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Sunday, 07 July 2024 04:47

What to know after Day 864 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian air force commander says Russian military duped by realistic models Ukraine's air force commander said on Saturday his forces had duped Russian troops into deploying missiles against sophisticated models put in place to look like military targets. Commander Mykola Oleshchuk, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the models depicted fighter aircraft and a surface-to-air missile battery. They were put in place at an airfield near the central city of Kriviy Rih and a district of the Black Sea port of Odesa. A video attached to the post, described as footage from a Russian reconnaissance drone, showed…

Saturday, 06 July 2024 04:38

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 274

Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters An Israeli delegation led by spy chief David Barnea left Doha after meeting with Qatari mediators about Gaza ceasefire talks, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Friday. Barnea returned to Israel to consult with the Israeli government, the source added. Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal and Israel said it would resume stalled negotiations. ** Hamas briefs Hezbollah on proposal for…

Saturday, 06 July 2024 04:36

What to know after Day 863 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin calls for ‘complete end’ to Ukraine conflict Russia wants to fully resolve the Ukraine conflict, rather than just agreeing a ceasefire or freezing the hostilities, President Vladimir Putin has said. The statement came after Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Moscow on Friday. Orban traveled to the Russian capital to discuss ways of finding a peaceful and diplomatic resolution to the conflict. Speaking at a joint press conference following their meeting, Putin stated there should not be a “ceasefire or some kind of pause that the Kiev regime could use to recover losses, regroup,…

Friday, 05 July 2024 04:39

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 273

Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage release deal with Hamas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday he has decided to send a delegation to resume stalled negotiations on a hostage release deal with Hamas, their administrations said. A source in the Israeli negotiating team, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was a real chance of achieving agreement after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal. "The proposal put forward by Hamas includes a very significant breakthrough," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Israeli response to the…

Friday, 05 July 2024 04:38

What to know after Day 862 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin makes missile announcement The Russian defense industry is ready to start producing intermediate and shorter-range missiles that had been banned under a now-defunct treaty with the US, President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday. The Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) had prohibited these systems, but the US withdrew from it in 2019. Moscow chose to maintain the ban so long as Washington abided by it as well. “As I’ve said, in connection with the US withdrawal from this treaty and the announcement that they are starting production, we also consider ourselves entitled to start research, development,…

Thursday, 04 July 2024 04:44

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 272

Gaza ceasefire effort shows signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave Signs of renewed activity emerged on Wednesday in the quest for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the nine-month-old war in the Gaza Strip while Israel launched more strikes on the devastated enclave. After weeks with little public diplomacy, mediators Egypt and Qatar delivered a response from Hamas to a proposal that would include a release of hostages held in Gaza and a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave. Israel is studying the document, said a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on behalf of the…

Thursday, 04 July 2024 04:43

What to know after Day 861 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE At field hospital in Ukraine's battered east, the wounded keep coming When the first casualty is wheeled into a brightly lit makeshift field hospital on a stretcher, Ukrainian medic Osmach quickly checks to see if he is conscious. The wounded soldier confirms that he is, and is transferred to a bed at this medical stabilisation point located close to the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, scene of fierce clashes with advancing Russian forces. The round-the-clock facility is one of dozens on the 1,000-km (around 600 miles) frontline in the east and south of the country where injured…

Wednesday, 03 July 2024 04:27

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 271

Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could be part of a final push of Israel's intensive military operations in nine months of war. Eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded, health officials said. Israel's military said that two soldiers had been killed in battle a day earlier. Israel's leaders have said they were winding down the phase of intense fighting against Hamas, the Islamist group that has governed Gaza since 2007, and would soon shift…

Wednesday, 03 July 2024 04:26

What to know after Day 860 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine not ready to compromise with Russia, says Zelenskiy aide Ukraine is not ready to compromise with Russia and give up any territory to end the war, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday when asked about U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's declaration that he could quickly end the conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, told reporters during a visit to Washington that Kyiv would listen to any advice on how to achieve a "just peace" in the war. Russia invaded Ukrainein February 2022. "But we (are) not ready to go to the compromise…

Tuesday, 02 July 2024 04:31

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 270

Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and Israeli tanks advanced deeper in parts of the enclave, residents and officials said. Islamic Jihad, an ally of Hamas - both of whom are backed by Iran - said its fighters fired rockets towards several Israeli communities near the fence with Gaza in response to "the crimes of the Zionist enemy against our Palestinian people". The volley of about 20 rockets caused no casualties, the Israeli military said. But…

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Tuesday, 02 July 2024 04:29

What to know after Day 859 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian security service claims it foiled ‘coup attempt’ The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) claims to have detained a group of suspects who were allegedly planning to instigate unrest and carry out a coup in Kiev. An unspecified number of “provocateurs”plotted to organize riots in the Ukrainian capital after Constitution Day on June 28, the agency, which is Kiev’s successor to the Soviet-era KGB, claimed in a Telegram statement on Monday. According to the SBU, the coup attempt was scheduled for Sunday under the guise of a so-called ‘veche,’ a popular assembly, in central Kiev. The organizers allegedly planned…

Monday, 01 July 2024 04:24

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 269

Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central Rafah in the south, killing at least six Palestinians and destroying several homes, residents said. Israeli tanks, which moved back into Shejaia four days ago, fired shells towards several houses, leaving families trapped inside and unable to leave, the residents said. Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his stance that there is no substitute for victory in the war against the…

Monday, 01 July 2024 04:24

What to know after Day 858 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia attacks Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv Russian forces attacked Ukraine's two largest cities on Sunday, with missile fragments falling on a suburban Kyiv apartment building and a guided bomb killing one person in Kharkiv. More than 28 months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces maintain regular attacks on Ukrainian cities as well as on energy infrastructure. Attacks on Kyiv are less frequent than other cities, although the capital endured a series of assaults in March. Kharkiv has come under regular attack, but military analysts say the frequency has dipped since the United States authorised…

Sunday, 30 June 2024 04:30

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 268

No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official A senior official of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there has been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the Gaza war. The Palestinian group is still ready to "deal positively" with any ceasefire proposal that ends the war, Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut. Arab mediators' efforts, backed by the United States, have so far failed to conclude a ceasefire, with both sides blaming each other for the impasse. Hamas says any deal must end the war and bring full Israeli…

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