Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s surprise drone attack on Russia over the weekend was a success and warned it would “continue” unless Moscow halts its offensive.Speaking to reporters after the latest round of US-brokered peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, Zelenskyy described the drone strike as a “strategic operation” that weakened […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday praised the drone strike deep inside Russia, calling it a “brilliant result” and an important moment in the war.The operation, over a year and a half in the making, targeted several Russian military airfields, destroying more than 40 aircraft, including bombers and surveillance planes. It marked what Ukraine’s Security […]
Earthquake of magnitute 6.1 strikes Japan JAPAN: A strong earthquake of magnitude of 6.1 struck off the eastern coast of Hokkaido on Saturday evening, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake occurred at 5:37 pm local time (0837 GMT) at a depth of approximately 20 kilometers beneath the seabed. The epicenter was located off the […]
Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani (Image credit: X/Antonio Tajani) Italy’s foreign minister on Wednesday again urged Israel to stop its strikes on Gaza, while warning that expelling Palestinians from the territory “is not and never will be an acceptable option”.“The legitimate reaction of the Israeli government to a terrible and senseless terrorist act has unfortunately […]
More than 45 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 33 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local health officials. The Israeli army has said that the building sheltered “leading terrorists” and served as a “command center” for Hamas.The head of […]
The minimal aid was allowed in Gaza after months of blockade (Image: AP) At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Thursday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip. Ten people were killed by strikes in the southern city of Khan Younis, […]
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed 16 people on Friday across the territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.The toll from “Israeli strikes in various areas across the Gaza Strip since midnight” totals 16 dead, agency official Mohammed al-Mughayyir told AFP.The official said there were also dozens of […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 75 people overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics in the battered enclave said, as Israel intensifies its war in the territory that, after more than 19 months, shows no signs of abating. More than 20 people were killed in airstrikes that hit […]
At least nine people were killed and four others wounded on Saturday when a Russian drone targeted a civilian bus in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, according to local authorities.In a statement on Telegram, the Sumy regional military administration described the incident as a “cynical attack” on civilians. “Unfortunately, as a result of a cynical attack […]
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (AP) PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou struck a defiant tone in parliament on Wednesday as he insisted during a tense hearing that he only knew of claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school from media reports.The 73-year-old politician faced one of the most delicate moments of his five […]
