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Sunday, 04 May 2025 04:50

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 576

Israeli military issues thousands of call-up notices, local media report The Israeli military was issuing call-up notices to thousands of reservists on Saturday to support an expansion of its offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported, after the prime minister announced that his upcoming visit to Azerbaijan was postponed. The reservists will be deployed to Israel's border with Lebanon and in the occupied West Bank, replacing regular soldiers who will lead a new offensive in Gaza, the news site Ynet reported. The military had no immediate comment. Earlier, the prime minister's office announced that Benjamin Netanyahu was rescheduling his May 7-11…

Sunday, 04 May 2025 04:48

What to know after Day 1165 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia's drone attack on Kyiv sets several residential buildings on fire, Ukraine says Russia's overnight drone attack on Kyiv damaged several residential buildings and set cars on fire throughout the city, the military and officials of the Ukrainian capital said on Sunday. Falling debris from destroyed drones sparked fires at residential buildings in Kyiv's Obolonskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts, Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on social media. He added that several cars throughout the city also caught fire from falling drone debris. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app that medics were called to…

Saturday, 03 May 2025 04:37

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 575

Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis launch two missiles towards Israel Israel intercepted a second missile fired from Yemen on Friday, its military said, as the U.S. intensifies its strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthi group. The militant group claimed responsibility for firing two missiles thousands of kilometres north targeting Israel's Ramat David air base and the Tel Aviv area. Alarms were sounded in several areas, the military added, after the launch of both missiles, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The military said it had intercepted both missiles. U.S. President Donald Trump in March ordered large-scale strikes against…

Saturday, 03 May 2025 04:36

What to know after Day 1164 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine can’t reclaim lost territory – Rubio Ukraine will not be able to reclaim its 2014 borders from Russia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has publicly stated he will never recognize the lost territories, including Crimea, as Russian. The peninsula voted overwhelmingly to join Russia in 2014, shortly after the US-backed armed coup in Kiev. Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions held their own referendums in 2022 to become part of Russia. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg told Fox News that Kiev has expressed a willingness…

Friday, 02 May 2025 04:59

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 574

Looting of Gaza stores signals worsening hunger crisis Increased looting of food stores and community kitchens in the Gaza Strip shows growing desperation as hunger spreads two months after Israel cut off supplies to the Palestinian territory, aid officials say. Palestinian residents and aid officials said at least five incidents of looting took place across the enclave on Wednesday, including at community kitchens, merchants' stores, and the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's (UNRWA) main complex in Gaza. Israeli forces are continuing their aerial and ground offensive across Gaza in the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas that began nearly 19 months…

Friday, 02 May 2025 04:58

What to know after Day 1163 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE US rejected Ukraine’s security guarantee demands – NYT The US has rejected Ukraine’s request for security guarantees as part of a newly signed mineral resources agreement, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the talks. The nine-page deal, signed the same day after months of negotiations and published on Thursday by the Ukrainian government, gives Washington preferential access to Ukraine’s mineral projects, including rare-earth metals. It also establishes a joint investment fund to support Ukraine’s post-conflict reconstruction. Despite its scope, the final agreement contains no formal pledge of future US military support, a key…

Thursday, 01 May 2025 04:51

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 573

US backs Israel's ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at World Court Israel cannot be forced to allow the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA to operate in Gaza, the United States said on Wednesday at a World Court hearing in The Hague. Israel last year passed a law that banned UNRWA from operating in the country, as it said the organisation had employed members of Hamas who took part in the attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. The U.N. said in August that nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in the assault and had been fired. Another Hamas…

Thursday, 01 May 2025 04:50

What to know after Day 1162 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russians fighting more intensely despite ceasefire talk, Ukrainian commander says Russian forces have significantly increased the intensity of their combat activity in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day ceasefire from May 8-10 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants an immediate ceasefire lasting at least 30 days. "Despite loud statements about readiness to cease fire for the May holidays, the occupiers (Russian forces) have significantly increased the intensity…

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…

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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…

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