US, Britain wage strikes against Iran-linked Houthis in Yemen
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the second day of major US operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly attack on American troops last weekend. The strikes hit buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers and other capabilities the Houthis have […]
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as offensive against Hamas set to widen
Khan Younis, Gaza/JerusalemReuters Israeli air strikes on residential blocks in south Gaza killed at least 47 people on Saturday, medics said, while the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency said scores more had been killed and wounded at a school in the north sheltering displaced civilians. The latest bloodshed came after Israel again warned civilians to relocate […]
Air strikes and clashes puncture Eid truce pledges in Sudan’s capital
Reuters Air strikes and anti-aircraft fire rattled parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Wednesday, residents said, despite both the military factions that have been battling each other since mid-April declaring truces for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Sudanese men attend Eid al-Adha prayer following the crisis in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, in the Sudanese state […]
Russia attacks Ukrainian cities in overnight air strikes
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia launched a widespread overnight air attack on Ukraine on Tuesday, targeting military and infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and other cities, officials said on Tuesday. Ukraine said it had shot down 32 out of 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched from Russia’s Bryansk region and the Azov Sea. An explosion of a drone is […]
Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals
Updated: 7am, 31st May, 2023 (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack on the capital since World War II, while Kyiv was also hit from the air for the third time in 24 hours. Since Russia sent tens of thousands […]
Russia hits military base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive. In a rare acknowledgement of damage to a military “target”, Ukraine said that work was […]
Russia launches heavy air raid on Kyiv, Ukraine says all missiles shot down
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia unleashed an air strike of “exceptional” intensity on Kyiv early on Tuesday, but Ukraine said it shot down all 18 missiles fired at it overnight including six hypersonic missiles. Bright flashes lit up the night sky over Kyiv during the eighth air attack on the capital this month. City authorities did not […]
Air strikes pound Sudan’s capital as conflict enters second month
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Sudanese army carried out air strikes in the north of the capital Khartoum on Monday, attacking its paramilitary rivals around a hospital that witnesses said was damaged in the bombardment. Intense battles in Khartoum and its sister cities of Bahri and Omdurman have raged despite Saudi and US-brokered talks between […]
Updated: Russia launches mass strikes on Ukraine ahead of 9th May Victory Day holiday
Updated: 8am, 9th May, 2023 (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, striking the capital Kyiv and the Black Sea city of Odesa and shelling other cities. Kyiv’s mayor said Russia had […]
At least nine dead in Russian air strikes on two Ukrainian cities; Zelenskiy visits troops near frontline
Updated: 9:30am (AEDT)Rzhyshchiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian air strikes on Ukrainian cities on Wednesday killed at least nine people in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said showed Moscow was not interested in peace. In a series of early-morning drone strikes, at least eight people were killed and seven were injured when two dormitories and a college […]