Fighters of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the 140th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Defence Forces of Ukraine have used HIMARS to attack the most advanced Russian Yastreb-AV radar system. Source: Special Operations Forces Quote: “While conducting reconnaissance on one of the southern fronts, a UAV crew of […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques, a senior Taliban official said Sunday. Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban’s appointed defense minister, during a press conference in the capital, Kabul, said dozens of Tajiks and […]
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped 1% on Tuesday, starting the New Year higher as a Red Sea naval clash focused attention on potential Middle East supply disruptions and expectations of Chinese economic stimulus boosted the demand outlook in the world’s top crude importer. Brent crude rose $1.03, or 1.3%, to $78.07 […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in a community that, like many […]
The US military said on Sunday that it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired towards a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Hours later, four boats tried to attack the same ship, but US forces opened fire, killing several of the armed crews, the US Central Command (Centcom) said. No-one […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly 200 people were reported killed in 24 hours in Israel’s campaign against Hamas militants. The sound of shooting indicated fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in a community that, like many […]
A Russian missile breached Polish airspace at around 07:00 local time on Friday, 29 December, and remained there for approximately three minutes. Source: РАР, citing General Maciej Klisz, Operational Commander of the Polish Army, at a briefing Klisz said the last night “was difficult” for Ukraine and “tense for all elements of the Polish air […]
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Thursday, December 28, 2023. ● Polish PM Tusk close to ending border trucking protestsReuters reports that newly inaugurated Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on December 27th that the Polish government was getting closer to a deal to end the protests blocking trucking on several of the […]
Within the last 24 hours, the Defence Forces of Ukraine continued to deter the Russians near the settlement of Marinka. The Russians carried out most assaults on the Avdiivka front, and 49 combat clashes occurred in the combat zone in total. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of […]
STORY: Debris and burned out vehicles litter the ground in the Iraqi city of Hilla, where the U.S. military said it carried out air strikes against Iran-aligned militants on Monday. At least one serviceman was killed and 18 other people were wounded. Iraq’s government condemned the strikes as a “clear hostile act”. Two Iraqi security […]
A Russian officer helped Ukrainian special forces secure a key river, the AP reports. The officer and a group of 11 other soldiers surrendered along the Dnipro river. The intel they gave helped Ukraine establish a bridgehead on an island, according to the AP. A Russian officer who opposed the invasion of Ukraine surrendered on […]