WARS
Sunday, 22 October 2023 04:50
What to know after Day 605 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ex-German leader reveals why Russia-Ukraine negotiations failed Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has argued in a newspaper interview that the US government didn’t “allow” any compromises that could have brought an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict just weeks after Moscow’s military offensive began in February 2022. Speaking in an interview published by Germany’s Berliner Zeitungnewspaper on Friday, Schroeder said he was asked to help mediate the March 2022 peace negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian officials in Istanbul. He said that although representatives of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky were open to making concessions on such key issues as renouncing…
Saturday, 21 October 2023 04:43
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 15
Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage. Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie, were out of the Gaza Strip and in the hands of the Israeli military, an army spokesman said. Hamas said it released them for humanitarian reasons in an agreement with the Qatari government. The release comes amid…
Saturday, 21 October 2023 04:42
What to know after Day 604 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian forces destroy 500 combat aircraft in Ukraine operation, top brass reports Russian forces have destroyed 500 Ukrainian combat aircraft and more than 250 helicopters since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. "In all, the following targets have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation: 500 aircraft, 252 helicopters, 8,104 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 surface-to-air missile systems, 12,778 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,165 multiple rocket launchers, 6,837 field artillery guns and mortars and 14,463 special military motor vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.…
Friday, 20 October 2023 04:43
Putin filmed with 'nuclear briefcase' being carried by Russian officers in China
The so called 'nuclear briefcase' that accompanies Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught on camera on Wednesday (Oct 18) as the president headed to a meeting after his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The briefcase can be used to order a nuclear strike by the Russian president. The nuclear briefcase is rarely filmed. After his meeting with Xi, as Putin walked to another meeting, he was surrounded by security officers and was followed by two Russian naval officers in uniform. Each of these officers carried a briefcase. One of these was the actual nuclear briefcase. The briefcase is traditionally…
Friday, 20 October 2023 04:41
Son of Hamas leader denounces group: 'They don't care' about Palestinians
The son of a founding Hamas leader broke his silence on his decision to denounce the terrorist group after he turned on his own family and converted to Christianity when he saw the horrors of the group's reign firsthand. Mosab Hassan Yousef, who spied in favor of the Israelis and sought asylum in the U.S., spoke out on his decision to leave the life of terror behind during "FOX & Friends." "I was born at the heart of Hamas leadership… and I know them very well. They don't care for the Palestinian people. They do not regard the human life,"…
Friday, 20 October 2023 04:40
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 14
As Israel readies troops for ground assault, Gaza awaits urgently needed aid from Egypt Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, as the Israeli defense minister ordered ground troops to prepare to see Gaza “from the inside”, though he didn’t indicate when the ground assault would begin. Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals tried to stretch out ebbing medical supplies and fuel for generators, as authorities worked out logistics for a desperately needed aid delivery from Egypt. Doctors in darkened wards across Gaza performed surgeries by the light of mobile phones…
Friday, 20 October 2023 04:39
What to know after Day 603 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE US to divert shells for Ukraine to Israel – Axios The US will give Israel tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells that were originally set aside for Ukraine, Axios reported on Thursday. The Israeli military reportedly told the Pentagon that it needed the shells to prepare for a ground invasion of Gaza. The US maintains a stockpile of ammunition at a facility in Israel, which only US forces have access to. Earlier this year, the US began taking shells from this facility and another stockpile in South Korea in order to meet Ukraine’s massive demand for ammo.…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 04:57
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 13
Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat hospital blast victims Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The first crack in a punishing 10-day siege on the territory came one day after a blast at a hospital killed hundreds and put immense strain on Gaza’s struggling medical system. The announcement to allow water, food and other supplies happened as fury over the blast at Gaza City’s al-Ahli Hospital spread across the Middle East, and as U.S. President Joe Biden visited Israel in hopes…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 04:55
What to know after Day 602 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Drop the ‘theatrics’ if you want to talk, Putin tells Kiev Western rhetoric on the Ukraine conflict appears to be shifting in the right direction, although Kiev must end its “theatrics” and remove legal obstacles before peace talks can resume, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “If the Ukrainian side really wants negotiations to happen, it should be done without any theatrics,” the Russian leader told journalists on Wednesday at a press conference in China. Putin stated that Ukraine must abolish a law which has declared peace talks impossible as long as he remains in power. Ukrainian President…
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 04:58
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 12
After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants. At least 500 people were killed, the ministry said. As rage spread through the region because of the hospital carnage, and with President Joe Biden heading to the Mideast in hopes of stopping the war from spreading, Jordan’s foreign minister…
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Wednesday, 18 October 2023 04:57
What to know after Day 601 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to strike Moscow-occupied territories Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, inflicting heavy damage on two airfields in Russian-occupied areas, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying on Tuesday that the weapons had "proven themselves". The Ukrainian military had issued reports throughout the day about successful, high-precision strikes on airfields near Luhansk in Ukraine's east and in Berdiansk in the south, on the Sea of Azov, both under Russian control. "Today, special thanks to the United States. Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented. Very accurately - ATACMS proved themselves,"…
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 04:23
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 11
With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week’s rampage by Hamas was near total collapse. U.S. President Joe Biden planned to travel to Israel on Wednesday to signal White House support for the country and to Jordan to meet with Arab leaders. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the trip early Tuesday in Tel Aviv during his second…
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 04:21
What to know after Day 600 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian air defenses down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters, Su-25 attack plane in past day Russian air defense forces shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters and a Su-25 attack aircraft over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday. "Air defense capabilities shot down two Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighters and a Su-25 attack plane in areas near Arkhangelskoye in the Kherson Region, Dmitrovka and Zvonetskoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region," the ministry said in a statement. Russian forces repel 10 Ukrainian attacks in Kupyansk area over past day Russian forces repelled…
Monday, 16 October 2023 04:45
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 10
Palestinians scramble to find food, safety and water as Israeli ground invasion looms More than a million people have fled their homes in the besieged Gaza Strip in the past week, ahead of expected Israel invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas’ leadership after its deadly attack. The enclave’s food and water supplies are dwindling, and its hospitals are warning that they are on the verge of collapse. Israeli forces, supported by a growing deployment of U.S. warships in the region and the call-up of some 360,000 reservists, positioned themselves along Gaza’s border and drilled for what Israel said would be…