WARS
Friday, 25 October 2024 04:58
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 385
Palestinian Authority treads tightrope in West Bank crackdown on militants In the West Bank city of Tubas, the Palestinian Authority has been rounding up militants who are spoiling for a fight with Israel and challenging its own rule, seeking to show it can help shape the future for Palestinians after the war in Gaza. President Mahmoud Abbas' Palestinian Authority (PA) has poured forces into Tubas, saying it aims to quash lawlessness and deny Israel pretexts to raid the city in the occupied territory. His militant adversaries - Hamas and Islamic Jihad - say the PA is serving Israel's agenda at…
Friday, 25 October 2024 04:56
What to know after Day 974 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian forces capture two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv acknowledges Russian pressure Russian forces have captured the villages of Serebrianka and Mykolaivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, as military blogs reported Russian advances near key frontline towns. Ukraine's military made no acknowledgement of either village falling into Russian hands, but said both areas of the front were gripped by intense fighting. Bloggers on both sides reported an intense Russian drive on the town of Selydove. The Ukrainian General Staff said its forces had repelled all 12 Russian attacks undertaken in an area…
Thursday, 24 October 2024 04:48
FG approves $618m loan for procurement of fighter jets from Italy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan of $618 million from a consortium of financiers for the acquisition of six Italian-made M-346 attack jets and ammunition for the Nigerian Air Force. This Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this Wednesday while briefing reporters after the council’s meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Air Force had said that the first three jets are anticipated to arrive by early 2025, with subsequent deliveries expected to continue through mid-2026. In recent years, the Federal Government has significantly increased defence and security spending to combat various security threats…
Thursday, 24 October 2024 04:44
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 384
Israel strikes Damascus, military site near Homs, Syrian defence ministry says Israel launched strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs on Thursday, the Syrian defence ministry said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the region pushing for a halt to fighting. The Israeli strikes targeted the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military site in the Homs countryside, killing one soldier and injuring seven other people, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said the strikes caused "material damage", but did not elaborate. Earlier in the…
Thursday, 24 October 2024 04:43
What to know after Day 973 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE US defense chief promises Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia but goes no further The United States “will get Ukraine what it needs” to fight its war with Russia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, but he gave no hint that Washington might endorse key planks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s so-called “victory plan.” The United States will provide Ukraine with what it requires “to fight for its survival and security,” Austin said in a speech at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. He noted that the U.S. has delivered…
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 04:47
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 383
Israel confirms death of heir apparent to slain Hezbollah leader Israel on Tuesday confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the heir apparent to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed last month in an Israeli attack targeting the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group. The military said Safieddine was killed in a strike carried out three weeks ago in Beirut's southern suburbs, its first confirmation of his death. Earlier this month, Israel said he had probably been eliminated. There was no immediate response from Hezbollah to Israel's statement that it had killed Safieddine. "We have reached Nasrallah, his replacement and most…
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 04:46
What to know after Day 972 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy calls on allies 'not to hide', respond to North Korean involvement in war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on allies on Tuesday "not to hide" and to respond to evidence of North Korean involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine. He said in his nightly address that Ukraine had information about the preparation of two units - possibly up to 12,000 North Korean troops - to take part in the war alongside Russian forces. "This is a challenge, but we know how to respond to this challenge. It is important that partners do not hide from this challenge…
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 04:56
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 382
Israel busts spy ring acting for Iran, security services say Israel's security services have broken up a spy ring that was gathering information on behalf of Iranian intelligence in the latest attempt by Tehran to recruit Israelis for espionage, the Shin Bet and police said on Monday. Seven Israelis from Israel's north, including the port city of Haifa, were arrested after an investigation found they had gathered intelligence on Israeli military bases and energy and port infrastructure, a joint Shin Bet and police statement said. Israeli police said the security breach was among the most serious ever seen by Israel.…
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 04:55
What to know after Day 971 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE US consults allies about North Korea troops in Ukraine It would be a "dangerous and highly concerning development" if North Korea was sending troops to help Russia in Ukraine, the United States said on Monday as South Korea and Britain warned of the high price Moscow would likely have to pay Pyongyang. "We are consulting with our allies and partners on the implications of such a dramatic move," deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood told the 15-member United Nations Security Council. Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Pyongyang of…
Monday, 21 October 2024 04:44
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 381
Lebanese flee as blasts hit Beirut, Israel warns of strikes on Hezbollah finance arm Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital, as Israel prepared to attack sites linked to the financial operations of Lebanon's Hezbollah group and told people to leave those areas immediately. Reuters witnesses saw dense plumes of black smoke billowing in the air after at least 10 blasts. Eyewitnesses, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said a building located in the Chiyah neighbourhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut was reduced to rubble and the…
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Monday, 21 October 2024 04:43
What to know after Day 970 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine says it struck Russian military airfield, explosives factory Ukrainian forces attacked infrastructure at a military airfield in Russia's Lipetsk region and an explosives-manufacturing enterprise in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Kyiv's General Staff said on Sunday. The confirmation came after Russian officials and Telegram channels said Ukraine had targeted those regions in an overnight drone attack. The Ukrainian General Staff added that it was still assessing the extent of damages. ** Russian forces storming town in eastern Ukraine, bloggers say Russian forces are fighting street-to-street battles with Ukrainian troops in the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of…
Sunday, 20 October 2024 04:57
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 380
Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after rockets hit Israel's north Israel struck what it said were Hezbollah arms facilities in southern Beirut on Saturday after the Lebanese armed group fired rockets into northern Israel and a spokesman said a drone was launched at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home. Netanyahu was not there at the time, and it was not immediately clear if the building was hit. But he described it as an assassination attempt by "Iran's proxy Hezbollah" and called it a "grave mistake", as Israel prepares to retaliate for an Iranian missile barrage earlier this month. The strikes…
Sunday, 20 October 2024 04:54
What to know after Day 969 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine launches drones at Moscow, western Russia, regional officials say Ukraine launched a series of drones targeting Moscow and western Russia, regional officials said early on Sunday, adding that there were no injuries or significant damage reported. Russia's air-defence units destroyed at least one drone flying towards Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. According to preliminary information, there was no damage or casualties where debris fell in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region. Drone debris sparked several short-lived fires in the Lipetsk region in southwestern Russia, the region's…
Saturday, 19 October 2024 04:27
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 379
How Israel killed Hamas leader Sinwar in a chance encounter Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks. Yahya Sinwar, 61, was said to have spent much of his time hiding in the tunnels under the Strip, along with a cadre of bodyguards and a "human shield" of hostages seized from Israel. But ultimately, it appears he met his end in a chance encounter with an Israeli patrol in southern Gaza. His guard detail was small. No hostages were found. Details are still emerging,…