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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said on Friday that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements there are illegal and should be withdrawn as soon as possible, in its strongest findings to date on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.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…

Friday, 19 July 2024 04:55

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 287

Israeli military says Tel Aviv blast apparently caused by drone The Israeli military said it was investigating an apparent drone attack that hit central Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday but which did not trigger the air raid sirens. The explosion occurred hours after the Israeli military confirmed it had killed a senior commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon. "An initial inquiry indicates that the explosion in Tel Aviv was caused by the falling of an aerial target, and no sirens were activated. The incident is under thorough review," the military said in a statement.…

Friday, 19 July 2024 04:54

What to know after Day 876 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump, Ukraine's Zelenskiy plan phone call, sources say Associates of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have discussed holding a phone call between the two leaders, according to two sources familiar with the matter. One source said the call could occur on Friday, but Reuters was not able to immediately determine if the conversation, which would be their first since the former U.S. president left the White House in 2021, had been confirmed. CNN reported earlier on Thursday that the two leaders had a phone call scheduled on Friday. The news organization warned that…

Thursday, 18 July 2024 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 286

US military ends Gaza floating pier mission to bring aid to Palestinians by sea The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that its mission to install and operate a temporary, floating pier off the coast of Gaza was complete, formally ending an extraordinary but troubled effort to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The pier, announced by President Joe Biden during a televised address to Congress in March, was a massive endeavor that took about 1,000 U.S. forces to execute. Aid began flowing via the pier to Gaza in May, an operation aimed at helping avert famine after months of war between…

Thursday, 18 July 2024 04:44

What to know after Day 875 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting even as its vital support from the United States is increasingly at the mercy of changing political winds. A six-month delay in military assistance from the U.S., the biggest single contributor to Ukraine, opened the door for the Kremlin’s forces to push on the front line. Ukrainian troops are now fighting to check the slow but gradual gains by Russia’s bigger and better-equipped army. “The next two or three…

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 04:47

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 285

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian health officials said at least 57 people were killed in Israeli bombardments of southern and central areas. The Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas has accused Israel of stepping up attacks in Gaza to try to derail efforts by Arab mediators and the United States to reach a ceasefire deal. Israel says it is trying to root out Hamas fighters. In Rafah, a southern border city where Israeli forces have been operating since…

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 04:46

What to know after Day 874 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine lying about wanting peace talks – Moscow Kiev’s statements about resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict by political and diplomatic means are empty words and deception, a senior Russian diplomat told TASS news agency on Wednesday. Alexey Polishchuk, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Department, explained that a ban on negotiations with Moscow introduced by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is still in effect, making peace talks impossible. “If the authorities in Kiev were actually ready to resolve the crisis using political and diplomatic methods, they would first of all cancel the decree that…

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 04:34

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 284

Israel allows UN to bring in more equipment amid Gaza lawlessness The United Nations said on Monday that it will start bringing in more armored vehicles and personal protection equipment for its humanitarian aid operations in the Gaza Strip after receiving approval from Israeli authorities. The approval was in response to a U.N. letter sent to Israel last month on safety and security in Gaza, said Scott Anderson, deputy humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas enters its tenth month and law and order has broken down. The U.N. has long…

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 04:33

What to know after Day 873 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's mobilisation campaign picks up despite faltering enthusiasm Seeing the military patrol handing out call-up papers on the outskirts of Kyiv, one man slipped into a nearby store. Another refused to even stop for the officers. Others, however, quietly obliged. While men may be coming round to Ukraine's ramped-up mobilisation drive to replenish troop numbers more than 28 months since Russia's invasion, they are less eager to fight than before, said a draft officer, who uses the call sign "Fantomas". "Now, as far as I know, most of the queues (at draft offices) are people who want to…

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Monday, 15 July 2024 05:07

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 283

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend's deadly attacks in Gaza that Israel said had targeted the group's military leader Mohammed Deif. But Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of the political office of Hamas, accused Israel of trying to derail efforts by Arab mediators and the United States to reach a ceasefire deal by stepping up its attacks in the enclave. Saturday's strike in the Khan Younis area of Gaza, in which at least 90…

Monday, 15 July 2024 05:06

What to know after Day 872 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia claims control of Urozhaine village in Ukraine's Donetsk region Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its forces had taken control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which if confirmed would be the latest in a series of gains since capturing the strategic town of Avdiivka in February. Ukrainian bloggers said that Kyiv's forces had relinquished control of the village, southwest of the Russian-held city of Donetsk. Ukraine's military said fighting was still going on in the area. "As a result of successful actions, the 'east' group of forces has taken control of…

Sunday, 14 July 2024 04:01

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 282

Gaza officials say 90 Palestinians killed as Israel targets Hamas military chief An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave's health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it remained unclear whether Deif and another Hamas commander had been killed and promised to continue to target Hamas leadership, saying more military pressure on the group would improve chances of a hostage deal, even as three days of ceasefire talks separately halted on Saturday. "Either way, we…

Sunday, 14 July 2024 04:00

What to know after Day 871 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kremlin responds to Ukraine’s threats to assassinate Putin Russia is aware of the dangers coming from the “Kiev regime,” including its threats to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. The spokesman was approached for comment on assassination threats against the Russian leader that had been voiced by the head of Kiev’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, in a recent interview. Moscow is aware of the threats and takes measures accordingly, Peskov said. “All the threats coming from the Kiev regime are obvious. Therefore, the security of the president is established at the proper…

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