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Friday, 26 July 2024 04:22

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 294

Battered Hamas confounds Israel's bid to declare victory Senior figures in Israel's government have said it is closing in on its war aims of defeating Hamas militarily and the return of hostages seized on Oct. 7. But Hamas' survival as a guerrilla force and its sway in Gaza may overshadow any deal. After nine months of pummelling by one of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East, Hamas is much weakened from the force that carried out the cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Early in the war, Hamas propaganda videos showed well-drilled fighters in body armour and…

Friday, 26 July 2024 04:21

What to know after Day 883 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kremlin names barriers to Ukraine peace talks Russia is open to peace talks with Kiev but there are numerous issues that must first be resolved, including Vladimir Zelensky’s status and Ukrainian law, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press briefing on Thursday. According to the spokesman, a number of points need to be clarified before negotiations can become possible. “First, we need to understand how ready the Ukrainian side is and whether the Ukrainian side has permission for [peace talks] from its backers. So far, we are seeing very different statements,” Peskov stated, referring to Kiev’s Western…

Thursday, 25 July 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 293

Israeli forces recover bodies of four hostages from Gaza, military says Israeli forces recovered on Wednesday the bodies of four hostages killed in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and held in Gaza since then, the Israeli military said. Maya Goren, a 56-year-old kindergarden teacher was killed during the attack on her kibbutz, Nir Oz, according to Israeli Army Radio, one of the communities worst-hit in the deadly Hamas attack through southern Israel that triggered the devastating war in Gaza. The three other hostages were a reserve soldier and two conscript soldiers who were killed in combat during the Oct. 7 attack,…

Thursday, 25 July 2024 04:51

What to know after Day 882 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kremlin says Ukraine's signal on talks appears to be in unison with Russia's position The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Ukraine's signal on talks with Moscow appeared to be in unison with Russia's own position, but that more details were needed. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia if Moscow was prepared to negotiate in good faith, though he said that Ukraine has seen no sign of that. "The message itself can be said to be in unison with our position," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about Kuleba's remark,…

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 05:08

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 292

Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected Palestinian residents of eastern neighbourhoods of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip fled their homes on Tuesday as Israeli tanks advanced deep into the area after Israel ordered the population to evacuate. The tanks pushed into the Khan Younis town of Bani Suhaila and several districts nearby were bombed for a second day, forcing tens of thousands of civilians to seek refuge elsewhere. Israel said its action - the latest in a series of major assaults in recent weeks in parts of Gaza where it had long…

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 05:07

What to know after Day 881 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Poll says 32% of Ukrainians open to territorial concessions for quick peace Nearly a third of Ukrainians would accept some territorial concessions to Russia for a quick end to the war, a more than three-fold increase over the past year, although most still oppose giving up any land, a poll showed on Tuesday. The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology said its poll of 1,067 people on Ukrainian-held territory from May 16-22 found that 32% would agree to some form of territorial concessions, up from just 10% a year earlier and 19% at the end of last year. It…

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 04:28

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 291

Israel declares two more Gaza hostages dead Israel declared dead on Monday two more of its hostages being held in Gaza, as talks to secure a ceasefire deal that would include the release of some 120 captives there were set to resume later this week. The Israeli military said it was still investigating the deaths in captivity of the two hostages, Yagev Buchshtab, a 35-year-old sound technician and Alex Dancyg, 76, a historian, who were abducted from their homes in kibbutzim near the border with Gaza during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. An Israeli negotiation team was due…

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 04:26

What to know after Day 880 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia restricts entry to border areas in southern Belgorod region Russia's southern region of Belgorod is restricting entry from Tuesday to 14 areas on the border with Ukraine that are subject to heavy attack from Kyiv's forces, measures that appeared to be part of a Kremlin strategy to set up a border buffer zone. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the restrictions applied to the localities "where the pertaining operational situation is extremely difficult," according to the Interfax news agency. The move follows on from the Kremlin's order to protect Russian territory from Ukrainian attacks and secure areas and…

Monday, 22 July 2024 04:38

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 290

Israel shoots down missile fired from Yemen after striking Houthis Israel said it shot down a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday and the Yemeni Houthi movement said it had fired several missiles at the Israeli city of Eilat after Israel's first public strike against the Iran-aligned group a day earlier. The Houthis have launched missiles and drones at Israel and disrupted global trade through the Red Sea in response to Israel's assault on Gaza, further destabilising the Middle East as war in the Palestinian enclave rages on after nine months. Israel says the Houthis have launched 200 attacks against…

Monday, 22 July 2024 04:37

What to know after Day 879 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Two Ukrainian military trains hit in missile strike Two Ukrainian military trains, carrying dozens of pieces of hardware, have been destroyed in a ballistic missile strike, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday, sharing drone footage of the attack. The trains, carrying equipment and personnel of the 41st mechanized brigade, were discovered at a railway station near the town of Barvenkovo, located near the border between Ukraine’s Kharkov Region and Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic. Each train consisted of at least 20 flatbed cars, the ministry said. Infrared footage captured by a surveillance drone shows a ballistic missile fired…

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Sunday, 21 July 2024 04:46

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 289

Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv attack Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen's Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israeli economic hub Tel Aviv. Most of the wounded suffered severe burns in air strikes that targeted oil facilities and a power station, Al-Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by Yemen's Houthi movement, quoted the health ministry as saying. Hodeidah residents told Reuters by phone that explosions were heard throughout the city during an intensive…

Sunday, 21 July 2024 04:45

What to know after Day 878 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian thermobaric weapons thwart Ukrainian attack New drone footage shows TOS-1A Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) strikes on Ukrainian positions in Volchansk, Kharkov Region, according to a Telegram channel allegedly run by Russian forces from the north grouping, which is primarily responsible for combat operations there. The video was reportedly taken in eastern Volchansk earlier this week when two groups of Kiev’s shock troops moved out to attack Russian positions, the Telegram channel North Wind wrote on Saturday. They posted infrared camera drone footage of the Russian MLRS systems striking the Ukrainian positions with thermobaric munitions. The TOS-1A…

Saturday, 20 July 2024 04:39

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 288

Top UN court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories illegal The United Nations' highest court said on Friday that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements there are illegal and should be withdrawn as soon as possible, in its strongest findings to date on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The advisory opinion by judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), known as the World Court, was not binding but carries weight under international law and may weaken support for Israel. "Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have been established and are being…

Saturday, 20 July 2024 04:37

What to know after Day 877 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian drone hits Russian monastery, kills one person, regional governor says A Ukrainian drone struck a monastery in Russia's Kursk region on Friday, killing one person, the regional governor Alexei Smirnov said on the Telegram app. The Mash Telegram channel said a 60-year-old male parishioner had died at around 0830 local time after a drone fired eight projectiles at the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery in Gornal, a village near the Ukrainian border. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian authorities on the reported attacks, which Reuters could not confirm independently. Like other Russian border regions, Kursk comes under…

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