Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a phone conversation with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin on Friday night to update him on the objectives and progress of the ongoing military offensive in the Gaza strip, dubbed ‘Operation Breaking Dawn.’ While the IDF claims it took out senior terrorists, Palestinian officials …
Read More »Ukrainian drone strikes Russian border checkpoint – governor
A Ukrainian drone dropped an explosive device onto a border checkpoint in Russia’s Bryansk Region on Tuesday, injuring four people, according to the local governor. The wounded have been hospitalized with light and moderate injuries, Aleksandr Bogomaz said. The Troebortnoye checkpoint was hit by a quadcopter UAV, the governor wrote …
Read More »Judge strikes down Biden’s deportation limits
Texas Federal Judge Drew Tipton on Friday struck down the immigration enforcement restrictions adopted by the administration of US President Joe Biden, arguing the attempt to limit the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency constituted a violation of federal immigration law. The administration’s restrictions went beyond mere …
Read More »Syria says Israeli missile strikes result in victims
At least three people have been killed at the Damascus international airport on Friday, in what the Syrian government said was a missile attack from Israel. Two flights were delayed as a result of a fire at the airport. Israeli media reported that the strikes targeted Syrian and Iranian military …
Read More »Israel explains reason for Gaza strikes
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have struck Hamas targets in Gaza Strip early on Tuesday, claiming it the move was in retaliation for the first rocket fired at Israel from the Palestinian enclave in almost four months. Several targets, including a weapons manufacturing site, were hit by Israeli warplanes, according to the …
Read More »Russia says Ukrainian helicopters carried out strikes on its territory
Russia has claimed that two Ukrainian helicopters were responsible for an attack on the border village of Klimovo in Bryansk Region on Thursday, which left seven people injured. The incident had earlier been attributed to the Ukrainian military by the region’s governor. An update on the attack was given by …
Read More »EU strikes deal to buy gas from US
The European Union has reached an agreement to buy at least 15 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) more from the US this year in order to lower its dependence on Russian natural gas, Bloomberg reported citing industry sources. However, American imports would cover just a fraction of …
Read More »Earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, disrupting power service to millions of homes in the Tokyo area and raising fears of a potential tsunami in the same region where a 2011 wave led to nuclear reactor meltdowns. The quake hit at 11:36 p.m. local time …
Read More »Why Israel strikes Syria
Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted southern Damascus on Wednesday, causing material damage and reflecting a larger trend of what Syria considers “Israeli aggression” against it. But what does Israel seek to achieve with these strikes? At around 11:35pm (local time) Israel launched surface-to-surface missiles “from the direction of the occupied Syrian …
Read More »Pentagon reacts to problem of civilians dying in US drone strikes
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plans to establish a “civilian protection center of excellence” in order to monitor and respond to “drone strike lessons learned” and standardize both the reporting of strikes and the compensation of victims, he revealed in a memo to Pentagon staffers on Thursday. The undersecretary …
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