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Sunday, 01 September 2024 04:53

What to know after Day 920 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine launches drones on Moscow, other regions, Russian officials say Ukraine launched overnight drone attacks on Moscow and several other targets across Russia on Sunday, regional officials said, as Kyiv presses the United States for permission to use allies-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia. At least five drones flying towards Moscow were destroyed in the region surrounding the Russian capital, Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in posts on the Telegram messaging app. Some 26 Ukraine-launched drones were destroyed over the border region of Bryansk in Russia's southwest, the region's governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said on Telegram. More than…

Saturday, 31 August 2024 04:41

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 330

Israeli forces kill two attackers in West Bank, military says Israel's military on Saturday said its forces killed two people in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, after one infiltrated an Israeli settlement and another shot at soldiers after his car exploded. Israel's ambulance service said two men were wounded by gunshots in the incidents. It did not identify them. "Terrorists attempted to run over a security guard at the entrance to the community Karmei Tzur a short while ago and infiltrated the community," the military said, referring to an Israeli settlement. Soldiers who arrived at the scene killed…

Saturday, 31 August 2024 04:41

What to know after Day 919 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Friday, according to a presidential decree. The dismissal was announced just a day after the Ukrainian military reported that an F-16 jet crashed and its pilot died while repelling a major Russian strike on Monday. "I have decided to replace the commander of the Air Forces... I am eternally grateful to all our military pilots," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his evening address. He did not give a reason for dismissal but mentioned that personnel must be protected, and…

Friday, 30 August 2024 04:56

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 329

Israel, Hamas set three-day pauses in fighting for Gaza polio shots, WHO says Israel's military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for the first round of vaccination of 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. The vaccination campaign is due to start on Sunday, with the pauses scheduled to take place between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. (0300-1200 GMT), said Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization's senior official for the Palestinian territories. He said the campaign would start in central Gaza with three…

Friday, 30 August 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 918 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine F-16 crashes, pilot dies repelling Russian strike One of Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a major Russian attack on Monday, Kyiv's military said, the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made planes this month. The jet came down and its pilot died while it was approaching a Russian target, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Thursday on Facebook. The F-16s had "demonstrated high efficiency" and downed four Russian cruise missiles, it added. Ukraine said Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones that day targeting the energy sector. "Connection with one…

Thursday, 29 August 2024 04:50

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 328

Israeli forces launch strikes across Gaza, push tanks into central Khan Younis Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and launched strikes across the enclave as they battled Hamas-led militants, killing at least 34 Palestinians on Wednesday, according to medics. Residents of Khan Younis said Israeli tanks made a surprise advance into the centre of the city, and the military ordered evacuations in the east, forcing many families to run for safety, while others were trapped at home. Palestinian health officials said the Israeli strikes in Khan Younis killed at least 11 people. In…

Thursday, 29 August 2024 04:49

What to know after Day 917 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says fear of escalation among allies is major problem Ukraine's top diplomat said on Wednesday that the biggest problem faced by Kyiv as it battles Russia is that its allies are afraid of approving new policies to support Ukraine out of a fear of escalation. The remark by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba came a day after Russia's foreign minister said the West was "playing with fire" by considering allowing Kyiv to strike deep into Russia and warned of the risks of World War Three. "Ever since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the biggest problem Ukraine has…

Wednesday, 28 August 2024 04:57

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 327

Israeli military says hostage rescued from Gaza tunnel in 'complex operation' Israeli special forces have recovered an Israeli hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza in "a complex rescue operation", the military said on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was abducted by Hamas-led gunmen. It said 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a member of the Bedouin community in southern Israel who worked as a security guard on a kibbutz near the Gaza border, had been transferred to hospital and his condition was stable. Military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Alkadi had been rescued in an underground tunnel but gave no…

Wednesday, 28 August 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 916 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian attacks on Ukraine kill six in second day of major strikes, Kyiv says Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least six people, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Moscow's biggest air attack of the war on its neighbour. Three people were killed when a hotel was "wiped out" by a missile in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said. Five people were injured and one person was still missing after the strike, Serhiy Lysak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region that includes Kryvyi Rih, said on Telegram.…

Tuesday, 27 August 2024 04:46

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 326

Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo continue to iron out details, White House says Negotiations in Cairo to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage deal are still pressing ahead, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, adding that the discussions will continue on the working-group level for the next few days to iron out specific issues. Speaking to reporters in a virtual briefing, Kirby pushed back on suggestions that the talks have broken down, and said, on the contrary, that they were "constructive". "The talks actually progressed to a point where they felt like the next logical step…

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Tuesday, 27 August 2024 04:45

What to know after Day 915 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles, drones for second day in row, Kyiv says Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight targeting Kyiv and other regions, Ukraine's military said early on Tuesday, a day after Moscow's biggest such attack of the war. At least one person was killed when a civilian object was "wiped out" in the central Ukraine city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said. Kyiv region's air defence systems were deployed several times overnight to repel missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital, the region's military administration said on Telegram. Reuters' witnesses reported at…

Monday, 26 August 2024 04:33

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 325

Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. Missiles were visible curling up through the dawn sky, dark vapour trails behind them, as an air raid siren sounded in Israel and a distant blast lit the horizon, while smoke rose over houses in Khiam in southern Lebanon. On Sunday evening, sirens sounded in Rishon Letsiyon,…

Monday, 26 August 2024 04:32

What to know after Day 914 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 4, injure 37 Russia launched attacks on northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 37, Ukrainian military and local authorities said on Sunday. Overnight attacks targeted Ukraine's frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine's air force said on the Telegram messaging app. Russia has been pummelling Ukrainian border regions with strikes, and Kyiv said its surprise incursion earlier this month into Russia's Kursk regionaimed to hinder Moscow's ability to stage such attacks. "Most of the missiles did not reach their targets," the air force said, adding…

Sunday, 25 August 2024 04:02

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 324

Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Cairo, with no sign of progress Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas, but there was no indication of progress after hours of talks. "The talks in Cairo didn’t make any progress. Israel is insisting to keep eight positions along the Philadelphi corridor," one Palestinian official close to the mediation effort told Reuters, asking not to be named due to the sensitivity of the subject. The Cairo talks came as the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorated, with malnutrition soaring and polio…

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