WARS
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 04:19
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 474
More than 2,400 aid trucks enter Gaza under truce, UN says no big looting issues Nearly 900 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas, as a senior U.N. official said so far there had been no apparent law-and-order issues. The latest arrivals bring the three-day total to more than 2,400 trucks entering the enclave. Throughout the 15-month war, the U.N. has described its humanitarian operation as opportunistic - facing problems with Israel's military operation, access restrictions by Israel into and throughout Gaza and more recently looting…
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 04:18
What to know after Day 1063 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy says security guarantee would need at least 200,000 peacekeepers Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is seeking a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday that at least 200,000 European peacekeepers would be needed to prevent a new Russian attack after any ceasefire deal. The Ukrainian leader, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland a day after Trump returned to power following months of promises to end the war in Ukraine quickly, also urged European leaders to do more to defend the continent. The prospect of a rapid settlement has focused minds in Kyiv…
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 04:41
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 473
Hamas says next hostages will be released on Saturday as scheduled Hamas said on Monday it would next release hostages held in Gaza on Saturday, after an official with the Palestinian militant group had said they would be released a day later than expected. Hamas is set to release the more than 90 hostages over the coming weeks as part of a complex ceasefire deal reached with Israel this month that could end the 15-month war in Gaza. The militant group said in a statement that the next group of hostages would next be released on Saturday in exchange for…
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 04:40
What to know after Day 1062 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine detains two generals accused of negligence in defending against Russian offensive Ukraine's State Investigation Bureau (DBR) said on Monday it had detained two generals and a colonel suspected of negligence in failing to adequately defend against a Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region last year. The DBR said in a statement on Telegram the detained officers were the former chief commander of the Kharkiv frontline, a former commander of a brigade and a former commander of an infantry battalion. It did not give their names. Russia launched an assault across the border in May 2024 into Ukraine's…
Monday, 20 January 2025 04:52
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 472
Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on day one of ceasefire Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East. The truce allowed Palestinians to return to bombed-out neighborhoods to begin rebuilding their lives, while relief trucks delivered much-needed aid. Elsewhere in Gaza, crowds cheered Hamas fighters who emerged from hiding. Fireworks were launched in celebration as buses carrying the Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah on the West Bank, where thousands of people waited…
Monday, 20 January 2025 04:51
What to know after Day 1061 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Blinken overruled America’s top general on Ukraine peace talks – NYT Outgoing US State Secretary Antony Blinken urged Ukraine to continue its military efforts against Russia rather than pursue peace negotiations in 2022, the New York Times reported on Saturday. In late 2022, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley advised Kiev to capitalize on its battlefield successes by seeking peace talks with Moscow. However, Blinken insisted that Ukraine should press on with its military campaign, the newspaper wrote. “Less a peacemaker than a war strategist,” the US diplomat frequently argued against more “risk-averse Pentagon officials,”…
Sunday, 19 January 2025 04:32
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 471
Gaza ceasefire and hostage release set to begin A ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is set to come into effect on Sunday morning with a hostage release to follow hours later, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East. Israeli forces started withdrawing from areas in Gaza's Rafah to the Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza, pro-Hamas media reported early on Sunday. The ceasefire agreement followed months of on-off negotiations brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, and came just ahead of the Jan. 20…
Sunday, 19 January 2025 04:30
What to know after Day 1060 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump the saviour? Anxious Ukrainians question president's power to end war Reuters) - "Why is everyone putting their hopes in Trump?" Liudmyla Parybus isn't holding her breath for the incoming U.S. president to end the war in Ukraine. "I don't put any hope in him," the 20-year-old student told Reuters in Kyiv city centre. "In the end it depends on us." Her sense of scepticism is shared by many Ukrainians who have scant faith in Donald Trump's promises to swiftly strike a peace deal after he enters the White House on Monday. "Our fate is in our own…
Saturday, 18 January 2025 04:34
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 470
Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire accord, due to take effect Sunday Israel's cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement's scheduled start. In the early hours of Saturday after meeting for more than six hours, the government ratified the agreement that could pave the way for an end to the 15-month-old war in the Palestinian enclave, which Hamas controls. "The Government has approved the framework for the return of the hostages. The framework for…
Saturday, 18 January 2025 04:33
What to know after Day 1059 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's air force says it downed 33 Russian drones launched overnight Ukrainian air defences downed 33 of 50 drones launched by Russia overnight, the air force said on Friday. It said 9 drones were "lost", in reference to Ukraine's use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones, while one left Ukraine in the direction of Romania. "Hostile attack drones hit enterprises in Odesa region, and buildings of institutions, private businesses and households in Kharkiv, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions were damaged as a result of the fall of downed enemy drones," the military said on the Telegram messaging app.…
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Friday, 17 January 2025 04:28
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 469
Israel set to approve Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal, Netanyahu's office says The Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday. In Gaza itself, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said late on Thursday that at least 86 people were killed in the day after the truce was unveiled. With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed meetings expected on Thursday when the cabinet was expected to vote on the pact,…
Friday, 17 January 2025 04:24
What to know after Day 1058 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE UK and France secretly discussing troops for Ukraine – Telegraph British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed sending soldiers into Ukraine as a peacekeeping force, the Telegraph has claimed citing anonymous sources. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky first mentioned the idea last week, and said he would discuss it with Starmer when he visits Kiev. According to the British outlet, however, Starmer is not fully on board yet. “There are challenges over what we could support, what would we want to support, and the broader question about the threat that those troops may be under…
Thursday, 16 January 2025 04:57
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 468
Israel, Hamas ceasefire accord followed by airstrikes on Gaza, residents say Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday. The complex ceasefire accord between Israel and militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, emerged on Wednesday after months of mediation by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. and 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the coastal territory and inflamed the Middle East. The deal outlines a six-week initial ceasefire with the gradual withdrawal of…
Thursday, 16 January 2025 04:55
What to know after Day 1057 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia strikes key Ukrainian gas storage facility – MOD Russia targeted Ukraine’s critical gas and energy infrastructure in response to recent attacks on Russian territory using Western-supplied long-range missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry announced early Thursday. The combined strikes, carried out on the morning of January 15, involved drones and high-precision weaponry and successfully hit several targets intended to weaken facilities supporting Ukraine’s military-industrial complex. “One of the successfully hit targets was the ground infrastructure of the largest underground gas storage facility in the city of Stryi in the Lviv region,” the ministry stated. According to previous media…