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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 04:41

What to know after Day 818 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian gunners finally get shells to stop Russians near Kharkiv Ukrainian servicemen operating a howitzer in Kharkiv region near the Russian border work around the clock to stop an incursion by Moscow's troops, and they are finally getting the shells to do it. Ukraine's defenders were hamstrung for months by shortages of artillery shells and other weapons as U.S. Congress held up billions of dollars worth of military aid. As the lawmakers in Washington argued, Russia's forces pressed their advantage on the frontlines, pushing forward on the eastern front. With a $61 billion aid package belatedly approved by…

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 04:55

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 228

War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, do not face imminent arrest, the announcement by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor was a symbolic blow that deepened Israel’s isolation over the war in Gaza. The court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, accused Netanyahu, Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yehya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh…

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 04:53

What to know after Day 817 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's Zelenskiy pushes allies to step up aid and involvement in war Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday. He also said he was pushing partners to get more directly involved in the war by helping to intercept Russian missiles over Ukraine and allowing Kyiv to use Western weapons against enemy military equipment amassing near the border. The call to accelerate aid and push so-called "red lines" of engagement in the conflict reflect the growing pressure Zelenskiy's…

Monday, 20 May 2024 04:14

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 227

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders are increasingly divided An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel’s leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces criticism from the other members of his War Cabinet, with main political rival Benny Gantz threatening to leave the government if a plan is not created by June 8 that includes an international administration for postwar Gaza. His departure…

Monday, 20 May 2024 04:13

What to know after Day 816 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv region kill at least 11 Russia struck a busy lakeside resort on the edge of Ukraine's second largest city on Sunday and attacked villages in the surrounding region, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores. The missile strikes were the latest in what have been constant Russian attacks in recent weeks on the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, where Russian troops have launched an offensive. Valentyna, 69, had blood running down her face at the lakeside resort area where her home had been destroyed and a busy restaurant nearby was obliterated. Her…

Sunday, 19 May 2024 04:56

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 226

Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan in three weeks’ time for the war in Gaza, a decision that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahumore reliant on far-right allies. The announcement deepens a divide in Israel’s leadership more than seven months into a war in which Israel has yet to accomplish its goals of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages abducted in the…

Sunday, 19 May 2024 04:55

What to know after Day 815 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front as Russians advance on cities For Ukrainian gun commander Oleksandr Kozachenko, the long-awaited U.S. ammunition can't come fast enough as he and his comrades struggle to hold off relentless Russian attacks. His unit's U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer, which once hurled 100 shells a day at the encroaching enemy, is now often reduced to fewer than 10. "It's a luxury if we can fire 30 shells." America says it's rushing ammunition and weapons to Ukraine following the delayed approval of a $61 billion aid package by Congress last month. As of early May, though,…

Saturday, 18 May 2024 04:34

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 225

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the area a week ago, while in the south militants attacked tanks massing around Rafah. Residents said Israeli armour had thrust as far as the market at the heart of Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, and that bulldozers were demolishing homes and shops in the path of the advance. "Tanks and planes are wiping out residential districts…

Saturday, 18 May 2024 04:33

What to know after Day 814 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin raises issue of Zelensky’s legitimacy Vladimir Zelensky’s legitimacy as president of Ukraine is an important question not only to his own country, but to Moscow as well, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. He explained that Zelensky’s status will have a bearing on any potential agreement between the two belligerent countries. Zelensky’s five-year term in office comes to an end on May 20. Ukrainians were scheduled to head to the polls to elect a new leader on March 31; however, he announced in December 2023 that no presidential or parliamentary elections would be held as long as…

Friday, 17 May 2024 04:29

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 224

US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its war with Hamas. The Israel Security Assistance Support Act was approved 224 to 187, largely along party lines. Sixteen Democrats joined most Republicans in voting yes, and three Republicans joined most Democrats in opposing the measure. The act is not expected to become law, but its…

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Friday, 17 May 2024 04:28

What to know after Day 813 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy visits Ukraine's embattled Kharkiv as Russian pressure mounts in east Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the northeastern city of Kharkiv on Thursday to boost morale and reinforce troops in the region where Russian forces are trying to press their new offensive beyond border areas. Moscow has made inroads of at least several kilometres into the north of Kharkiv region since Friday, forcing Kyiv's outmanned troops to try to hold the line on a new front as Russia mounts more pressure on the front in the east. "The direction remains extremely difficult - we are strengthening our units,"…

Thursday, 16 May 2024 04:41

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 223

Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge of the more than seven-month-old war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Antagonism between Israel and the United Nations worsened as the Israeli army sought an explanation for footage showing armed men next to U.N. Palestinian relief agency vehicles. Separately, India was working to bring home the body of a U.N. staffer killed in Rafah by what the global body said…

Thursday, 16 May 2024 04:40

What to know after Day 812 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian forces advancing daily in special op, everything going according to plan — Putin Russian forces are moving forward according to plan, this year making daily advances in all areas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with commanders of troops of military districts. "Work is being carried out according to the plan approved and drawn up by the command of the battlegroup, by the General Staff. All the assigned tasks are being accomplished," the president said. "Not only last year were - I want to say it again - all enemy counterattacks repelled, but also starting…

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 04:49

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 222

Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah; battles rage in northern Gaza Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential areas of the southern Gazan border city where more than a million people had sought shelter, and its forces pounded the enclave's north in some of the fiercest attacks in months. Israel's international allies and aid groups have repeatedly warned against a ground incursion into Rafah, where many Palestinians fled and Israel says four Hamas battalions are holed up. Israel says it must root out the remaining fighters. The White House said U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan…

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