War & Conflict
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Ukrainian drone attack causes oil depot fire: Russian governor
Dec 31, 2024According to a Russian regional governor on Tuesday, an oil store in western Russia experienced a fuel spill and fire as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack. In the Yartsevo district, Russian air defense systems... -
Declassified files show UK anger at Chirac over Iraq
Dec 31, 2024Newly-declassified UK government documents published Tuesday reveal the frustrations of then-prime minister Tony Blair and his government with French leader Jaques Chirac for blocking UN-backed military action in Iraq in 2003. Minutes of an emergency cabinet... -
Russia, Ukraine, exchange 300 POWs in UAE-brokered deal: Moscow
Dec 31, 2024In an agreement mediated by the United Arab Emirates, Russia announced on Monday that it had exchanged 150 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken captive for an equivalent number of Russian forces. As a consequence of the... -
Rohingya refugees in India struggle for children’s future
Dec 29, 2024In India, many Rohingya youngsters face obstacles in their pursuit of an education since New Delhi views them as “illegal foreigners.” In Khajuri Khas, a neighborhood in northeastern Delhi, 7-year-old Rohingya girl Aisha gets up every... -
Magdeburg attack: Over €600,000 donated to victims, families
Dec 29, 2024The victims and family members of the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Germany, received €615,227.91 ($641,313.57), according to the city administration. Five people were killed and up to 235 were injured when a Saudi Arabian immigrant... -
Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital ‘now empty’: WHO
Dec 29, 2024The World Health Organization said Saturday that the Kamal Adwan hospital was “now empty” following an Israeli military raid which put north Gaza’s last major health facility out of service. The WHO said it was “appalled”... -
UN approves new AU force to take on Al-Shabaab in Somalia
Dec 28, 2024The UN Security Council on Friday gave the green light to a new African Union force in Somalia that is meant to take on the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab, with the soldiers due to deploy in... -
Pakistani military convicts 60 more civilians of pro-Khan unrest
Dec 27, 2024Following international criticism over previously reported convictions, Pakistan’s military courts condemned 60 additional civilians for participating in pro-Imran Khan protests last year, the armed forces stated Thursday. After being removed from office and launching an extraordinary... -
Yemeni rebels claim missile, drone attacks on Israel
Dec 26, 2024Days after an attack on Tel Aviv left 16 people injured, Yemen’s Huthi rebels claimed Wednesday that they had fired two drones and a ballistic missile against Israel. In the south of the country, close to... -
Zelensky condemns Russian ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack on energy grid
Dec 26, 2024Russia unleashed dozens of missiles and drones on Ukraine’s war-torn country’s electrical grid on Christmas Day, a “inhumane” strike that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned on Wednesday. The nation was alerted to an air raid at...
