regional conflict
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Sergei Lavrov began his annual news conference this morning by wishing those in attendance a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Moving to his address, he begins by discussing the aftermath of the Second World War, the establishment of the UN and the Cold War, driving at how the Ukraine war has roots that…
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Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said Friday that Ukraine’s operation in western Russia’s Kursk region is linked to possible peace talks between the two countries. “In the Kursk region, we can clearly see how the military tool is being used objectively to persuade the Russian Federation to enter a fair negotiation process,” Podolyak said on…
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Behind the smiles, the balloons and the red-carpet pageantry of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea last week, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over Ukraine, the Russian leader is willing to challenge Western interests like never before. The pact that he signed with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un envisions mutual…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks. The visit comes less than a month after Congress approved a long-delayed foreign assistance package that sets aside $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, much…
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Russia’s defence minister has ordered bigger and speedier weapon deliveries for its troops in Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry has said. In a statement, the Kremlin’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu said: “To maintain the required pace of the offensive it is necessary to increase the volume and quality of weapons and military equipment supplied to…
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Britain plans to equip its armed forces with a homegrown hypersonic cruise missile by the end of the decade, according to a report. Military chiefs are under pressure to catch up with China, Russia and the US by developing a weapon capable of flying at speeds higher than Mach 5 – five times the speed…
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The Iranian president has claimed Tehran’s attack on Israel is a “sign of power”. Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel last weekend, but little damage was caused. Speaking to a crowd in the city of Damghan, President Ebrahim Raisi said the attack showed the “steely determination of our nation”. Iran ‘downplaying’…
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The US Secretary of State has said he can see a future for Israel in which a “coalition of countries are working together to deal with the Iranian threat and to isolate it”. Antony Blinken said that would involve Israel being “integrated into the region with normal relations with its neighbours”. There also needs to…
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The overnight events do not reflect well on President Biden. He had signalled so emphatically just days ago for Israel not to retaliate. “Take the win,” the American president told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the early hours of Sunday morning. t was a message made public and combined with back-channel briefings we were…
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Addressing the media in English, an Israeli military spokesperson says plans for both offensive and defence action has been authorised following last night’s attack by Iran. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari says: “Hamas and Iran want to ignite the Middle East and to escalate [in] the region,” adding that the IDF remains “on high alert” and…
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Iran’s attack on Israel was a “declaration of war”, Israel’s president has told Sky News. Isaac Herzog said it was “about time the world faces this empire of evil in Tehran”. World leaders need to “make it clear” to the Iranian regime that its behaviour is “unacceptable”, Mr Herzog added. “We should be looking lucidly…
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The UN on Friday expressed deep worry over the heightened tensions between Iran and Israel. “It’s something he (Secretary-General Antonio Guterres) is following very closely. We’re very worried about a potential escalation in a situation that seems to be escalating on a daily basis,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference. Noting that the…
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Ukraine’s general staff says troops on the frontlines near Bakhmut have been engaged in more fighting. The area has been one of the most bitterly contested parts of the frontline in recent months. The general staff said eight Russian attacks had been repelled yesterday alone in its morning update today. These images show Ukrainian troops…
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Slovakia’s President Zuzana Caputova approved a new three-party coalition government Wednesday led by Robert Fico. Fico’s leftist Smer party won elections in September promising to end military aid to Ukraine and immigration and defend Slovakian sovereignty. It marked the third time he took over as prime minister. ”We will be a constructive government. You will…
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Airstrikes by the United States on Iranian-linked targets in Syria are the most vivid example yet of the potential for Israel’s war with Hamas to ignite a much wider regional conflict. Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, stressed that the attacks in the early hours of this morning by American warplanes against two sites holding…
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The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan over after taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul while Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens amid chaos at the airport as frantic Afghans searched for a way out. President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday as fighters from the group entered the…
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