launched from Yemen towards Israel on Tuesday evening, and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility. Sirens were heard in several places in Israel. The militia group fired a hypersonic ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, according to the group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree. President Donald Trump announced on May 6 that the U.S. would stop bombing the Houthis as the group agreed to stop attacking U.S. ships, part of a 17-month campaign against Red Sea shipping intended to show solidarity with…

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 04:40

What to know after Day 1175 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's Zelenskiy insists on face-to-face talks with Putin in Istanbul President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he would attend talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine this week only if Vladimir Putin is also there, and goaded him by saying the Russian leader was scared to meet him face-to-face. The Kremlin has yet to say whether Putin will take part in the talks scheduled to be held in Istanbul on Thursday, more than three years into the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two. The planned talks have become the main focus of peace efforts led…

Tuesday, 13 May 2025 04:39

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 585

Freed Israeli-American hostage leaves Gaza, Israel says no ceasefire An Israeli-American hostage was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting on Monday and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes on the battered enclave soon resumed. Israel's military received Edan Alexander, 21, from the International Committee of the Red Cross, which facilitated his transfer from Palestinian militant group Hamas. He was taken to an Israeli military facility and joined by his family. Video showed that his mother, Yael Alexander, cried as she hugged him, saying: "How strong you are. I love you so…

Tuesday, 13 May 2025 04:37

What to know after Day 1174 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump offers to join potential Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey U.S. President Donald Trump offered on Monday to join prospective Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey later this week as European countries pushed to get the Kremlin to accept their demand for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump spoke a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a fresh twist to the stop-start peace talks process, said he would travel to Istanbul where, he said, he would be waiting to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump told reporters at the White House that talks in Istanbul could be…

Monday, 12 May 2025 04:43

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 584

Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander will soon be released in Gaza, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday, a move key Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt described as an encouraging step towards a return to ceasefire talks in the war-torn enclave. The senior Hamas official did not specify a time for the release of Alexander, a 21-year-old soldier in the Israeli Army who was born and raised in New Jersey, but a source familiar with the matter told Reuters it would likely happen on Tuesday. Freeing Alexander, believed to be the…

Monday, 12 May 2025 04:41

What to know after Day 1173 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy tells Putin to come to Turkey if he wants talks, after Trump intervention Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump told him publicly to immediately accept the Kremlin leader's proposal of direct talks. Zelenskiy's suggestion of a meeting with Putin capped a dramatic 48 hours in which European leaders joined Zelenskiy in demanding a 30-day ceasefire from Monday, only for Putin to make a counter-proposal to instead hold the first direct Ukraine-Russia talks since the early months of the 2022 invasion. It was…

Sunday, 11 May 2025 03:11

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 583

New Gaza aid plans would increase children's suffering, UNICEF says The United Nations Children's Fund on Friday criticized emerging plans to take over distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza on Thursday floated by both Israel and the United States, saying that they would increase suffering for children and families. The U.S. State Department earlier floated a solution that would allow delivery of food aid to Gaza was "steps away" and an announcement was coming shortly. A proposal is circulating among the aid community for a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation that would distribute food from four "Secure Distribution Sites", resembling plans announced…

Sunday, 11 May 2025 03:10

What to know after Day 1172 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin offers Ukraine direct talks without preconditions Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered Kiev the opportunity to restart direct negotiations in Istanbul, which it unilaterally walked away from in 2022, despite Ukraine’s failure to honor the Victory Day truce and attempts to “intimidate” world leaders who gathered in Moscow for the celebrations. Addressing the press early Sunday morning, following a day of meetings with foreign heads of state, Putin reiterated Russia’s offer to resume negotiations that Kiev abandoned shortly after the escalation of the current conflict. “We propose that the Kiev authorities resume the negotiations they interrupted in…

Saturday, 10 May 2025 04:32

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 582

Israel won't be involved in new Gaza aid plan, only in security, US envoy says A U.S.-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's envoy to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, without detailing how this would work with no ceasefire in place. Gaza's residents face possible famine, the U.N. says, with Israel enforcing a months-long blockade on aid to the small Palestinian enclave and vowing to expand its military campaign against Hamas militants after breaking a truce in March. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said several partners had…

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Saturday, 10 May 2025 04:31

What to know after Day 1171 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia and Ukraine accuse one another of ceasefire violations Ukrainian troops have made further attempts to breach the Russian border in the Kursk and Belgorod regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday as President Vladimir Putin hosted world leaders at a major military parade in Moscow. The Defence Ministry said the attacks occurred during a three-day ceasefire running from May 8-10 that Russia has unilaterally declared to mark the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Ukraine has called the ceasefire a "farce" and on Friday documented scores of armed clashes. It noted…

Friday, 09 May 2025 04:57

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 581

Israel says it intercepted missile fired from Yemen; Houthis claim responsibility Israel's military said on Saturday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen and Houthi forces claimed responsibility for the attack, the third of its kind by the Iran-aligned group in 24 hours. The Israeli military said sirens were activated in a number of areas in Israel after the missile was launched. No casualties or serious damage have been reported from the missile salvoes. The claim of responsibility, announced by the Houthis' military spokesperson, came amid an intensification of U.S. airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. In March, U.S. President…

Friday, 09 May 2025 04:55

What to know after Day 1170 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says Russia violating its own 3-day ceasefire, calls it a 'farce' Ukraine's foreign minister said on Thursday Russia had repeatedly violated its own 3-day ceasefire hours after it began and called the initiative a "farce", while Moscow said Kyiv had continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday, with a respite in the drone and missile attacks that had rattled Ukrainian cities earlier this week. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce," Ukrainian Foreign Minister…

Thursday, 08 May 2025 03:55

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 580

US, Israel discuss possible US-led administration for Gaza, sources say The United States and Israel have discussed the possibility of Washington leading a temporary post-war administration of Gaza, according to five people familiar with the matter. The "high-level" consultations have centered around a transitional government headed by a U.S. official that would oversee Gaza until it had been demilitarized and stabilized, and a viable Palestinian administration had emerged, the sources said. According to the discussions, which remain preliminary, there would be no fixed timeline for how long such a U.S.-led administration would last, which would depend on the situation on…

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