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Tuesday, 26 March 2024 04:44
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 172
UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war began. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the U.S. of “retreating” from a “principled position” by allowing the vote to pass without conditioning the cease-fire on the release of hostages held by Hamas. White House national security…
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 04:43
What to know after Day 761 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Moscow terror attack could be linked to Ukraine – Putin The deadly terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall was a clear attempt to intimidate Russia and serves the interests of the Ukrainian government, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. More than 130 people were killed at the concert venue northwest of Moscow on Friday evening, when several armed men began shooting into the crowd and set the hall on fire. Speaking with law enforcement and regional officials Monday evening, Putin argued the atrocity fit the pattern of actions by Kiev. “This atrocity may be only a…
Monday, 25 March 2024 04:48
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 171
UN to vote on resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza during current Muslim holy month of Ramadan The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Monday on a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The vote comes after Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday that would have supported “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israeli-Hamas conflict. The United States warned that the resolution to be voted on Monday morning could hurt negotiations to halt hostilities by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar, raising the possibility of another veto, this…
Monday, 25 March 2024 04:47
What to know after Day 760 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia stages major airstrike on Ukraine; one missile enters Polish airspace Russia struck critical infrastructure in Ukraine's western region of Lviv with missiles early on Sunday, Kyiv said, in a major airstrike that saw one Russian cruise missile briefly fly into Polish airspace according to Warsaw. Moscow launched 57 missiles and drones in the attack that also targeted the capital Kyiv, two days after the largest aerial bombardment of Ukraine's energy system in more than two years of full-scale war, Kyiv said. "There were two preliminary hits on the same critical infrastructure facility that the occupiers targeted at…
Sunday, 24 March 2024 04:32
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 170
UN chief says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks Saturday and declared it was time to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid,” calling the starvation inside the enclave a “moral outrage.” He urged an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Guterres spoke on the Egyptian side of the border not far from the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where Israel plans to launch a ground assault despite widespread warnings of a potential catastrophe. More than half of Gaza’s population has…
Sunday, 24 March 2024 04:31
What to know after Day 759 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine loses up to 350 troops in Avdeyevka area in past day Ukraine lost up to 350 troops in the Avdeyevka area in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "In the Avdeyevka area, units of Battlegroup Center carried out active operations, moving to more advantageous positions and hitting the troops and equipment of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade, the 23rd and 53rd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed forces near Netailovo, Umanskoye, Ocheretino and Toretsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic. <...> The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 350 troops, two armored combat…
Saturday, 23 March 2024 04:27
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 169
UN chief to visit Gaza border in new plea for truce United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Egypt's border with Gaza on Saturday to renew pleas for a ceasefire that could bring relief to a territory devastated by more than five months of war between Israel and Hamas. His trip comes as Israel threatens to launch a major military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, just over the border from Egypt, despite international appeals against such an attack. A majority of Gaza's 2.3 million residents are sheltering around Rafah. Though conditions are worse in the north of…
Saturday, 23 March 2024 04:25
What to know after Day 758 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia pounds Ukrainian power facilities; Zelenskiy seeks air defences, 'political will' Russia pounded Ukrainian power facilities on Friday in an attack described by Kyiv as the largest airstrike on its energy infrastructure in two years of war, and portrayed by Moscow as revenge for Ukrainian attacks during its presidential election. The missile and drone attack hit a vast dam over the Dnipro river, killed at least five people and left more than a million others without power, forcing Kyiv to seek emergency electricity supplies from Poland, Romania and Slovakia, Kyiv officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking in his…
Friday, 22 March 2024 04:41
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 168
US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue Israel's spy chief was due to travel to Qatar on Friday for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S. planned to put a resolution calling for an immediate truce in Gaza to a vote of the U.N. Security Council, intensifying pressure on its ally. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday in Cairo he believed talks mediated by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt could still reach a ceasefire deal between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel. Negotiations in Qatar centred on a truce of around six…
Friday, 22 March 2024 04:39
What to know after Day 757 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian army announces new Donbass gains Moscow’s forces have liberated the village of Tonenkoye in Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. Tonenkoye has seen intense combat over the past few weeks, following the taking of the key Donbass town of Avdeevka in mid-February. The village forms part of the Orlovka-Tonenkoye-Berdychi line, located to the northwest of the town. Over the past 24-hour period, Ukrainian forces have lost over 320 soldiers, a tank, four other armored and up to seven unarmored vehicles, according to Moscow’s estimates. Earlier this week, the Russian military announced the…
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Thursday, 21 March 2024 05:04
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 167
Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering there. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel can’t achieve its goal of “total victory” against Hamas without tackling Rafah. Israel has approved military plans for its offensive. But with 1.4 million Palestinians jammed into the town, Israel’s allies, including the U.S., have demanded greater care for civilians in its anticipated incursion. Most of…
Thursday, 21 March 2024 05:04
What to know after Day 756 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's capital Kyiv is under Russian missile attack, mayor says Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, early Thursday, injuring eight people and damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, mayor Vitali Klitschko said. It was the first large missile attack on Kyiv in recent weeks. Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app that air defence units were repelling the attack. He said missile debris fell in different parts of the city. "There are already eight injured as the result of the enemy's attack," Klitschko said. He said that debris from a downed Russian missile hit several…
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 04:35
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 166
Netanyahu spurns Biden plea to call off Rafah assault in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spurned a plea from Joe Biden to call off a planned ground assault of Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza for more than a million displaced people, where Israel believes Hamas militants are holed up. Netanyahu told lawmakers on Tuesday he had made it "supremely clear" to the U.S. president "that we are determined to complete the elimination of these battalions in Rafah, and there's no way to do that except by going in on the ground". The two leaders spoke by phone on…
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 04:33
What to know after Day 755 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's survival in danger, Pentagon chief warns U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday warned that Ukraine's survival was in danger and sought to convince allies that the United States was committed to Kyiv, even as Washington has essentially run out of money to keep arming Ukrainian forces. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to call a vote on a bill that would provide $60 billion more for Ukraine and the White House is scrambling to find ways to send assistance to Kyiv, which has been battling Russian forces for more than two years. Austin…