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Monday, 19 May 2025 04:42
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 591
Israel says it will let food into Gaza after announcing new ground assault Israel will ease its blockade and let limited amounts of food into Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday, after the military announced it had begun "extensive ground operations" in the northern and southern parts of the enclave. Facing mounting pressure over an aid blockade it imposed in March and the risk of famine, Israel has stepped up its campaign in Gaza, where Palestinian health officials said hundreds have been killed in attacks in the past week, including 130 overnight. "At the recommendation of the…
Monday, 19 May 2025 04:41
What to know after Day 1180 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin outlines results Moscow seeks in Ukraine Russia is seeking to achieve “lasting and sustainable peace” by eliminating the root causes of the Ukraine conflict, President Vladimir Putin has said, in an extract of an interview released by Russia 1 TV on Sunday. In a clip posted by journalist Pavel Zarubin on Telegram, Putin stated that Russia has “enough strength and resources to bring what was started in 2022 to its logical conclusion” while accomplishing Moscow’s key goals. Russia wants to “eliminate the causes that caused this crisis, create conditions for long-term sustainable peace and ensure the security…
Sunday, 18 May 2025 04:12
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 590
Hamas confirms new Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel in Qatar on Saturday A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is underway in Qatar's Doha, Hamas official Taher al-Nono told Reuters on Saturday. He said the two sides were discussing all issues without "pre-conditions". Nono said Hamas was "keen to exert all the effort needed" to help mediators make the negotiations a success, adding there was "no certain offer on the table". The negotiations come despite Israel preparing to expand operations in the Gaza Strip as they seek "operational control" in some areas of the war-torn enclave.…
Sunday, 18 May 2025 04:10
What to know after Day 1179 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump to speak to Russian, Ukrainian leaders on Monday after talks in Turkey U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would speak to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Monday following talks between the two sides at which a Ukrainian official said Moscow's negotiators voiced new demands before a ceasefire could be agreed. In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies preparations were underway for a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump. The talks in Turkey on Friday were the first time the sides had held face-to-face talks since March 2022, weeks…
Saturday, 17 May 2025 04:34
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 589
Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza, Trump says 'people are starving' Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday morning, local health authorities said on Friday, one of the deadliest phasesof bombardment since a truce collapsed in March, with a new ground offensive expected soon. U.S. President Donald Trump, who ended a Middle East tour on Friday with no apparent progress towards a new ceasefire as Israel steps up its military campaign, acknowledged Gaza's growing hunger crisis and the need for aid deliveries. "We have to help also out the Palestinians. You know, a lot of people…
Saturday, 17 May 2025 04:32
What to know after Day 1178 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia’s top negotiator outlines key outcomes of Istanbul talks Russia’s chief negotiator at the Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, Vladimir Medinsky, has delivered a statement following the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kiev in three years. The discussions on Friday lasted for nearly two hours. Medinsky announced a major prisoner exchange, acknowledged Kiev’s request for a meeting involving Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and confirmed that both sides will soon present detailed proposals for a potential ceasefire, after which the negotiations will continue. Here is the full text of Medinsky’s statement: Dear…
Friday, 16 May 2025 04:22
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 588
Israeli army kills five Palestinian militants in West Bank after pregnant settler killed Israel's military killed five Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, hours after a pregnant settler was killed in a shooting, as hardline pro-settler leaders including a government minister called for Palestinian towns to be razed. The military said in a statement it had killed five "terrorists" and arrested a sixth who had barricaded themselves in a building in Tamoun, following an exchange of gunfire and the use of shoulder-fired missiles by Israeli soldiers. The military wing of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad later issued…
Friday, 16 May 2025 04:20
What to know after Day 1177 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia says forces capture two settlements, Ukraine says fighting continues throughout front Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that its forces seized two more settlements in their drive through eastern Ukraine, but Kyiv made no such acknowledgement and its top commander said battles raged over 1,100 km of the front line. The frontline fighting continued as direct talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators appeared set to get underway in Turkey. The talks will be the first direct discussions between the sides since March 2022, but hopes of a breakthrough were limited as Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin ignored a…
Thursday, 15 May 2025 04:31
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 587
Israel intensifies Gaza bombardment, kills 80 people, as Trump visits Gulf Israeli military strikes killed at least 80 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, in an intensification of the bombardment as U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Middle East. Medics said most of the dead, including women and children, were killed in a barrage of Israeli airstrikes on houses in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza. Later on Wednesday, the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to people in several districts in Gaza City, forcing thousands of Palestinians to leave their shelters. The areas threatened…
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…
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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…