Russia’s Wagner group appears to do U-turn on Bakhmut withdrawal
Reuters Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they may keep up their assault on what Russia sees as a stepping stone to other cities in the Donbas region. Elsewhere, Ukrainian and Russian media […]
UN pressures Sudan’s warring generals after aid looted
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters The United Nations pressed Sudan’s warring factions on Wednesday to guarantee safe passage of humanitarian aid after six trucks were looted and air strikes in the capital Khartoum undermined a supposed truce. “We will need to have agreement at the highest level and very publicly…to allow for movement of staff and supplies,” […]
Israeli jets hit Gaza as fighting escalates after hunger striker death
Jerusalem/Gaza Reuters Israeli jets hit targets across the Gaza strip on Tuesday, in response to rocket barrages fired by militant groups earlier in the day following the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody. Plumes of smoke spiralled into the night sky as the jets hit targets including training camps of Hamas, the […]
Air strikes hit Khartoum; envoy sees sides more open to talks
Khartoum, SudanReuters Air strikes and artillery rocked Khartoum on Saturday as Sudan entered a third week of fighting between rival military forces despite a ceasefire, prompting more civilians to flee and renewed warnings of wider instability if the war is not stopped. By Saturday evening, heavy clashes could be heard near downtown Khartoum, close to […]
Russia increases shelling, air strikes in Bakhmut – Ukrainian general
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces are stepping up their use of heavy artillery and air strikes in the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said on Tuesday. Fighting in and around Bakhmut has for months been the epicentre of the war in Ukraine. A Ukrainian serviceman of the 24th […]
Tensions high in Israel after deadly attacks
Tel Aviv, IsraelReuters An Italian tourist was killed and five people were wounded in a car ramming in Tel Aviv on Friday that came hours after two Israeli sisters were killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. The attacks, after a night of crossborder strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, added to an […]
Turkish air strikes target Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq after bomb attack
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets, Turkey’s defence ministry said, in retaliation for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago. The strikes targeted bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the […]
Ethiopian Government accused of deadly air strikes on Oromiya region
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Two organisations from Ethiopia’s Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed hundreds of civilians, just as peace talks on the separate Tigray conflict were about to start. Government and army spokespersons did not respond on Thursday to requests for comment on […]
Russian air strikes wreak havoc on Mariupol, turning Ukrainian city to “ashes”
Lviv/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Intense Russian air strikes hit the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and street fighting raged on Tuesday, a day after it rejected Moscow’s demand to surrender, Ukrainian officials said. The city council said the bombardments were turning Mariupol into the “ashes of a dead land”. Multiple explosions and rising smoke are seen […]
Ukraine leader hints at compromise as Russian forces pummel capital
Lviv/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian air strikes and artillery fire smashed into buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Tuesday as invading forces tightened their grip, while a convoy of civilians headed out of the besieged port city of Mariupol for safer parts. At least five people were killed in the bombardments on Kyiv on the […]