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Wednesday, 30 April 2025 04:31
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 572
UN chief urges 'irreversible action' on Israel, Palestinian two-state solution United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday pushed countries to "take irreversible action towards implementing a two-state solution" between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of an international conference in June. "I encourage Member States to go beyond affirmations, and to think creatively about the concrete steps they will take to support a viable two-state solution before it is too late," Guterres told a Security Council meeting on the Middle East. France and Saudi Arabia will co-host the conference at the United Nations in June. "Our objective is clear: to make…
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 04:30
What to know after Day 1161 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia says it's waiting for Ukraine's response to May ceasefire and offer of direct talks The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that it was unclear whether it would join a three-day ceasefire he has announced for next month. "It was President Putin who repeatedly said that Russia is ready, without any preconditions, to start the negotiations process," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "We have not heard a response from the Kyiv regime so far." Putin on Monday declared a…
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 04:42
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 571
Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo near 'significant breakthrough,' two security sources say Negotiations held in Cairo to reach a ceasefire in Gaza were on the verge of a "significant breakthrough," two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday. There was no immediate comment from Israel and Hamas. Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a brief post on X that an Israeli official denied the reported breakthrough, without giving further details. The Egyptian sources said there was a consensus on a long-term ceasefire in the besieged enclave, yet some sticking points remain, including Hamas arms. Hamas repeatedly said it was not…
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 04:41
What to know after Day 1160 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Putin announces three-day Russian ceasefire in Ukraine from 8 May Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire for the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said the ceasefire would run from the morning of 8 May until 11 May - which coincides with victory celebrations to mark the end of World War Two. In response, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called for an immediate ceasefire lasting "at least 30 days". While US President Donald Trump, who has been attempting to broker a truce between the two sides, said he wants to see a permanent ceasefire, the White…
Monday, 28 April 2025 04:23
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 570
Israel says it strikes Hezbollah missiles in southern Beirut The Israeli army said on Sunday it struck a southern Beirut building being used to store precision missiles belonging to Hezbollah. The attack was a further test of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group. A huge plume of smoke billowed from the building, Reuters live footage showed, almost an hour after the Israeli army issued an evacuation order to residents of the Hadath neighbourhood. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that Hezbollah's precision missiles "posed a significant threat to the State of Israel". There…
Monday, 28 April 2025 04:22
What to know after Day 1159 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump urges Russia to stop attacks; Rubio says US might walk away from peace efforts President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday to stop its attacks in Ukraine while his top diplomat said the United States might walk away from peace efforts if it does not see progress. Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, Trump said he was disappointed that Russia has continued to attack Ukraine, and said his one-on-one meetingwith Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican on Saturday had gone well. "I see him as calmer. I think he understands the picture, and I think he…
Sunday, 27 April 2025 04:29
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 569
Hamas open to long Gaza truce but not to disarming, an official says Hamas is open to a years-long truce with Israel in Gaza but is not willing to lay down its arms, an official said on Saturday, as leaders of the Palestinian Islamist militant group met mediators in Cairo for ceasefire talks. Sources close to the talks told Reuters Hamas hoped to build support among mediators for its offer, adding the group might agree to a five to seven-year truce in return for ending the war, allowing for the rebuilding of Gaza, the freeing of Palestinians jailed by Israel…
Sunday, 27 April 2025 04:26
What to know after Day 1158 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kursk Region fully liberated from Ukrainians – Putin The Russian military has completely liberated the border Kursk Region from Ukrainian forces, President Vladimir Putin has said after being briefed on the battlefield situation by General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov. In a video address shared by the Kremlin on Saturday, Putin thanked Russian service members “who took part in defeating the neo-Nazi groups” that invaded the region last summer. “The Kiev regime’s adventure has completely failed, and the huge losses suffered by the enemy, including among the most combat-ready, trained and equipped, including by Western models of equipment… will…
Saturday, 26 April 2025 04:26
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 568
Missile launched from Yemen into Israel intercepted, Israeli army says The Israeli army said in the early hours of Saturday that a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory. Sirens sounded in a number of areas in Israel following the launch, the Israeli army added in a statement. There was no immediate comment from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, who have been launching attacks against Israel as well as ships they perceive as affiliated to Israel, in what they say is to support the Palestinians in Gaza against the Israeli offensive on the enclave. Reuters
Saturday, 26 April 2025 04:25
What to know after Day 1157 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia and Ukraine 'very close to a deal', says Trump US President Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine "are very close to a deal", hours after his envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow. Trump said it had been a "good day" of negotiations, while the Kremlin described the talks - which Ukraine was not present at - as "constructive". Earlier, Trump said on social media that "most of the major points are agreed to," and urged Russia and Ukraine to meet "at very high levels" and "to finish it [the deal]…
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Friday, 25 April 2025 03:29
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 567
Israeli fire kills at least 44 people in Gaza, hits a police station An Israeli airstrike hit a police station in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, local health authorities said, and Israel's military said it had struck a command centre of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad groups. Medics said two Israeli missiles hit the police station, located near a market, which led to the wounding of dozens of people in addition to the 10 deaths. The identities of those killed were not immediately clear. The Israeli military said in a statement apparently…
Friday, 25 April 2025 03:26
What to know after Day 1156 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Missile that killed 12 in Russian strike on Kyiv was North Korean, Zelenskiy says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the Russian missile that struck a residential building in Kyiv overnight and killed 12 people was supplied by North Korea, confirming an earlier Reuters report. A North Korean KN-23 (KN-23A) missile hit a residential block in the Sviatoshynskyi district west of Kyiv's centre during a major aerial attack by Russia, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters. "According to preliminary information, the Russians used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea. Our special services are verifying all the…
Thursday, 24 April 2025 04:20
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 566
Palestinian president urges Hamas to lay down arms Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas on Wednesday to lay down arms and hand the running of Gaza to his Palestinian Authority, part of efforts to answer international doubts over the authority's role at a key moment for the region. Abbas was speaking at a leadership council where he is expected this week to name a successor amid pressure from Western and Arab powers concerned about the PA's ability to play a viable-long term role in peace efforts. While Abbas had previously called on Hamas to put its forces under the…
Thursday, 24 April 2025 04:19
What to know after Day 1155 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump says 'inflammatory' Zelenskyy statement on Crimea prolongs war with Russia President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement on Crimea, saying it was "very harmful" to peacemaking efforts. "It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that make it so difficult to settle this war," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "He has nothing to boast about! The situation for Ukraine is dire — He can have peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole country." Trump also rejected Zelenskyy’s red line in the Truth Social post, saying it was "not even…