On Orthodox Easter, Zelenskiy calls on Ukrainians to unite in prayer
Kyiv, Russia Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God – who has a “Ukrainian flag on his shoulder” – will lead to life defeating death. “Let’s pray for each other. When we all […]
US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran
Jerusalem/Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the US will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option that Netanyahu’s war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, according to officials. The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch […]
Updated: Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities kill 18, Zelenskiy says
Updated: 10:30am (AEST) Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s two largest cities, killing 18 people, injuring more than 130 and damaging homes and infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said as Moscow’s war approaches its third year. The eastern city of Kharkiv suffered three waves of attacks. There were strikes on Kyiv and in central Ukraine […]
Missile attacks across Middle East raise Gaza escalation risks
Washington DC, US/Baghdad, Iraq Reuters Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza triggering a wider regional conflict pitting Iran and its allies against Israel and the United States. Iran said five of its Revolutionary Guards were killed in a missile […]
US strikes Houthi anti-ship missiles, shipping disruptions grow
Aboard Air Force One/Washington DC, US/New Delhi, India Reuters The US launched new strikes against Houthi anti-ship missiles aimed at the Red Sea on Thursday, as growing tensions in the region’s sea lanes disrupted global trade and raised fears of supply bottlenecks that could reignite inflation. The two anti-ship missiles targeted in the strikes were […]
Russia’s air assault on Ukraine draws criticism at UN Security Council meeting
Reuters Russia drew sharp criticism at the UN Security Council on Friday for launching massive missile and drone attacks against Ukraine, after Kyiv and its supporters called for an urgent meeting of the 15-member body to address the strikes. Russian strikes across Ukraine on Friday killed 31 civilians and wounded more than 160 others in […]
Ukraine says Russia plans to simulate accident at nuclear power plant; Kyiv says two killed as Dnipro clinic hit in missile attack
Reuters Ukraine’s defence ministry on Friday said Russia was planning to simulate a major accident at a nuclear power station controlled by pro-Moscow forces to try to thwart a long-planned Ukrainian counter-offensive to retake territory occupied by Russia. The Zaporizhzhia plant, which lies in an area of Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, is Europe’s biggest nuclear power […]
Ukraine shoots down 10 missiles in Russian attacks, oil depot hit
Reuters Ukraine shot down 10 missiles and over 20 drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks on the capital Kyiv, the city of Dnipro and eastern regions, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said in a statement that a fire had broken out on the outskirts of the north-eastern city of Kharkiv […]
Ukraine defends front, Putin talks up nuclear arsenal on war anniversary eve
Kyiv/Near Bakhmut Reuters Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war’s anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed after a bloody winter offensive, talked up Russia’s nuclear arsenal. After a series of strident speeches in the runup to the anniversary of […]
Russian missile destroys Ukrainian apartment building; three dead, say police
Reuters A Russian missile destroyed an apartment building and damaged seven more in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Wednesday night, killing at least three people and injuring 20, regional police said. Local authorities initially said Russia had fired a rocket but the police force later said an Iskander-K tactical missile had struck at […]