February 2024
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Russian forces are pushing hard to take more towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops, officials in Kyiv have said today. Despite Russia’s apparent offensive momentum on the ground, Ukraine said it had shot down 13 Russian warplanes this month, including three…
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In 2018, when Vladimir Putin announced a raft of new hypersonic nuclear missile systems, complete with video graphics of intercontinental ballistic missiles headed towards California, he left it to the end of his lengthy two-hour address to Russian lawmakers to deliver the killer blow. This year, he wasted no time in pulling his punches, with…
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After large numbers of countries placed restrictions on Russian nationals following the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, many flocked to Sri Lanka when it effectively offered near-indefinite stays. Indeed, nearly 200,000 Russians and 5,000 Ukrainians visited the country last year, according to Sri Lanka’s tourism department. However, a Sri Lankan government official announced today that the…
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Prince William has said he and his wife Kate are “extremely concerned about the rise of antisemitism” in the UK. Visiting the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London, the Prince of Wales met with young ambassadors of the Holocaust Educational Trust. It was his first public engagement since he pulled out of a memorial service…
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As Russia makes battlefield advances and Ukrainian soldiers run short on ammunition, a new poll indicates Americans have become split along party lines in their support for sending military aid to Kyiv. The poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found Democrats were more likely to say the US government is spending…
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UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has urged American politicians to support Ukraine “because it’s in the interests of the United States of America”. Mr Shapps has today been visiting British and Ukrainian soldiers at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, where he was asked about the ongoing impasse in the United States Congress over President Joe…
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Joe Biden has rowed back on his optimism that a ceasefire would happen by Monday. The president said reports of Israeli fire on Palestinians crowding around aid trucks would complicate talks. He had previously hoped a deal could be struck between Israel and Hamas by the end of the weekend. He added that a temporary…
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Moving away from Gaza for a moment, and Yemen’s Houthis have threatened they will introduce military “surprises” in their Red Sea operations. Iran-aligned group’s leader Abdul Malik al Houthi said the group had plans “our enemies will not expect at all”. Houthi militants have repeatedly launched drones and missiles against international commercial shipping since mid-November,…
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The White House is looking into reports of Israeli fire on Palestinians waiting for aid near Gaza City, describing it as a “serious incident.” “We mourn the loss of innocent life and recognise the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where innocent Palestinians are just trying to feed their families,” a National Security Council spokesperson said.…
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An Israeli government spokesperson has described Palestinian deaths during aid distribution near Gaza City today as a tragedy and claimed the drivers of aid trucks were to blame, a claim that conflicts with various other sources. “At some point the trucks were overwhelmed and the people driving the trucks, which were Gazan civilian drivers, ploughed into the crowds…
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More details are emerging around claims Israeli troops opened fire at a crowd surrounding aid trucks. A man being treated for a gunshot wound at Shifa Hospital told the Associated Press he was among the crowd at the distribution point. He said Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd, causing it to scatter, with some…
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War crimes committed by both Israel and Hamas, UN says The UN’s human rights chief has said war crimes have been committed by both sides during the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Volker Turk, speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, said all suspected war crimes should be investigated and those responsible held…
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned what he called “the ugly massacre” against a crowd waiting for aid near Gaza City. Moments ago, we reported conflicting accounts of an incident at aid trucks near the city. An Israeli source told Reuters that Israeli troops opened fire on several people posing a threat, while an IDF…
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Israeli troops opened fire at “several people” among a crowd that surrounded aid trucks in Gaza, an Israeli source has told Reuters. The soldiers began firing after feeling under threat, the source said. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said 104 people were killed waiting for aid near Gaza City, and another 280 wounded. The Israeli…
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The Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza has said it received the bodies of 10 dead people and dozens of wounded Palestinians from western Gaza City. “We don’t know how many are there in other hospitals,” the head of the hospital Hussam Abu Safieyah told Reuters news agency. Earlier, Al Jazeera reported dozens of Palestinians were…
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Hunter Schafer was among dozens arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest in New York City. The actor, who is best known for playing Jules Vaughn in the hit HBO series, joined more than 100 demonstrators who gathered in the lobby of NBCUniversal headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Monday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, organizers…
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