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Monday, 30 December 2024 04:00

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 451

Gaza captors tortured hostages, including minors, Israeli report says Hostages held in Gaza were subjected to torture, including sexual and psychological abuse, starvation, burns and medical neglect, according to a new report by the Israeli Health Ministry that will be submitted to the United Nations this week. The report is based on interviews with the medical and welfare teams which treated more than 100 Israeli and foreign hostages, most of whom were released in late November 2023, in a brief truce between Israel and Hamas. Eight hostages were rescued by the Israeli military. The hostages include more than 30 children…

Monday, 30 December 2024 03:59

What to know after Day 1040 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia not satisfied with Trump team’s proposals on Ukraine — Lavrov Russia is not satisfied with the proposals of US President-elect Donald Trump's team to postpone Ukraine's membership in NATO for 20 years and to deploy a contingent of EU and UK peacekeepers there, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with TASS. "Judging by numerous leaks and Donald Trump's own interview with Time magazine on December 12, he is talking about ‘freezing’ hostilities along the line of engagement and transferring further responsibility for confronting Russia to the Europeans. We are certainly not satisfied with the proposals…

Sunday, 29 December 2024 04:56

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 450

Israel detains 240 Palestinians including medics after Gaza hospital raid Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, including its director, according to the Health Ministry in the enclave and Israel's military. The Health Ministry said it was concerned for the wellbeing of Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, as some staff freed by the Israeli military late on Friday said he had been beaten up by soldiers. The Israeli military said the hospital was being used as a command centre for Hamas military…

Sunday, 29 December 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 1039 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it struck drone depot in Russia's Oryol region Ukraine said on Saturday it had struck a storage and maintenance depot for long-range Shahed drones in Russia's Oryol region, adding that this had "significantly reduced" Russia's ability to launch mass drone attacks on Ukraine. Ukraine military's general staff said in a statement on Telegram the attack took place on Thursday and was conducted by Ukraine's air force. "As a result of the strike, a depot for storage, maintenance and repair of Shahed kamikaze drones, made of several protected concrete structures, was destroyed," it said. "This military operation…

Saturday, 28 December 2024 04:32

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 449

Israeli jets attack Syria-Lebanon border crossings to stop arms smuggling Israeli jets struck seven crossing points along the Syria-Lebanon border on Friday, aiming to cut the flow of weapons to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in southern Lebanon. Israeli troops also seized a truck mounted with a 40-barrel rocket launcher in southern Lebanon, part of a haul from various areas that included explosives, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and AK-47 automatic rifles, the military said. The commander of the Israeli Air Force, Major General Tomer Bar, said Hezbollah was trying to smuggle weapons into Lebanon to test Israel's ability to stop them. "This…

Saturday, 28 December 2024 04:31

What to know after Day 1038 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's Zelenskiy: North Koreans suffering battlefield losses, unprotected by Russian forces North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region are suffering heavy losses and being left unprotected by the Russian forces they are fighting alongside, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. Zelenskiy, in his nightly video address, said Russian troops were sending the North Koreans into battle with minimal protection and that North Koreans were taking extreme measures to avoid being taken prisoner. "Their losses are significant, very significant. We see that neither the Russian military nor their North Korean overseers have any interest in ensuring the…

Friday, 27 December 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 448

Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing six Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed. The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was about to board a plane at the airport when it came under attack. A crew member on the plane was injured, he said. The Israeli military said that in addition to striking the airport, it also hit military infrastructure at the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Kanatib on Yemen's west…

Friday, 27 December 2024 04:53

What to know after Day 1037 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE God is with us – Putin God is with Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said, expressing confidence that Moscow would prevail in its conflict with Ukraine. Putin spoke with reporters on Thursday after a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) in St. Petersburg. Asked whether he believes that the Ukraine conflict will end in 2025 with a Russian victory, he said: “I believe in God. And God is with us.” He brushed off reports that the US is planning to propose to “freeze” the conflict along the current front line in exchange for a delay in…

Thursday, 26 December 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 447

An Israeli soldier who died 417 days after his Oct. 7 wounds has become a symbol of sacrifice For more than 400 days after being critically wounded during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, Yona Brief tried to recover. But after losing both legs and enduring medically induced comas, the combat medic died in late November. The dual Israeli-American citizen has come to symbolize the sacrifice by hundreds of fallen soldiers in what many in Israel see as a war for the country’s survival. “He became a symbol of ‘Don’t quit,’” said his mother, Hazel. His father, David,…

Thursday, 26 December 2024 04:46

What to know after Day 1036 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Nearly three years into the war, the strikes wounded at least six people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv and killed one in the region of Dnipropetrovsk, the governors there said. U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the "outrageous" attack and said he had asked the U.S. Defense Department to push forward with a new surge of military aid to Kyiv. Half a…

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Wednesday, 25 December 2024 04:47

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 446

Looting cripples food supply in Gaza as Israel neglects pledge to tackle gangs, sources say Israel has failed to crack down on armed gangs attacking food convoys in Gaza, despite a pledge to do so in mid-October to help ward off famine in the Palestinian enclave, according to three U.N. and U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The commitment, made behind closed doors, seemed like a breakthrough because, since the beginning of the war in October 2023, the international community has struggled to enlistIsrael's support to improve the dire humanitarian situation in the war-ravaged territory, the three senior officials said.…

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 04:46

What to know after Day 1035 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says Russia used 60 drones in overnight attack Ukraine said Russia had attacked it with 60 drones overnight, of which 36 were downed, 23 were jammed by electronic warfare and one was still in the air. The Ukrainian air force said drones had been shot down in eight regions across the country in a statement posted on the Telegram app on Tuesday. Moscow is pressing on the 1,000-km front line along Ukraine's east and south almost three years into its full-scale invasion. It has launched near-daily waves of drones in the past few months, seeking to exhaust…

Tuesday, 24 December 2024 04:23

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 445

Israeli defense minister claims responsibility for first time for Hamas leader Haniyeh's assassination Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted on Monday for the first time publicly to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel in a region shaken by Israel's war in Gaza and the conflict in Lebanon. "These days, when the Houthi terrorist organization is firing missiles at Israel, I want to convey a clear message to them at the beginning of my remarks: We have defeated Hamas, we have defeated Hezbollah, we have blinded Iran's…

Tuesday, 24 December 2024 04:21

What to know after Day 1034 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE NATO boss criticizes Zelensky – media Vladimir Zelensky’s harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was unjustified, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said, as quoted by Western media outlets. He has reportedly asked the Ukrainian leader to cease his criticism of Scholz. Last month, Zelensky blasted the German chancellor for having a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, complaining that the call undermined efforts to isolate Moscow diplomatically. “I have often told Zelensky that he should stop criticizing Olaf Scholz, because I think it is unfair,” Rutte told dpa on Monday. Zelensky had previously slammed Scholz…

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