WARS
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 04:48
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 137
US pushes for UN to support temporary Gaza ceasefire, oppose Rafah assault The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and opposing a major ground offensive by its ally Israel in Rafah, according to the text seen by Reuters. The move comes after the U.S. signalled it would veto on Tuesday an Algerian-drafted resolution — demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire — over concerns it could jeopardize talks between the U.S., Egypt, Israel and Qatar that seek to broker a pause in the war and the release…
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 04:47
What to know after Day 726 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine has used US-made chemical weapons – Russia Washington and Kiev have violated articles of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as Ukrainian forces have used illegal munitions on the battlefield, Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov has claimed. The head of Russia’s Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces provided several examples of Kiev’s alleged use of banned chemical weapons and non-lethal chemical agents that he said were obtained from the US. Kirillov claimed that Ukraine used drones to drop US-made gas grenades on December 28, 2023 containing “CS” compound – a chemical classified as a…
Monday, 19 February 2024 04:43
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 136
Israel vows to 'finish the job' in Gaza as War Cabinet member threatens a Ramadan deadline for Rafah Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off growing calls to halt the military offensive in Gaza, vowing to “finish the job” as a member of his War Cabinet threatened to invade the southern city of Rafah if remaining Israeli hostages are not freed by the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israel’s government has not publicly discussed a timeline for a ground offensive on Rafah, where more than half the enclave’s 2.3 million Palestinians have sought refuge. Retired general Benny…
Monday, 19 February 2024 04:42
What to know after Day 725 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE NATO troops, disguised as mercenaries, control MLRS, air defense in Ukraine — top brass Military personnel from NATO countries, under the guise of mercenaries, operate air defense systems, multiple launch rocket systems, and tactical missile systems in Ukraine, Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy, chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian General Staff and First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezdanewspaper. "NATO military personnel, under the guise of mercenaries, participate in hostilities. They control air defense systems, tactical missiles and multiple launch rocket systems, and are part of assault detachments,"…
Sunday, 18 February 2024 04:48
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 135
Israel stages airstrikes across Gaza, makes arrests at hospital Israeli forces carried out arrests in Gaza's largest functioning hospital, health officials and the military said on Saturday, as airstrikes hit across the enclave and rain battered Palestinians taking shelter in Rafah. Israeli forces raided the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday as they pressed their war on Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that rules the enclave. "Occupation forces detained a large number of medical staff members inside Nasser Medical Complex, which they (Israel) turned into a military base," said Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin…
Sunday, 18 February 2024 04:47
What to know after Day 724 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Shoigu tells Putin Avdeyevka is under full control — defense ministry Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has informed President Vladimir Putin that the town of Avdeyevka near Donetsk has been taken under full control, the Defense Ministry stated. "Today in the Kremlin, Russian Defense Minister Army General Shoigu reported to the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces that the Center grouping of forces under command of Col. Gen. Andrey Mordvichev has taken under full control the town of Avdeyevka of the Donetsk People’s Republic, which was a massive fortified stronghold of Ukraine’s armed forces," the ministry said.…
Saturday, 17 February 2024 04:47
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 134
Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive on Rafah looms Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah, satellite images analyzed Friday by The Associated Press show. Egypt, which has not publicly acknowledged the construction, repeatedly has warned Israel not to forcibly expel the more than 1 million displaced Palestinians now in Rafah into its territory while Israeli troops battle the militant group Hamas for a fifth month. Israel’s defense minister said Friday that…
Saturday, 17 February 2024 04:46
What to know after Day 723 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian troops withdraw from Avdiivka as ammunition shortage bites Ukrainian troops withdrew from the devastated eastern town of Avdiivka, Ukraine's new army chief said in the early hours of Saturday, paving the way for Russia's biggest advance since May 2023 when it captured the city of Bakhmut. The withdrawal, announced as Ukraine faces acute shortages of ammunition with U.S. military aid delayed for months in Congress, aimed to save troops from being fully surrounded by Russian forces after months of fierce fighting, Kyiv said. General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who took the helm of the Ukrainian military in a major…
Friday, 16 February 2024 04:34
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 133
Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex. The Israeli army said it was seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas. The raid on Nasser Hospital came after troops had besieged the facility for nearly a week, with hundreds of staff, patients and others inside struggling under heavy fire and dwindling supplies, including food and water. A day earlier, the army ordered thousands of displaced people who…
Friday, 16 February 2024 04:33
What to know after Day 722 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine withdraws units from parts of Avdiivka, sends in crack brigade Ukraine said on Thursday it was withdrawing troops from some parts of the eastern town of Avdiivka to better positions after months of heavy fighting, and battle-hardened reserve fighters from a crack brigade have joined the battle. Russia is trying to encircle and capture Avdiivka nearly two years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Kyiv's foothold in the town appears increasingly shaky, with its supply lines threatened. Capturing Avdiivka is key to Russia's aim of securing full control of the two provinces that make up the…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024 04:47
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 132
Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks appear to stall as Netanyahu and Hamas trade blame International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas suffered a setback on Wednesday as Israel reportedly recalled its negotiating team and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of hobbling the high-stakes negotiations by sticking to “delusional” demands. Netanyahu’s remarks came hours after local media reported that the Israeli leader had ordered an Israeli delegation not to continue talks in Cairo, raising concerns over the fate of the negotiations and sparking criticism from the families of the roughly 130 remaining captives, about a fourth…
Thursday, 15 February 2024 04:46
What to know after Day 721 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia should have begun Ukraine operation earlier – Putin Russia has for far too long trusted its opponents in a futile attempt to resolve the decade-old Ukrainian crisis diplomatically, and should have resorted to decisive actions earlier, President Vladimir Putin suggested on Wednesday. Following the 2014 coup in Kiev, Moscow had tried to settle the bloodshed in Donbass “by peaceful means,” namely the Minsk Accords, which envisaged a special autonomous status for the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics within Ukraine, Putin told journalist Pavel Zarubin. “The only thing we can regret is that we did not start our…
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 04:45
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 131
Israel and Hamas are making progress in cease-fire and hostage-release talks, officials say Israel and Hamas are making progress toward another cease-fire and hostage-release deal, officials said Tuesday, as negotiations went on and Israel threatened to expand its offensive to Gaza’s southern edge, where some 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge. The talks continued in Egypt a day after Israeli forces rescued two captives in Rafah, the packed southern town along the Egyptian border, in a raid that killed at least 74 Palestinians, according to local health officials, and caused heavy destruction. The operation offered a glimpse of what a…
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 04:44
What to know after Day 720 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE ‘No way in hell’ Russia will lose Ukraine conflict – Musk There is “no way in hell” that Russia will suffer defeat in its conflict with Ukraine, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said. Musk, one of the world’s richest men, made the comment on Monday during a discussion about a Senate bill aimed at providing additional US aid to Kiev on X Spaces – part of his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter). He was joined by a number of other people opposed to further funding for Ukraine, including Republican lawmakers Ron Johnson, JD Vance and…