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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…

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…

Sunday, 30 June 2024 04:29

What to know after Day 857 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missile attack on Ukrainian town kills seven, officials say Russian forces on Saturday fired missiles at the town of Vilniansk, outside the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing seven people, including two children, and injuring 31 others, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy repeated his appeal to allies to provide Ukraine with more long-range weapons and enhanced air defences to stop what he said were daily attacks on his country. Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said two missiles were fired on the town, damaging infrastructure, a shop and residential buildings. Emergency services put the death toll at seven,…

Saturday, 29 June 2024 04:54

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 267

Israeli forces push deeper into southern and northern Gaza Israeli forces pressed their incursion deeper into two northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, and Palestinian health officials said tank shelling in Rafah killed at least 11 people. Residents and Hamas media said tanks advanced further west into the Shakoush neighbourhood of Rafah, forcing thousands of displaced people there to leave their tent camps and head northward to the nearby Khan Younis. The Israeli military did not immediately comment. Since May 7, tanks have advanced in several districts of Rafah, and forces remained in control of the…

Saturday, 29 June 2024 04:52

What to know after Day 856 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia delivers 17 strikes at Ukrainian military-industrial sites over week Russian forces delivered 17 strikes by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, logistics centers, army and foreign mercenaries’ deployment areas over the past week in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. "On June 22-28, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 17 combined strikes by precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting energy facilities of Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, military airfield infrastructure, logistics centers accumulating Western-supplied armaments, and also assembly and storage sites for attack unmanned aerial vehicles and naval…

Friday, 28 June 2024 04:46

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 266

Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, orders Palestinians to go south Israel stormed a neighbourhood in Gaza City on Thursday, ordering Palestinians to move south as tanks rolled in and bombing the southern city of Rafah in what it says are the final stages of an operation against Hamas militants there. Residents of the Shejaia neighbourhood in Gaza City said they were surprised by the sound of tanks approaching and firing in the early afternoon, with drones also attacking after overnight bombing of the city, which Israel had combed early in the war. "It sounded as if the war is restarting,…

Friday, 28 June 2024 04:45

What to know after Day 855 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine does not want to ‘prolong war’ - Zelensky A settlement plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict should be tabled within the next few months, Vladimir Zelensky has said, claiming Kiev does not actually seek to prolong hostilities for years to come. He made the remarks on Thursday during a joint press conference with European Council President Charles Michel. Zelensky had traveled to Brussels to sign a security deal with the European Union guaranteeing defense assistance to Kiev, including weapons deliveries and training. Zelensky used the opportunity to claim that he is not actually seeking to prolong hostilities…

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Thursday, 27 June 2024 04:48

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 265

Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say Israel, under pressure from Western allies to ease a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is preparing to boost electricity to a desalination plant so it can produce more water for people in the enclave, an Israeli security official and a western official told Reuters on Wednesday. An Israeli offensive launched on Gaza in response to an October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas has left millions in Gaza with little food, scarce water, and failing sanitation, Western aid agencies say. Washington and other allies are pressing the government of Prime Minister Benjamin…

Thursday, 27 June 2024 04:47

What to know after Day 854 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia keeps up pressure on the front line as Ukraine gets a boost from Western military aid Relentless Russian attacks on Ukrainian positions defending the strategically important eastern town of Chasiv Yar are disrupting troop rotations and the delivery of some supplies, soldiers in the area say. Russian troops are seeking to press their advantage in troop numbers and weaponry before Ukrainian forces are bulked up by promised new Western military aid that is already trickling to the front line, analysts say. The Kremlin’s military has been hitting civilian targets just as hard, using powerful glide bombsthat obliterate…

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 264

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, claiming it has helped finance the militants by paying agency staffers in U.S. dollars and thereby funneling them to money-changers in Gaza who allegedly give a cut to Hamas. But the agency, known as UNWRA, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the staffers were paid in dollars by their own choice. Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank don’t have their own national currency,…

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 04:41

What to know after Day 853 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian proposal can end Ukraine conflict – Putin Russia’s offer for a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict is a realistic way to end the hostilities, but the West is simply ignoring it, President Vladimir Putin has said. In a keynote foreign policy speech earlier this month, the Russian leader promised to order a ceasefire if Ukraine vows not to seek membership in NATO and withdraws its troops from all territories claimed by Russia. Kiev immediately rejected the proposal. In an address to an international forum hosted by Russia this week, Putin said his offer should be carefully…

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