Russia says it thwarted a Kyiv drone attack following its own aerial assault against Ukraine
Moscow: Thirty-two Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on Saturday, Moscow officials reported, a day after an 18-hour aerial barrage across Ukraine killed at least 39 civilians. Drones were seen in the skies over Russia’s Moscow, Bryansk, Oryol, and Kursk regions, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement. It said that all of […]
Displaced Palestinians flood a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the centre
Rafah (Gaza Strip): Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have streamed into the overwhelmed town of Rafah in the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nations, as Israeli forces on Friday continued to blast through dense areas in the centre of the strip, killing dozens of people. Israel’s unprecedented air […]
Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war
Kyiv: Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 13 civilians in what an air force official said was the biggest aerial barrage of the 22-month war. The Ukrainian air force intercepted 87 of the missiles and 27 of the Shahed-type drones overnight, Ukraine’s military chief Valerii […]
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight and into Thursday, killing dozens of people in an air and ground offensive against Hamas that has widened to most of the territory and forced thousands more to flee from homes and shelters. The war has already killed over 20,000 Palestinians and […]
Russia-India ties making ‘steady headway’ despite ‘current turbulences’: Putin to Jaishankar
Moscow: Russia’s relations with India and its people are making “steady headway” despite the “current turbulences” in the world, President Vladimir Putin has said and expressed confidence that the two countries will maintain their traditionally friendly ties in “any alignment of political forces” after elections in India. Putin’s remarks came on Wednesday when visiting External […]
China reaffirms its military threats against Taiwan weeks before the island’s presidential election
Taipei: Weeks before Taiwan holds elections for its president and legislature, China renewed its threat to use military force to annex the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory. Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Wu Qian on told reporters Thursday at a monthly briefing that China’s armed forces would “as always take all necessary […]
Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive
Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas to more areas where the military had told Palestinians to seek shelter earlier in the war. Residents reported heavy bombing in the built-up Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, in the southern city […]
Students in Indonesia protest growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province
Banda Aceh (Indonesia): Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province rallied on Wednesday demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees arriving by boat in growing numbers as police named more suspects of human trafficking. Over 1,500 Rohingya, who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and now are leaving camps in neighbouring Bangladesh in search of better lives, have […]
Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move toward expanding ground offensive
Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents said, in apparent preparation to expand their ground offensive into a third section of the besieged territory. The opening of a potential new battle zone points to the long and destructive road still ahead as Israel vows to crush Hamas […]
At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in dayslong attacks in north-central Nigeria
Abuja (Nigeria): At least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages over two days in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, survivors and officials said Tuesday in the latest of such mass killings this year blamed on the West African nation’s farmer-herder crisis. The assailants targeted 17 communities during the “senseless and unprovoked” attacks […]
