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Tuesday, 06 August 2024 04:39

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 305

Proxy forces armed by Iran could take part in retaliation against Israel over Hamas leader's killing As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack. Here’s a look at Iran’s history of arming militias, its allies in the region and what part they could play. Why has Iran armed proxy forces? Iran’s policy of arming militias took root in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Before it, the U.S. provided major weapon systems…

Tuesday, 06 August 2024 04:38

What to know after Day 894 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Five injured in Ukraine shelling of Russia's Kursk region, 26 drones downed, governor says Ukraine shelling injured five people, including three children, in Russia's Kursk region, the interim governor of the region said on Tuesday, adding that air defence systems destroyed at least 26 Ukraine launched drones overnight. Several residential buildings were damaged by the shelling in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine in Russia's southwest, Alexei Smirnov, the interim governor said on the Telegram messaging app. In a separate post, Smirnov said that the night attacks followed a series of drone strikes…

Monday, 05 August 2024 04:48

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 304

Palestinian kills two people in stabbing attack in Israel A Palestinian attacker killed two people and wounded two others in a stabbing spree in central Israel on Sunday before being shot dead by police, Israeli authorities said. The stabbings took place during morning rush hour in the city of Holon, near Tel Aviv. The attacker stabbed people near a gas station and a park, Israel's ambulance service said. Two senior citizens, a man and woman, were killed and two other people were wounded and rushed to hospital, medical officials said. "The terrorist was quickly neutralized by one of our officers…

Monday, 05 August 2024 04:46

What to know after Day 893 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine finally deploying US-made F-16 fighter jets, Zelenskiy says Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s for operations within the nation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, confirming the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made fighter jets more than 29 months after Russia's invasion. The Ukrainian leader announced the use of F-16s, which Kyiv has long lobbied for, as he met military pilots at an air base flanked by two of the jets, with two more flying overhead. "F-16s are in Ukraine. We did it. I am proud of our guys who are mastering these jets and have already started…

Sunday, 04 August 2024 03:23

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 303

Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday, hours after two strikes in the occupied West Bank killed nine militants including a local Hamas commander, Hamas said. The Israeli military said the first of two West Bank airstrikes hit a vehicle in a town near the city of Tulkarm, targeting a militant cell it said was on its way to carry out an attack. A Hamas statement said one of those killed was a commander of its…

Sunday, 04 August 2024 03:22

What to know after Day 892 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine, hit airfield, oil depots Ukraine's military said on Saturday it had sunk a submarine in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, attacked a southern Russian airfield and hit oil depots and fuel and lubricant storage facilities in Belgorod, Kursk and Rostov regions. "A Russian submarine went to the bottom of the Black Sea," the defence ministry said in a post on X, naming the vessel as the B-237 Rostov-on-Don attack submarine. The military's general staff said the attack on Sevastopol port also significantly damaged four launchers of the S-400 anti-aircraft "Triumf" defence system. There was no…

Saturday, 03 August 2024 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 302

Slain Hamas leader Haniyeh buried in Qatar amid vows of revenge against Israel Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran, and his possible succcessor told mourners his death would only make the Palestinian militant group more determined in its struggle against Israel. Haniyeh's death was one in a series of killings of senior Hamas figures as the war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel nears its 11th month and concern grows that the conflict is spreading across the Middle East. Hamas and Iran have both accused Israel of…

Saturday, 03 August 2024 04:40

What to know after Day 891 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian troops inch forward in Ukraine's east with waves of bombs and infantry Russian assaults are raising pressure on the strategic eastern logistics hub of Pokrovsk, Ukraine said on Friday, as waves of guided bombs and infantry lead to some of Moscow's largest territorial gains since the spring. The push is fuelling a surge in civilians fleeing, with requests for evacuation in the area increasing about tenfold over the past two weeks, according to a volunteer helping people leave. Russian forces have been steadily inching forward on several fronts in the eastern Donetsk region, staging particularly fierce attacks…

Friday, 02 August 2024 04:40

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 301

Mohammed Deif: Hamas military leader and Oct 7 mastermind was killed in Gaza airstrike, Israel says The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on Thursday, a day after the group's political leader was assassinated in Tehran. Deif is believed to have been one of the masterminds of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered war in the Palestinian enclave. "The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) announces that on July 13th, 2024, IDF fighter jets struck in the area of Khan Yunis, and following an…

Friday, 02 August 2024 04:39

What to know after Day 890 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE F-16 jets no silver bullet for Ukraine in war with Russia Ukraine has received a first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets to help it fight Russian invasion forces, Lithuania's foreign minister and a U.S. official have said. The long-awaited arrival is a milestone for Ukraine, which has not publicly commented on it for now. The lengthy process to procure the U.S.-designed aircraft and train Ukrainian pilots to fly them has frustrated Kyiv. Russia has had time to prepare defences to try to nullify the F-16s' impact, and Ukraine has had to survive with a depleted air force…

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Thursday, 01 August 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 300

Hamas political leader Haniyeh’s assassination deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps and Hamas on Wednesday, a major escalation that deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. Haniyeh is the second leader of an Iran-backed militant group reported to have been assassinated in recent days. His death represents a significant blow to Hamas, eliminating its most public figure who headed up the group’s political operations while living overseas. In a statement, Hamas accused Israel of…

Thursday, 01 August 2024 04:53

What to know after Day 889 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia vs Ukraine: the biggest war of the fake news era - In early April, some residents of Kharkiv received a series of chilling text messages from government officials telling them to flee the city before Russian forces surrounded it. "Due to the threat of enemy encirclement, we urge the civilian population of Kharkiv leave the city by April 22," said one alert, which bore the logo of the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine and mapped out safe escape routes on a slick infographic. It was fake. Volodymyr Tymoshko knew immediately. He's the police chief of Kharkiv region…

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 04:50

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 299

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements. The Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Hanieh attended Iran's new president's swearing in ceremony on Tuesday. "Early this morning, the residence of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was struck, resulting in his and one of his body guards' martyrdom. The cause is under investigation and will be announced soon," the Revolutionary…

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 04:49

What to know after Day 888 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine capital Kyiv, military says Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and its surrounding region, the military administration said on Wednesday. "Air defence systems are being engaged in the region and on the approaches to Kyiv in particular," Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app. Reuters witnesses reported hearing blasts in what sounded like air defence systems engaged in repelling an air attack. The city and most of Ukraine were under air raid alerts that were issued at around 2000 GMT…

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